A homer by Dave Revering with two out in the ninth inning carried the A's to a 3-2 victory over the Blue Jays. The A's took a 2-0 lead in the fifth, but the Blue Jays rallied to tie the score in the eighth with back-to-back doubles by Bob Bailor and Roy Howell, a single by Rico Carty and a sacrifice fly by John Mayberry. Revering's homer was the 14th served up by Blue Jay loser Tom Underwood this season. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Saturday, July 15, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 9 2 A's 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Wallis cf 3 0 0 1 0 2 .295 Bailor rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Duncan 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Howell 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .288 Page lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .284 Carty dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .287 Dilone pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Upshaw pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Adams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Mayberry 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .265 Burke pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Hutton lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Velez ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Newman c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 McKay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 Revering 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .262 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Armas rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .211 Edwards 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .192 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 2 9 2 3 2 Totals 31 3 7 3 0 5 Time of Game: 2:06 Attendance: 6,863 Left on Base: Blue Jays 8, A's 4 DP: Blue Jays 0, A's 2 Errors: Mayberry, Gomez, Picciolo Doubles: Bailor (16), Howell (19) Home Runs: Revering (11) Caught Stealing: Burke (2) Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (11), Ashby (2), Armas (4) Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (4), Wallis (1) GIDP: Mayberry (8) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood L(5-9) 8.2 7 3 2 0 5 1 33 4.35 Totals 8.2 7 3 2 0 5 1 33 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko 7 7 2 2 2 2 0 30 2.95 Heaverlo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.93 Lacey 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2.81 Sosa W(6-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.87 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 2 0 37 Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti made an out to catcher; Bailor made an out to second; Howell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis struck out; Duncan grounded out (third to first); Page grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty walked; Mayberry singled [Carty to second]; Hutton flied out to center; McKay made an out to shortstop; Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Newman flied out to left; Revering made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez grounded out (catcher to first); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas singled; Edwards made an out to catcher; Picciolo struck out; Wallis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Howell singled; Carty reached on an error by Picciolo [Howell to second]; Mayberry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Howell to third, Carty out at second]; Hutton walked; McKay made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Duncan made an out to shortstop; Page struck out; Horton singled; Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby singled; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ashby to second]; Bosetti made an out to first; Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Revering singled; Armas out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Revering to second]; Edwards singled [Revering to third]; Picciolo singled [Revering scored, Edwards to third (error by Mayberry)]; Wallis hit a sacrifice fly to right [Edwards scored (unearned), Picciolo to second]; Duncan grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); Carty flied out to right; Mayberry singled; Hutton singled [Mayberry to second]; McKay struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page singled; DILONE RAN FOR PAGE; Horton flied out to center; Newman struck out; Revering made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: DILONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Ashby made an out to first; Gomez made an out to first; Bosetti grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas grounded out (pitcher to first); Edwards grounded out (third to first); Picciolo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor doubled; Howell doubled [Bailor scored]; HEAVERLO REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Carty singled [Howell to third]; UPSHAW RAN FOR CARTY; LACEY REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); Upshaw was picked off first (pitcher to first); Mayberry hit a sacrifice fly to center [Howell scored]; VELEZ BATTED FOR HUTTON; Velez grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Wallis struck out; Duncan grounded out (shortstop to first); ADAMS BATTED FOR DILONE; Adams reached on an error by Gomez; BURKE RAN FOR ADAMS; Burke was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); McKay singled; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [McKay to second]; Gomez was walked intentionally; SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Bosetti flied into a double play (center to second) [McKay out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Horton made an out to catcher; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Revering homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Athletics 3.

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