Dwight Evans' fourth homer in five games, a solo shot in the eighth inning, lifted the Red Sox over the Blue Jays, 5-4. The Sox had taken a 4-0 lead in the second stanza but the Jays came back with a marker in the fourth and three in the sixth on six hits.

The Sox took the lead on a three-run homer by Bob Bailey in the second inning and got another run when Frank Duffy followed with a single and scored when left fielder Willie Upshaw mishandled Fred Lynn's double for an error. Upshaw also managed to end a Blue Jay rally in the sixth by getting hit by Dave McKay's single. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Monday, May 29, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Blue Jays 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 Red Sox 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 5 11 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 Burleson ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 .215 Bailor rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .256 Lynn cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Howell 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .267 Rice lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .343 Mayberry 1b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .242 Yastrzemski 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .293 Velez dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Fisk c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .248 Upshaw lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 Hobson 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .277 McKay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 Evans rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 .274 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Bailey dh 3 1 2 3 1 0 .243 Carty ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Remy pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Johnson ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Duffy 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .263 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .207 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ewing ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 4 9 4 2 4 Totals 33 5 11 4 4 8 Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 25,935 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 8 DP: Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1 Errors: Upshaw Doubles: Johnson (1), Lynn (8), Duffy (2), Bailey (2) Home Runs: Howell (3), Bailey (2), Evans (10) GIDP: Velez (3) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood L(1-6) 8 11 5 4 4 8 2 37 4.15 Totals 8 11 5 4 4 8 2 37 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(7-2) 9 9 4 4 2 4 1 36 4.00 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 4 1 36 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor singled; Howell forced Bailor (third to second); Mayberry walked [Howell to second]; Velez forced Howell (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled; Lynn forced Burleson (second to shortstop); Rice struck out; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); McKay popped to third in foul territory; Gomez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Fisk walked; Hobson walked [Fisk to second]; Evans struck out; Bailey homered [Fisk scored, Hobson scored]; Duffy singled; Burleson struck out; Lynn doubled to left [Duffy scored (error by Upshaw) (unearned) (no RBI), Lynn to third]; Rice struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby grounded out (second to first); Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 3RD: Yastrzemski walked; Fisk lined to left; Hobson struck out; Evans singled [Yastrzemski to second]; Bailey walked [Yastrzemski to third, Evans to second]; Duffy forced Bailey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell homered; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Velez flied out to right; Upshaw grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Lynn was called out on strikes; Rice made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay grounded out (first unassisted); Gomez flied out to left; Ashby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk made an out to second; Hobson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti singled to shortstop; Bailor forced Bosetti (second to shortstop); Howell singled [Bailor to second]; Mayberry singled [Bailor scored, Howell to third]; Velez singled [Howell scored, Mayberry to third]; Upshaw singled [Mayberry scored, Velez to third]; McKay was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Velez stayed at third, Upshaw out at second (first unassisted)]; CARTY BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Carty forced McKay (third to second); 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 6TH: JOHNSON REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING SS); Evans struck out; Bailey grounded out (third to first); Duffy doubled; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby was called out on strikes; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: Lynn flied out to center; Rice flied out to right; Yastrzemski singled to second; Fisk singled to right [Yastrzemski out at third (right to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Howell flied out to left; Mayberry walked; Velez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: Hobson grounded out (third to first); Evans homered; Bailey doubled; REMY RAN FOR BAILEY; Duffy reached on a fielder's choice [Remy out at third (shortstop to third)]; Burleson singled to right [Burleson to second, Duffy out at third (right to third to second to pitcher)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: REMY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Upshaw flied out to center; McKay grounded out (second to first); Johnson doubled; EWING BATTED FOR ASHBY; Ewing was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 5.

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