A three-hitter by Rick Honeycutt gave the Mariners a 1-0 triumph over the Blue Jays in the first game of a twin bill and Seattle completed the sweep by taking the second game, 7-2. The score was 0-0 in the lidlifter going into the ninth when Ruppert Jones led off with a single. He was sacrificed to second by Leon Roberts and scored when Bruce Bochte lined a hit to right.

The Mariner scoring in the nightcap began in the third inning on a single by Julio Cruz and RBI double by Craig Reynolds. Tom Paciorek drove in Dan Meyer in the fourth and an error by Jay first baseman John Mayberry gave the Mariners a 3-0 lead in the fifth. An RBI double by Reynolds and two-run homer by Roberts wrapped up the game in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 1, Toronto Blue Jays 0 (Game 1)

Game Played on Monday, July 24, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 2 Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Milbourne 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Bailor 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Velez rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Ruppert Jones cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .249 Carty dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 .278 Roberts rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .306 Upshaw pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Bochte lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .269 Howell ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Meyer 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Ault 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .164 Paciorek dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .302 A. Woods lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Stein 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Stinson c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Cerone c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gomez ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .210 Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Johnson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 1 7 1 2 3 Totals 30 0 3 0 0 4 Time of Game: 1:55 Left on Base: Mariners 5, Blue Jays 5 DP: Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0 Errors: Milbourne, Roberts Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (11) Caught Stealing: Meyer (3) Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (2), Velez (2) GIDP: McKay (8) Hit by Pitch: A. Woods (1,by Honeycutt) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt W(4-5) 9 3 0 0 0 4 0 32 3.77 Totals 9 3 0 0 0 4 0 32 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lemanczyk L(3-12) 9 7 1 1 2 3 0 33 6.29 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 3 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Honeycutt (3) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Hank Soar MARINERS 1ST: Cruz lined to shortstop; Reynolds struck out; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor flied out to right; Velez singled to center; Carty flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. MARINERS 2ND: Roberts flied out to center; Bochte grounded out (second to first); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Woods was hit by a pitch; McKay forced A. Woods (third to second); Cerone forced McKay (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. MARINERS 3RD: Paciorek lined to second; Stein struck out; Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez singled to right; Bosetti struck out; Bailor flied out to center; Velez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. MARINERS 4TH: Cruz singled to second; Reynolds flied out to right; Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz to second]; Cruz was picked off second (pitcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty struck out; Ault flied out to right; A. Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. MARINERS 5TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Bochte walked; Meyer singled to right [Bochte to second]; Paciorek singled to right [Bochte out at home (right to catcher), Meyer to third, Paciorek to second (on throw to home)]; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING 2B); McKay grounded out (third to first); Cerone flied out to right; Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. MARINERS 6TH: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor flied out to left; Velez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones walked; Ruppert Jones stole second; Roberts singled [Ruppert Jones stayed at second]; Bochte singled to third [Ruppert Jones to third, Roberts to second]; Meyer flied out to center; Paciorek popped to second; Stein forced Bochte (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Carty singled to left; UPSHAW RAN FOR CARTY; Ault reached on an error by Milbourne [Upshaw to second]; A. Woods forced Ault (pitcher to shortstop) [Upshaw to third]; McKay grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [A. Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. MARINERS 8TH: UPSHAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Stinson flied out to center; Milbourne flied out to center; Reynolds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone grounded out (second to first); MAYBERRY BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Mayberry struck out; Bosetti flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0. MARINERS 9TH: JOHNSON REPLACED MAYBERRY (PLAYING SS); Ruppert Jones singled to right; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Ruppert Jones to second]; Bochte singled to right [Ruppert Jones scored]; Meyer forced Bochte (second to shortstop); Meyer was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Bailor reached on an error by Roberts; Velez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bailor to second]; HOWELL BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Howell grounded out (second to first); Ault struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0.

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