A four-run rally in the seventh inning was decisive as the White Sox recorded a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays. Eric Soderhoim began the outburst with two out and nobody on by smacking a two-base hit. Losing pitcher Tom Underwood then issued consecutive walks to Don Kessinger, Ralph Garr and Alan Bannister to break the 1-1 tie. Joe Coleman relieved Underwood and issued a walk to Lamar Johnson to force in another run and Bob Molinaro followed with a single to right to cap the scoring. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Sunday, July 9, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Blue Jays 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 6 2 White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 x - 5 7 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Garr lf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .288 Hutton rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .253 Bannister cf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .239 Howell 3b 4 0 2 1 0 2 .293 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .252 Carty dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Nordhagen dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Mayberry 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Molinaro ph,dh 1 0 1 2 0 0 .313 Upshaw lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .262 Orta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .292 McKay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Nahorodny c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .232 Ashby c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Washington rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 Gomez ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Soderholm 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .239 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pryor pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kessinger ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .246 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 6 2 2 6 Totals 29 5 7 5 6 5 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 16,493 Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, White Sox 7 DP: Blue Jays 0, White Sox 1 Errors: Ashby, Gomez, Nahorodny Doubles: Lamar Johnson (11), Soderholm (8) Triples: Washington (2) Stolen Bases: Bannister (3) Caught Stealing: Garr 2 (4) Sacrifice Hits: Pryor (1) GIDP: Gomez (7) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore 5.1 5 1 0 1 2 0 21 3.32 Underwood L(5-8) 1.1 1 4 4 3 1 0 8 4.54 Coleman 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.44 Cruz 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0.00 Totals 8 7 5 4 6 5 0 36 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone W(7-6) 7 3 1 1 2 5 0 26 4.05 Proly 1.1 3 2 1 0 1 0 6 2.45 Willoughby SV(11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.15 Totals 9 6 3 2 2 6 0 34 Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti was called out on strikes; Hutton walked; Howell singled to left [Hutton to second]; Carty flied out to center; Mayberry popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister singled to left; Lamar Johnson flied out to left; Nordhagen forced Bannister (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Upshaw flied out to center; McKay struck out; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); Nahorodny struck out; Washington tripled to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, White Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez singled to left; Bosetti popped to third in foul territory; Hutton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gomez to second]; Howell singled to right [Gomez scored]; Carty lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Garr singled to left; Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Upshaw struck out; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson flied out to center; Nordhagen was called out on strikes; Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby flied out to left; On a bunt Gomez made an out to pitcher; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm walked; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Hutton flied out to right; Howell was called out on strikes; Carty grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr singled to left; Garr was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Bannister reached on an error by Gomez; Bannister stole second [Bannister to third (error by Ashby)]; Lamar Johnson doubled to left [Bannister scored (unearned)]; UNDERWOOD REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Nordhagen reached on a fielder's choice [Lamar Johnson out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Orta struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Mayberry flied out to right; Upshaw popped to third in foul territory; McKay was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: Nahorodny made an out to second; Washington grounded out (first unassisted); Soderholm doubled to center; PRYOR RAN FOR SODERHOLM; Kessinger walked; Garr walked [Pryor to third, Kessinger to second]; Bannister walked [Pryor scored, Kessinger to third, Garr to second]; COLEMAN REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson walked [Kessinger scored, Garr to third, Bannister to second]; MOLINARO BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Molinaro singled to right [Garr scored, Bannister scored, Lamar Johnson to second]; CRUZ REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Orta struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: MOLINARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); PRYOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ashby walked; PROLY REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Gomez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ashby out at second]; Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 8TH: Nahorodny walked; Washington struck out; Pryor out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Nahorodny to second]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, White Sox 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Hutton singled to right; Howell struck out; Carty singled to center [Hutton to second]; Mayberry singled to right [Hutton scored (error by Nahorodny) (unearned), Carty to third]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); Upshaw grounded out (second to first) [Carty scored, Mayberry to second]; On a bunt McKay popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, White Sox 5.

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