In a battle of birds, the Orioles beat the Blue Jays twice, 3-1 and 8-6. In the first game, Mike Flanagan tossed a five-hitter for his 12th victory. The first Oriole run came on a homer by Andres Mora in the fifth inning. A double by Ken Singleton and groundout by Lee May drove in the Orioles' other runs in the sixth.

The Jays came back from a 6-2 deficit in the second game to tie the contest with a four-run sixth inning, but the Orioles scored decisive runs in the bottom of seventh. Mora began the winning rally with a single and was replaced by pinch-runner Larry Harlow, who moved to third on a double by Doug DeCinces. Pat Kelly received an intentional walk to fill the sacks and Rick Dempsey then delivered a sacrifice fly to plate Harlow. Pinch-hitter Terry Crowley hit another sacrifice fly to produce an insurance tally. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, July 5, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 x - 3 5 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Belanger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Bailor rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .252 Dauer 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Howell 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .296 Singleton rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .287 Carty dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 Harlow pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Velez lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .308 Murray 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .272 Ault 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192 May dh 3 0 1 1 0 0 .261 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Mora lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .240 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217 DeCinces 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Garvin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez cf,rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .213 Skaggs c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .148 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 5 1 3 4 Totals 27 3 5 3 2 6 Time of Game: 1:53 Left on Base: Blue Jays 5, Orioles 3 DP: Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1 Doubles: Bosetti (12), Carty (11), May (12), Singleton (9) Home Runs: Mora (5) Caught Stealing: Skaggs (1) Sacrifice Hits: Belanger (4) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garvin L(2-9) 8 5 3 3 2 6 1 30 5.57 Totals 8 5 3 3 2 6 1 30 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan W(12-5) 9 5 1 1 3 4 0 33 3.16 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 4 0 33 Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead BLUE JAYS 1ST: umpire Larry Barnett missed the game due to his mother's death; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger popped to first; Dauer made an out to shortstop; Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez struck out; Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray flied out to center; May doubled; Mora grounded out (third to first); DeCinces flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay grounded out (second to first); Cerone flied out to left; Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez struck out; Skaggs singled to shortstop; Skaggs was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Belanger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor flied out to left; Howell singled to second; Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer popped to catcher; Singleton flied out to center; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Velez walked; Velez was picked off first (catcher to first); Ault popped to second; McKay popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: May made an out to shortstop; Mora homered; DeCinces struck out; Lopez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Cerone grounded out (third to first); Gomez lined to second; Bosetti doubled to right; Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Skaggs walked; Belanger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Skaggs to second]; Dauer singled to left [Skaggs to third]; Singleton doubled to left [Skaggs scored, Dauer to third]; HARLOW RAN FOR SINGLETON; Murray was walked intentionally; May forced Murray (shortstop to second) [Dauer scored, Harlow to third]; Mora flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: HARLOW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Howell walked; Carty doubled to left [Howell to third]; Velez made an out to second; Ault lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Carty out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces was called out on strikes; Lopez flied out to center; Skaggs lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Cerone was called out on strikes; Gomez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 8TH: Belanger flied out to right; Dauer flied out to center; Harlow flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor walked; Howell struck out; Carty singled to center [Bailor to second]; Velez singled to center [Bailor scored, Carty to second]; Ault made an out to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 3.

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