Trading victories in a doubleheader, the Blue Jays won the opener, 2-1, and the Indians took the nightcap, 3-2. In the first game, Dave Clyde blanked the Jays on three hits over the first seven innings but was derricked after walking Rick Cerone to open the eighth. Jim Kern relieved to give up a sacrifice to Luis Gomez and RBI singles to Willie Upshaw and Roy Howell. Victor Cruz halted the Tribe rally in the eighth by getting Rick Manning to hit into a bases-loaded double play.

An error by Jay shortstop Tim Johnson paved the way for the Indians to score a pair of unearned runs in the third inning of the second game and Andre Thornton blasted a fifth-inning solo homer to produce the winning margin. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 2, Cleveland Indians 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, June 25, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 1 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Upshaw lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .290 Dade rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .286 Bailor cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Blanks ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Howell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .294 Manning cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Bell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .313 Velez rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 .244 Thornton 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Mayberry ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Alexander c 3 0 1 0 1 2 .215 Ault 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .214 Pruitt dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Hutton 1b,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Carbo ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255 McKay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Cox lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Cerone c 2 1 1 0 2 0 .240 Kuiper 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grubb ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 2 6 2 4 3 Totals 30 1 7 0 2 3 Time of Game: 2:28 Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Indians 5 DP: Blue Jays 3, Indians 1 Errors: Moore Doubles: Velez (4), Bell 2 (18) Caught Stealing: Upshaw (4) Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (9) GIDP: Veryzer (3), Pruitt (1), Manning (5) Hit by Pitch: Kuiper (2,by Moore) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore W(3-1) 7 5 1 1 2 1 0 26 3.75 Cruz SV(1) 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 0.00 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 3 0 33 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde L(4-3) 7 3 1 1 4 2 0 26 4.05 Kern 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 9 4.33 Totals 9 6 2 2 4 3 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Moore (2) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Terry Cooney BLUE JAYS 1ST: Upshaw singled to center; Bailor grounded out (third to first) [Upshaw to second]; Upshaw was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Howell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Dade walked; Dade was picked off first (pitcher to first); Manning flied out to left; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez walked; Ault lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Velez out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton made an out to second; On a bunt Alexander singled [Alexander to second (error by Moore)]; Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (third to first); Cerone singled to center; Gomez grounded out (first unassisted) [Cerone to second]; Upshaw struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to right; Veryzer flied out to center; Dade singled to pitcher; Manning popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Bell doubled to left; Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bell to third]; Alexander struck out; Pruitt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez doubled to right; Ault grounded out (shortstop to first) [Velez to third]; McKay grounded out (third to first); Cerone walked; Gomez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Cox flied out to center; Kuiper singled to left; Veryzer grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kuiper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Upshaw flied out to center; Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Dade flied out to right; Manning grounded out (second to first); Bell doubled to center; Thornton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); Velez struck out; Ault walked; McKay forced Ault (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Alexander walked; Pruitt grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to first) [Alexander out at second]; HUTTON REPLACED AULT (PLAYING 1B); Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Indians 0. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone walked; KERN REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cerone to second]; Upshaw singled to right [Cerone scored, Upshaw to second (on throw to home)]; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first) [Upshaw to third]; Howell singled to center [Upshaw scored]; Carty flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 8TH: Kuiper was hit by a pitch; CRUZ REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); GRUBB BATTED FOR VERYZER; Grubb singled to pitcher [Kuiper to second]; Dade singled to right [Kuiper to third, Grubb to second]; Manning grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Kuiper scored (no RBI), Grubb to third, Dade out at second]; Bell flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BLANKS REPLACED DADE (PLAYING SS); MAYBERRY BATTED FOR VELEZ; Mayberry grounded out (shortstop to first); Hutton singled to center; McKay struck out; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 1. INDIANS 9TH: HUTTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MAYBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Thornton made an out to shortstop; Alexander struck out; CARBO BATTED FOR PRUITT; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Indians 1.

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