Splitting two well-pitched games, the Indians won the opener, 2-0, and the Blue Jays captured the nightcap. 3-1. In the first game, Rick Waits tossed a three hitter over 8 2/3 innings. He was relieved in the ninth after issuing two walks and Jim Kern came on to record the final out. The Indian scores came on a solo home run by Gary Alexander in the second and an RBI double by Rick Manning in the third.

Jesse Jefferson pitched a four-hitter in the nightcap. The Jays broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth when starter Dave Freisleben gave up a one-out walk to Willie Upshaw and Roy Howell greeted reliever Sid Monge with a double. The final run scored in the seventh on a pinch-double by Otto Velez. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Indians 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norris rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .263 Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 Manning cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .262 Bailor rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Grubb lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 Howell 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .291 Thornton 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Carty dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Alexander c 4 1 1 1 0 2 .231 Upshaw pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Carbo dh 3 0 1 0 1 2 .271 Velez lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .289 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Ault 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Kuiper 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Veryzer ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Kern p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .218 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 7 2 2 6 Totals 28 0 3 0 5 2 Time of Game: 1:56 Left on Base: Indians 5, Blue Jays 6 DP: Indians 2, Blue Jays 2 Errors: Ault Doubles: Manning (13), Carbo (4) Home Runs: Alexander (16) Caught Stealing: Kuiper (7) GIDP: Bell (14), Alexander (10), Ault (3) Hit by Pitch: Thornton (2,by Lemanczyk) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Waits W(6-8) 8.2 3 0 0 5 2 0 32 2.34 Kern SV(7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.64 Totals 9 3 0 0 5 2 0 33 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk L(2-10) 9 7 2 2 2 6 1 34 7.44 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 6 1 34 Passed Balls: Cerone (6) Hit by Pitch: Lemanczyk (3) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo INDIANS 1ST: Norris struck out; Manning grounded out (second to first); Grubb flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell walked; Carty forced Howell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton struck out; Alexander homered; Carbo walked; Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Carbo out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez walked; Ault grounded out (second to first) [Velez to second]; McKay flied into a double play (left to second) [Velez out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper flied out to left; Veryzer singled to center; Norris forced Veryzer (second to shortstop); Manning doubled to center [Norris scored]; Cerone allowed a passed ball [Manning to third]; Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Gomez walked; Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton was hit by a pitch; Alexander grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Thornton out at second]; Carbo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty grounded out (second to first); Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Kuiper singled; Kuiper was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Veryzer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ault grounded out (third to first); McKay flied out to center; Cerone grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. INDIANS 6TH: Norris flied out to center; Manning walked; Manning was picked off first but was safe on an error by Ault [Manning to second]; Grubb grounded out (second to first) [Manning to third]; Thornton popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez singled to center; Bosetti flied out to center; Bailor singled to center [Gomez to second]; Howell grounded out (first unassisted) [Gomez to third, Bailor to second]; Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. INDIANS 7TH: Alexander was called out on strikes; Carbo struck out; Bell singled to left; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Velez singled; Ault grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Velez out at second]; McKay flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. INDIANS 8TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Norris singled to right; Manning flied out to center; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Gomez popped to first in foul territory; Bosetti struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. INDIANS 9TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Alexander struck out; Carbo doubled to left; Bell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell grounded out (first unassisted); Carty walked; Velez walked [Carty to second]; KERN REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); MAYBERRY BATTED FOR AULT; UPSHAW RAN FOR CARTY; Mayberry flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.

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