A three-run homer by Carl Yastrzemski enabled the Red Sox to come from behind and defeat the Blue Jays, 5-4. With the Sox trailing, 3-2, Rick Burleson singled with one out in the eighth. Jerry Remy forced Burleson at second but Jim Rice kept the rally alive with a single.

Yastrzemski then belted a 2-2 pitch over the right field fence. The Jays had assumed the lead on two round-trippers by John Mayberry, a two-run blast in the first frame and solo shot in the sixth. Rookie righthander Allen Ripley received credit for his first major league victory, pitching seven innings. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Monday, May 22, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 7 0 Blue Jays 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 11 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Bosetti cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .285 Remy 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .294 Bailor rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Rice lf 4 2 2 2 0 0 .369 Howell 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .273 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .291 Mayberry 1b 4 2 2 3 0 1 .239 Fisk c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .248 Hutton lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Velez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Hobson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Ewing dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .269 Ault ph,dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 Brohamer dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Cerone c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .244 Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .232 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .223 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Upshaw ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Clancy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 7 5 3 3 Totals 37 4 11 4 1 4 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 25,054 Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Blue Jays 7 DP: Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 2 Errors: Howell Doubles: Remy (5), Howell (8) Home Runs: Rice (14), Yastrzemski (3), Mayberry 2 (7) Caught Stealing: Gomez (3) GIDP: Rice (5), Lynn (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ripley W(1-3) 7 7 3 3 0 3 2 27 4.33 Burgmeier 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 7 5.14 Stanley SV(3) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.62 Totals 9 11 4 4 1 4 2 38 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clancy L(2-4) 9 7 5 5 3 3 2 36 5.11 Totals 9 7 5 5 3 3 2 36 Wild Pitches: Ripley (2) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill RED SOX 1ST: Burleson lined to center; Remy doubled to left; Rice homered [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk walked; Lynn made an out to third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor struck out; Howell doubled; Mayberry homered [Howell scored]; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 2ND: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans struck out; Brohamer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ewing grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone singled to left; McKay forced Cerone (first to shortstop); Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 3RD: Burleson flied out to right; Remy singled to left; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Remy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: On a bunt Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 4TH: Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk struck out; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Hutton lined to right; Ewing made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 5TH: Hobson flied out to center; Evans reached on an error by Howell; Brohamer flied out to center; Burleson forced Evans (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: On a bunt Cerone singled; Ripley threw a wild pitch [Cerone to second]; McKay made an out to third; Gomez was called out on strikes; Bosetti flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 6TH: Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); Rice grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor flied out to left; Howell struck out; Mayberry homered; Hutton singled to second; Ewing grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk walked; Lynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fisk out at second]; Hobson singled to third; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Cerone popped to first in foul territory; McKay made an out to second; Gomez singled to shortstop; Gomez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 8TH: Brohamer grounded out (first to pitcher); Burleson singled to left; Remy forced Burleson (pitcher to shortstop); Rice singled to right [Remy to third]; Yastrzemski homered [Remy scored, Rice scored]; Fisk flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED RIPLEY (PITCHING); Bosetti flied out to left; Bailor flied out to center; Howell singled to center; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 9TH: Lynn lined to center; Hobson grounded out (third to first); Evans walked; Brohamer forced Evans (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: VELEZ BATTED FOR HUTTON; Velez lined to right; AULT BATTED FOR EWING; Ault walked; Cerone singled to left [Ault to second]; STANLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); McKay singled [Ault scored, Cerone to second]; UPSHAW BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Upshaw popped to left; Bosetti singled to shortstop [Cerone to third, McKay to second]; Bailor flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 4.

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