A two-run homer by Leon Roberts broke a 2-2 tie in the ninth inning and gave the Mariners a 4-2 verdict over the Blue Jays. Tom Paciorek led off the Mariner ninth with a double and Roberts followed by lacing a pitch into the left field seats. Glenn Abbott scattered six hits in going the route. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Tuesday, July 25, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Mariners 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 4 8 0 Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cruz 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .259 Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Reynolds ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Bailor rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Paciorek lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .333 Howell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 Roberts rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .304 Carty dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .276 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .253 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Robertson dh 4 1 1 1 0 2 .215 A. Woods lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Stein 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Ashby c 3 1 2 1 0 0 .269 Meyer 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .209 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Plummer c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .241 Gomez ss 2 0 1 0 0 1 .213 Abbott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ewing ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 Johnson pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 8 4 2 8 Totals 31 2 6 2 2 1 Time of Game: 1:54 Attendance: 14,103 Left on Base: Mariners 3, Blue Jays 6 DP: Mariners 1, Blue Jays 2 Doubles: Plummer (3), Paciorek (8), Gomez (4) Home Runs: Robertson (5), Roberts (15), Carty (15), Ashby (6) Stolen Bases: Cruz (31) Caught Stealing: Ruppert Jones (4) Sacrifice Hits: Ashby (3), McKay (6) GIDP: Roberts (4), Meyer (3), Bosetti (3) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Abbott W(4-7) 9 6 2 2 2 1 2 35 4.38 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 1 2 35 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood L(5-10) 9 8 4 4 2 8 2 34 4.43 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 8 2 34 Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Reynolds grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Paciorek singled to right [Cruz scored]; Roberts struck out; Ruppert Jones struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti made an out to shortstop; Bailor lined to shortstop; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0. MARINERS 2ND: Robertson struck out; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty homered; Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; A. Woods flied out to left; Ashby singled to left; McKay lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 1. MARINERS 3RD: Plummer struck out; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Gomez doubled to left; Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first); Howell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 1. MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek singled to left; Roberts grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Paciorek out at second]; Ruppert Jones singled to left; Ruppert Jones was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); A. Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 1. MARINERS 5TH: Robertson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stein made an out to second; Meyer walked; Plummer doubled [Meyer to third]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby homered; McKay grounded out (second to first); Gomez struck out; Bosetti grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 2. MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek flied out to right; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Bailor flied out to center; Howell singled to center; Carty popped to first in foul territory; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 2. MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones struck out; Robertson homered; Stein singled to left; Meyer grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Stein out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 7TH: A. Woods singled to third; Ashby reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [A. Woods to second]; McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [A. Woods to third, Ashby to second]; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing was walked intentionally; JOHNSON RAN FOR EWING; Bosetti grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 2. MARINERS 8TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Plummer struck out; Cruz struck out; Reynolds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); Carty walked; Mayberry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 2. MARINERS 9TH: Paciorek doubled to right; Roberts homered [Paciorek scored]; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Robertson struck out; Stein grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 9TH: A. Woods flied out to right; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Blue Jays 2.

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