Dave Lemanczyk and Mike Willis combined on a shutout as the Blue Jays bested the Orioles, 2-0. Lemanczyk scattered nine singles in 8 2/3 innings and was bailed out of a ninth-inning jam by Willis, who came in with two out and runners on second and third and struck out pinch-hitter Mike Anderson to end the game.

The Jays scored their first run in the fifth on a single, a throwing error by Rick Dempsey, and a single by Bob Bailor. A double by Bailor and single by Rico Carty added an insurance marker in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 2, Baltimore Orioles 0

Game Played on Thursday, July 6, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Harlow cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Bailor rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .259 Dauer 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Howell 3b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .297 Murray 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .272 Carty dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .281 Singleton rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Upshaw pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 May dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Lopez pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Hutton lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 DeCinces 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .235 McKay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Mora lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Ashby c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .231 Garcia ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Gomez ss 3 1 0 0 0 2 .213 Dempsey c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .251 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .214 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Anderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Palmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 7 2 2 3 Totals 33 0 9 0 2 5 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 14,926 Left on Base: Blue Jays 6, Orioles 9 DP: Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0 Errors: Dempsey Doubles: Bailor (15) Caught Stealing: Bailor (5), Upshaw (5), Dempsey (1) Sacrifice Hits: Howell (1), Garcia (1) GIDP: Singleton (7) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk W(3-10) 8.2 9 0 0 2 4 0 35 6.72 Willis SV(4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5.77 Totals 9 9 0 0 2 5 0 36 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Palmer L(10-7) 9 7 2 1 2 3 0 35 2.23 Totals 9 7 2 1 2 3 0 35 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill BLUE JAYS 1ST: umpire Larry Barnett missed the game due to his mother's death; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell walked; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer flied out to center; Murray walked; Singleton lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Hutton lined to third; McKay singled to center; Ashby singled to center [McKay to third]; Gomez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces flied out to right; Mora grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti struck out; Bailor singled; Bailor was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Howell walked; Carty forced Howell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey singled to right; Dempsey was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Belanger singled to center; Harlow popped to shortstop; Dauer forced Belanger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Hutton grounded out (first unassisted); McKay flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray flied out to center; Singleton grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby singled to center; Gomez reached on a fielder's choice [Ashby to second (error by Dempsey)]; Bosetti forced Ashby (pitcher to third) [Gomez to second]; Bailor singled to center [Gomez scored (unearned), Bosetti to second]; Howell flied out to left; Carty forced Bailor (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Mora flied out to center; Dempsey singled; Belanger singled to center [Dempsey to third]; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to left; Hutton grounded out (second to first); McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer was called out on strikes; Murray singled to pitcher; Singleton flied out to left; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Ashby flied out to center; Gomez struck out; Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces struck out; Mora struck out; Dempsey singled to right; Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor doubled to right; Howell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bailor to third]; Carty singled to left [Bailor scored]; UPSHAW RAN FOR CARTY; Upshaw was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Mayberry lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Harlow singled to center; Dauer singled to shortstop [Harlow to second]; Murray grounded out (first unassisted) [Harlow to third, Dauer stayed at first]; after John Mayberry made the play on the batter and threw to 2B Rich Dauer returned to 1B; Singleton grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dauer out at second]; Orioles Manager Earl Weaver ejected by HP umpire Marty Springstead; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Hutton lined to first; McKay grounded out (first unassisted); Ashby flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 9TH: May walked; LOPEZ RAN FOR MAY; DeCinces singled to left [Lopez to second]; GARCIA BATTED FOR MORA; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lopez to third, DeCinces to second]; Dempsey flied out to left; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; WILLIS REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); ANDERSON BATTED FOR CROWLEY; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Orioles 0.

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