Gary Alexander and Jim Norris drove in three runs apiece to lead the Indians to an 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays. In the second inning, after Andre Thornton singled, Alexander hit his 11th homer of the season, but only his first in a Cleveland uniform since being obtained from the A's.

Rick Waits, who pitched the distance for the Indians, was stopped on a string of 27 innings without allowing an earned run when the Blue Jays scored in the fifth on a triple by Willie Upshaw and an infield out by Bob Bailor. Otto Velez hit a two-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 8, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Friday, June 23, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 1 Indians 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 x - 8 11 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Upshaw lf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .279 Dade rf 2 1 1 0 1 1 .281 Bailor cf 3 0 0 1 1 0 .248 Speed rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 .263 Howell 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .292 Manning cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .253 Carty dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .277 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Velez rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .241 Thornton 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .278 Mayberry 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .249 Grubb lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .229 McKay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Norris dh 4 1 2 3 0 0 .274 Gomez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Alexander c 3 1 2 3 0 0 .211 Milner c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Diaz c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kuiper 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .248 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Veryzer ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 7 3 6 3 Totals 34 8 11 7 4 3 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 6,514 Left on Base: Blue Jays 7, Indians 6 DP: Blue Jays 1, Indians 2 Errors: Bailor Doubles: McKay (8), Manning (12) Triples: Upshaw (2), Norris (1) Home Runs: Velez (3), Alexander (11) Stolen Bases: Dade 2 (11) Caught Stealing: Bailor (3) GIDP: Carty (5), Upshaw (3) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson L(5-7) 5.2 6 6 6 2 3 1 24 4.16 Lemanczyk 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 9 8.63 Coleman 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.35 Totals 8 11 8 8 4 3 1 38 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits W(5-7) 9 7 3 3 6 3 1 37 2.53 Totals 9 7 3 3 6 3 1 37 Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw singled to center; Bailor forced Upshaw (pitcher to shortstop); Bailor was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Howell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Dade struck out; Manning flied out to center; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty singled to left; Velez forced Carty (third to second); Mayberry walked [Velez to second]; McKay forced Mayberry (third to second) [Velez to third]; Gomez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton singled to left; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted) [Thornton to second]; Norris grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Thornton to third]; Alexander homered [Thornton scored]; Kuiper singled to center; Veryzer flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Brian Milner; Upshaw walked; Bailor walked [Upshaw to second]; Howell walked [Upshaw to third, Bailor to second]; Carty grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 3RD: Dade walked; Dade stole second; Manning was called out on strikes; Bell hit into a double play to center [Dade out at third (center to third)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez flied out to center; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); McKay doubled to left; Gomez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton grounded out (pitcher to first); Grubb flied out to right; Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); Upshaw tripled to right; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first) [Upshaw scored]; Howell grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 5TH: Alexander grounded out (third to first); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Velez flied out to right; Mayberry singled to right; McKay forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 2. INDIANS 6TH: Dade singled to right; Dade stole second; Manning struck out; Bell flied out to center [Dade scored (error by Bailor) (no RBI)]; Thornton walked; Grubb singled to right [Thornton to third]; Norris tripled to center [Thornton scored, Grubb scored]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED JEFFERSON (PITCHING); Alexander singled to center [Norris scored]; Kuiper singled to left [Alexander to second]; Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 6. BLUE JAYS 7TH: SPEED REPLACED DADE (PLAYING RF); DIAZ REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING C ); Gomez grounded out (third to first); Milner was called out on strikes; Upshaw grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 6. INDIANS 7TH: Speed walked; Manning doubled to left [Speed scored]; Bell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Manning to third]; Thornton lined to shortstop; Grubb walked; Norris singled to right [Manning scored, Grubb to second]; COLEMAN REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Diaz flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Indians 8. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor made an out to second; Howell flied out to center; Carty walked; Velez homered [Carty scored]; Mayberry walked; McKay popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 8. INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (second to first); Speed singled to left; Manning flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 8. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Gomez made an out to first; Milner singled to pitcher; Upshaw grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Indians 8.

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