After rallying for six runs in the ninth inning to win the first game, 8-3, the Blue Jays also defeated the Rangers in the second game, 5-2, to complete the sweep of the twi-night doubleheader. Rico Carty hit a two-run homer for the Jays in the opener, but they trailed, 3-2, going into the ninth when their rally began with score-tying doubles by Carty and John Mayberry. Tommy Hutton bunted and was safe on a fielder's choice, Mayberry taking third. Dave McKay grounded to Toby Harrah, who threw high to the plate, Mayberry scoring the go-ahead run. Other tallies followed on singles by Alan Ashby and Roy Howell and a balk by Reggie Cleveland as the Blue Jays ended their nine game losing streak.

In the second game, Bob Bailor had three hits, including a pair of doubles, driving in two runs and scoring one, in the Blue Jays' attack. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 8, Texas Rangers 3 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, June 16, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 - 8 9 1 Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 6 2 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Upshaw lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .284 Harrah 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .202 Bailor cf 3 0 0 0 2 0 .246 Campaneris ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .183 Howell 3b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .282 Sundberg dh,c 2 1 0 0 1 0 .306 Carty dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 .282 Zisk lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .280 Velez pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 Bonds rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .236 Ewing ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .138 J. Ellis c 3 0 0 1 0 2 .111 Mayberry 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .243 D. Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez pr,ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 .227 Lindblad p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hutton rf 3 1 0 0 0 1 .240 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 2b 4 1 2 1 0 2 .240 Bevacqua 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .141 Johnson ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Hargrove 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Ault ph,1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .222 Ashby c 4 1 1 2 0 1 .205 Thompson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 8 9 7 3 9 Totals 31 3 6 2 3 7 Time of Game: 2:29 Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Rangers 6 DP: Blue Jays 1, Rangers 1 Errors: Underwood, Harrah, Campaneris Doubles: Carty (8), Mayberry (7), Alomar (1) Home Runs: Carty (8) Stolen Bases: McKay (2) Sacrifice Hits: Hutton (3), Sundberg (1) Sacrifice Flies: J. Ellis (1) GIDP: Howell (9) Hit by Pitch: Mayberry (4,by D. Ellis) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood W(3-7) 8 6 3 2 3 7 0 33 3.56 Willis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.11 Totals 9 6 3 2 3 7 0 36 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Ellis L(5-3) 8 7 6 6 1 8 1 34 3.78 Lindblad 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 3.46 Cleveland 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.93 Totals 9 9 8 8 3 9 1 41 Hit by Pitch: D. Ellis (1) Wild Pitches: Underwood 2 (3) Balks: Cleveland (1) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dave Phillips BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw struck out; Bailor reached on an error by Campaneris; Howell singled to center [Bailor to third]; Carty made an out to shortstop; Mayberry flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Harrah singled to second; On a bunt Campaneris singled to pitcher [Harrah to second]; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Harrah to third, Campaneris to second]; Zisk was walked intentionally; Bonds reached on a fielder's choice [Harrah scored (error by Underwood) (unearned), Campaneris to third, Zisk to second]; J. Ellis struck out; Bevacqua was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Hutton was called out on strikes; McKay singled to shortstop; McKay stole second; Johnson was called out on strikes; Ashby was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Alomar struck out; Thompson grounded out (second to first); Harrah popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Bailor flied out to right; Howell singled to shortstop; Carty homered [Howell scored]; Mayberry flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to right; Sundberg made an out to second; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay struck out; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Bonds struck out; J. Ellis lined to pitcher; Bevacqua grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby flied out to left; Upshaw struck out; Bailor made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Alomar doubled; Thompson struck out; Underwood threw a wild pitch [Alomar to third]; Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (third to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry was hit by a pitch; Hutton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (second to first); Bonds singled to shortstop; J. Ellis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: McKay struck out; Johnson struck out (catcher to first); Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Bevacqua popped to third in foul territory; Alomar was called out on strikes; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Upshaw grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor walked; Howell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Harrah flied out to right; Campaneris singled to shortstop; Underwood threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to second]; Sundberg walked; Zisk singled to left [Campaneris scored, Sundberg to third, Zisk to second (on throw)]; Bonds was walked intentionally; J. Ellis sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Sundberg scored, Zisk to third, Bonds out at second (center to second)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: SUNDBERG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); D. ELLIS REPLACED J. ELLIS (PITCHING); HARGROVE REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING 1B); Carty doubled to right; VELEZ RAN FOR CARTY; Mayberry doubled to right [Velez scored]; GOMEZ RAN FOR MAYBERRY; Hutton reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Gomez to third]; McKay singled to third [Gomez scored, Hutton to third (error by Harrah), McKay to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); AULT BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Ault was walked intentionally; Ashby singled to left [Hutton scored, McKay scored, Ault to third, Ashby to second (on throw)]; Upshaw popped to catcher in foul territory; Bailor was walked intentionally; Howell singled to first [Ault scored, Ashby to third, Bailor to second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); EWING BATTED FOR VELEZ; Cleveland balked [Ashby scored, Bailor to third, Howell to second]; Ewing struck out; Gomez grounded out (first unassisted); 6 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Rangers 3. RANGERS 9TH: EWING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GOMEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); AULT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILLIS REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Hargrove lined to second; Alomar popped to first in foul territory; Thompson lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 8, Rangers 3.

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