The Red Sox used the long ball to shoot down the Blue Jays, 9-5. The scoring opened in the second inning when Dwight Evans hit a two-run homer. After the Jays tied the score, the Sox took the lead for keeps in the fifth on a three-run round-tripper by Jim Rice. The circuit clout broke an 0-for-11 slump for the Bosox slugger and was preceded by singles by Fred Kendall and Jerry Remy. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 5

Game Played on Thursday, May 25, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Red Sox 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 - 9 9 0 Blue Jays 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 5 13 3 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 .205 Bosetti cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .288 Remy 2b 5 1 1 1 0 2 .291 Bailor rf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .266 Rice lf 4 1 1 3 1 0 .346 Howell 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .276 Yastrzemski cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Mayberry 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Fisk c 4 1 0 0 1 2 .242 Hutton lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .245 Hobson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .285 Upshaw dh 3 1 2 0 0 0 .255 Bailey dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .188 Velez ph,dh 1 1 0 0 1 0 .258 Evans rf 3 1 1 2 1 2 .266 McKay 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .238 Kendall 1b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .286 Gomez ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .237 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ashby c 3 1 1 1 1 1 .159 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kirkwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 9 9 7 4 10 Totals 39 5 13 5 3 3 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 17,197 Left on Base: Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 10 DP: Red Sox 1, Blue Jays 0 Errors: Howell, Gomez, Moore Doubles: Kendall (1), Burleson (11), Hutton (5), Upshaw (5), Gomez (3) Home Runs: Evans (6), Rice (15), Ashby (1) GIDP: Howell (6) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(4-1) 7 10 3 3 1 2 1 32 3.95 Burgmeier 0.1 2 2 2 2 1 0 5 6.28 Drago SV(4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.84 Totals 9 13 5 5 3 3 1 42 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood L(1-5) 5 7 7 6 3 8 2 25 4.10 Kirkwood 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 2.40 Moore 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 5.55 Totals 9 9 9 6 4 10 2 41 Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to center; Remy struck out; Rice walked; Yastrzemski lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell singled to right; Mayberry lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Hobson flied out to center; Bailey lined to center; Evans homered [Fisk scored]; Kendall doubled to left; Burleson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton doubled to left; Upshaw singled to left [Hutton to third]; McKay singled to right [Hutton scored, Upshaw to third]; On a bunt Gomez singled [Upshaw scored, McKay to second]; On a bunt Ashby forced McKay (catcher to third) [Gomez to second]; Bosetti flied out to left; Bailor struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 3RD: Remy struck out; Rice lined to right; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell lined to shortstop; Mayberry flied out to left; Hutton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk struck out; Hobson singled to left; Bailey struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Upshaw doubled to right; McKay grounded out (first to pitcher) [Upshaw to third]; Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); Ashby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 5TH: Kendall singled to left; Burleson struck out; Remy singled to right [Kendall to second]; Rice homered [Kendall scored, Remy scored]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: On a bunt Bosetti made an out to pitcher; Bailor made an out to shortstop; Howell singled; Mayberry singled to right [Howell to second]; Hutton walked [Howell to third, Mayberry to second]; Upshaw lined to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2. RED SOX 6TH: Hobson walked; Bailey singled to left [Hobson to second]; KIRKWOOD REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Evans walked [Hobson to third, Bailey to second]; Kendall singled to shortstop [Hobson scored, Bailey to third, Evans to second]; Burleson forced Evans (third unassisted) [Bailey scored (error by Howell) (unearned) (no RBI), Kendall to third]; Remy grounded out (second to first) [Kendall scored (unearned), Burleson to second]; Rice made an out to shortstop; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay lined to right; Gomez made an out to shortstop; Ashby homered; Bosetti lined to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk struck out; Hobson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor singled to left; Howell grounded out (second to first) [Bailor to second]; Mayberry popped to catcher in foul territory; Hutton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3. RED SOX 8TH: MOORE REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); Bailey grounded out (third to first); Evans was called out on strikes; Kendall popped to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); VELEZ BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Velez walked; McKay struck out; Gomez doubled [Velez to third]; Ashby walked; Bosetti singled to right [Velez scored, Gomez to third, Ashby to second]; DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Bailor singled [Gomez scored, Ashby to third, Bosetti to second]; Howell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Blue Jays 5. RED SOX 9TH: Burleson doubled to left; Remy reached on an error by Gomez [Burleson scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Remy was picked off first but was safe on an error by Moore [Remy to third]; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory; Fisk grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); Hutton grounded out (first to pitcher); Velez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 9, Blue Jays 5.

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