The rampaging Red Sox rode to their eighth straight victory, shutting out the Blue Jays, 4-0, behind the pitching of Dennis Eckersley. A leadoff homer by Rick Burleson in the first inning got the Red Sox rolling.

Dwight Evans added a solo round-tripper in the fourth, his sixth circuit clout in seven games. A sacrifice fly by Burleson and single by Jerry Remy produced the final two tallies in the sixth. The Red Sox lifted their Fenway Park record to 22-3. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0

Game Played on Tuesday, May 30, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0 Red Sox 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 x - 4 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 .281 Burleson ss 4 1 1 2 0 1 .216 Bailor rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Remy 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .281 Howell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .341 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Yastrzemski 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Upshaw lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .297 Fisk c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .255 Ewing dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Lynn cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .302 McKay 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Hobson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .213 Evans rf 3 2 2 1 0 0 .282 Gomez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Bailey dh 2 0 0 0 2 1 .231 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 0 8 0 0 5 Totals 33 4 11 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 25,853 Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 9 DP: Blue Jays 1, Red Sox 1 Doubles: Upshaw (6), Evans (4) Home Runs: Burleson (2), Evans (11) Stolen Bases: Bailey (1) Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (4) Hit by Pitch: Evans (1,by Garvin) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin L(2-4) 5.1 9 4 4 2 2 2 27 6.51 Coleman 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.85 Totals 8 11 4 4 2 2 2 37 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(5-1) 9 8 0 0 0 5 0 34 3.51 Totals 9 8 0 0 0 5 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Garvin (3) Wild Pitches: Eckersley (1) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti made an out to second; Bailor flied out to center; Howell singled; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson homered; Remy singled; Rice forced Remy (third to second); Yastrzemski popped to left; Fisk singled [Rice to second]; Lynn grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw was called out on strikes; Ewing flied out to left; McKay grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: Hobson flied out to center; Evans doubled; Bailey struck out; Burleson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby struck out; Gomez singled; Bosetti singled [Gomez to third]; Bailor hit into a double play to left [Gomez out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: On a bunt Remy made an out to first; Rice singled to third; Yastrzemski singled [Rice to second]; Fisk singled [Rice to third, Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Fisk out at first]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell popped to third in foul territory; Mayberry flied out to right; Upshaw singled to first; Ewing grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans homered; Bailey walked; Burleson was called out on strikes; Bailey stole second; Remy lined to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay singled; Ashby singled [McKay to third]; Gomez reached on a fielder's choice [McKay out at home (third to catcher to third), Ashby to second]; Bosetti forced Gomez (pitcher to second) [Ashby to third]; Bailor made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell flied out to left; Mayberry grounded out (first unassisted); Upshaw flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Lynn singled; Hobson flied out to center; Evans was hit by a pitch [Lynn to second]; Bailey walked [Lynn to third, Evans to second]; COLEMAN REPLACED GARVIN (PITCHING); Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lynn scored, Evans to third]; Remy singled [Evans scored, Bailey to second]; Rice flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ewing flied out to center; McKay singled; Ashby struck out; Eckersley threw a wild pitch [McKay to second]; Gomez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 7TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk flied out to center; Lynn singled; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: Evans grounded out (third to first); Bailey flied out to right; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry struck out; Upshaw doubled; Ewing was called out on strikes; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Red Sox 4.

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