Rico Carty batted in two runs with a pair of sacrifice flies and knocked in two more with a single to lead the Blue Jays to a 9-3 victory over the Indians. Carty hit his first sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the first inning and Otto Velez followed with a two-run double. Carty lofted another scoring fly in the third.

After the Indians cut the deficit to 4-3 in the eighth, the Blue Jays erupted for five runs in their half. Sam Ewing accounted for two with a pinch-homer and Carty drove in two with his single. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 9, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 1, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Indians 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 3 Blue Jays 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 x - 9 12 0 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .277 Bosetti cf 4 2 2 0 1 0 .283 Manning cf 5 1 1 0 0 3 .261 Bailor rf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .255 Thornton 1b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .263 Howell 3b 3 3 1 1 2 0 .294 Alexander dh,c 4 1 2 0 1 1 .231 Carty dh 3 0 1 4 0 0 .293 Speed lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .300 Velez lf 5 0 3 2 0 0 .284 Grubb ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Ault 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Cox 3b 2 0 0 1 1 0 .204 Mayberry ph,1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .258 Carbo ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .268 Hutton pr,1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 Reuschel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cerone c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .215 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ewing ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .206 Veryzer ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Johnson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Blanks ph,ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kuiper 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Diaz c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Pruitt ph,c,3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .232 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 7 3 7 7 Totals 33 9 12 9 5 2 Time of Game: 2:50 Attendance: 19,277 Left on Base: Indians 10, Blue Jays 9 DP: Indians 0, Blue Jays 0 Errors: Grubb, Blanks, Diaz Doubles: Dade (10), Kuiper (8), Velez (8) Triples: Alexander (2) Home Runs: Ewing (1) Caught Stealing: Dade (7), Bailor (4) Sacrifice Hits: McKay 2 (5) Sacrifice Flies: Blanks (1), Carty 2 (6) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hood L(4-4) 2.2 5 4 4 2 1 0 14 4.75 Reuschel 4.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 19 3.99 Kern 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.67 Monge 0 3 4 4 1 0 1 4 3.10 Spillner 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.75 Totals 8 12 9 9 5 2 1 42 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood W(5-7) 7 7 3 3 3 4 0 30 3.99 Cruz SV(3) 2 0 0 0 4 3 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 7 3 3 7 7 0 40 Wild Pitches: Hood (6) Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Manning struck out; Thornton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti singled; Bailor singled [Bosetti to second]; Howell walked [Bosetti to third, Bailor to second]; Carty hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bosetti scored, Bailor to third, Howell to second]; Velez doubled to left [Bailor scored, Howell scored]; Ault flied out to left; McKay struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3. INDIANS 2ND: Alexander tripled to right; Speed grounded out (pitcher to first); Cox grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alexander scored]; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone grounded out (first unassisted); Gomez flied out to center; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 3. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper was called out on strikes; Diaz flied out to right; Dade doubled to left; Manning was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bailor singled; Bailor was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howell walked; Hood threw a wild pitch [Howell to third]; Carty hit a sacrifice fly to second [Howell scored]; Velez singled to center; REUSCHEL REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); MAYBERRY BATTED FOR AULT; Mayberry made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 4. INDIANS 4TH: MAYBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Thornton flied out to right; Alexander flied out to left; Speed singled to center; Cox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: McKay grounded out (second to first); Cerone grounded out (second to first); Gomez singled to center; Bosetti singled to right [Gomez to second]; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 4. INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer struck out; Kuiper doubled to center; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kuiper to third]; Dade walked; Dade was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty grounded out (third to first); Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 4. INDIANS 6TH: Manning made an out to third; Thornton flied out to right; Alexander singled to left; Speed walked [Alexander to second]; Cox walked [Alexander to third, Speed to second]; BLANKS BATTED FOR VERYZER; Blanks made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Mayberry walked; McKay reached on an error by Diaz on a sacrifice bunt [Mayberry to third, McKay to second]; Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); Gomez grounded out (third to first); Bosetti flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 4. INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper grounded out (second to first); PRUITT BATTED FOR DIAZ; Pruitt flied out to center; Dade flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: PRUITT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Bailor flied out to right; Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty reached on an error by Blanks; Velez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 4. INDIANS 8TH: Manning singled to left; Thornton singled to left [Manning to second]; CRUZ REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Alexander walked [Manning to third, Thornton to second]; GRUBB BATTED FOR SPEED; Grubb was called out on strikes; CARBO BATTED FOR COX; Carbo walked [Manning scored, Thornton to third, Alexander to second]; Blanks hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thornton scored, Alexander to third]; Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: GRUBB STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PRUITT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); REUSCHEL REPLACED CARBO (PITCHING); ALEXANDER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Mayberry walked; HUTTON RAN FOR MAYBERRY; KERN REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hutton to second]; Cerone was called out on strikes; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; MONGE REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Ewing homered [Hutton scored]; Bosetti walked; Bailor singled to center [Bosetti to third]; Howell singled to left [Bosetti scored (RBI), Bailor to third (error by Grubb), Howell to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED MONGE (PITCHING); Carty singled to right [Bailor scored, Howell scored, Carty to second (on throw to home)]; Velez singled to left [Carty to third]; Hutton flied out to center; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 9. INDIANS 9TH: HUTTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSON REPLACED EWING (PLAYING SS); Pruitt walked; Dade walked [Pruitt to second]; Manning was called out on strikes; Thornton flied out to center; Alexander struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 9.

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