The A's and Blue Jays divided a twin bill, the A's taking the first game, 7-2, and the Jays capturing the second contest, 5-4. In the opener, a sacrifice fly by Jeff Newman gave the A's a 1-0 lead in the second inning. They added three more tallies in the third frame on an error by Jay shortstop Luis Gomez, a single by Joe Wallis, triple by Taylor Duncan and single by Mitchell Page. The game was put on ice in the fifth on a single by Wallis, RBI double by Page and two-run homer by Willie Horton.

After an RBI double by Mike Edwards had lifted the A's to a 4-4 tie in the sixth inning of the nightcap, the Blue Jays won the game in the seventh when Roy Howell led off with a single, took second on a single by John Mayberry and scored on a double by Al Woods. [The Sporting News]

Oakland Athletics 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (Game 1)

Game Played on Friday, July 21, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

A's 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 1 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wallis cf 4 2 3 0 0 0 .306 Bosetti cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .264 Duncan 3b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .248 Bailor rf 3 0 2 2 1 0 .259 Page lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .293 Howell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Armas rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Carty dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Horton dh 4 2 1 2 0 0 .251 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Revering 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 A. Woods lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .100 Guerrero ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .285 McKay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237 Newman c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .248 Cerone c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .216 Edwards 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Gomez ss 2 1 0 0 1 1 .206 Burke rf,lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .238 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 7 10 7 0 3 Totals 30 2 4 2 5 4 Time of Game: 1:57 Left on Base: A's 2, Blue Jays 6 DP: A's 1, Blue Jays 2 Errors: Revering, Howell, Gomez Doubles: Page (15), Wallis (8), Bailor (19), McKay (15) Triples: Duncan (2) Home Runs: Horton (6) Sacrifice Flies: Newman (1) GIDP: Edwards (5), Horton (8) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko W(4-4) 9 4 2 2 5 4 0 35 2.86 Totals 9 4 2 2 5 4 0 35 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore L(4-2) 5 8 7 5 0 2 1 23 4.17 Coleman 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.86 Totals 9 10 7 5 0 3 1 36 Passed Balls: Cerone (8) Wild Pitches: Moore (2) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis flied out to right; Duncan flied out to center; Page flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti walked; Bailor walked [Bosetti to second]; Howell flied out to center; Carty popped to third in foul territory; Mayberry popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Horton reached on an error by Howell; Revering singled to right [Horton to second]; Guerrero singled [Horton to third, Revering to second]; Newman hit a sacrifice fly to center [Horton scored (unearned)]; Edwards grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Guerrero out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods flied out to right; McKay struck out; Cerone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Burke reached on an error by Gomez; Cerone allowed a passed ball [Burke to second]; Wallis singled [Burke stayed at second]; Moore threw a wild pitch [Burke to third, Wallis to second]; Duncan tripled [Burke scored (unearned), Wallis scored]; Page singled to right [Duncan scored]; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Page out at second]; Revering struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti popped to catcher in foul territory; Bailor singled to left; Howell made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Newman flied out to left; Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry walked; A. Woods lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Mayberry out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Burke grounded out (third to first); Wallis singled to right; Duncan struck out; Page doubled to center [Wallis scored]; Horton homered [Page scored]; Revering grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay flied out to right; Cerone struck out; Gomez walked; Bosetti singled to left [Gomez to second]; Bailor doubled to left [Gomez scored, Bosetti scored]; Howell flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: COLEMAN REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Guerrero singled; Newman grounded out (third to first) [Guerrero to second]; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Carty lined to second; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); A. Woods reached on an error by Revering; McKay doubled [A. Woods out at home (catcher to third to second to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Wallis doubled to right [Wallis out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; Duncan grounded out (third to first); Page grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: ARMAS REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING RF); BURKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cerone flied out to right; Gomez struck out; Bosetti made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Horton flied out to left; Revering grounded out (third to first); Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor popped to catcher in foul territory; Howell flied out to center; Carty made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Newman made an out to second; Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Burke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Mayberry flied out to center; A. Woods walked; McKay made an out to third; Cerone flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Blue Jays 2.

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