A two-run triple by Luis Gomez capped a five-run fourth inning that enabled the Blue Jays to snap their four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Twins. The first run scored on a wild pitch and the second scored on a sacrifice fly by John Mayberry. An RBI double by Dave McKay preceded Gomez' three-base hit to the left-center wall. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 5, Minnesota Twins 1

Game Played on Wednesday, July 26, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

Blue Jays 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 7 2 Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Norwood lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Bailor rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .342 Howell 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .288 Ford cf 4 1 2 0 0 2 .304 Carty dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .276 Rivera rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .296 Mayberry 1b 3 0 0 1 0 2 .253 Kusick dh 2 0 1 1 1 1 .204 Ashby c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .268 Smalley ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 A. Woods lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .209 Wynegar c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .265 McKay 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .232 Wolfe 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .223 Gomez ss 4 0 1 2 0 0 .214 Randall 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 7 4 2 6 Totals 34 1 8 1 2 8 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 6,014 Left on Base: Blue Jays 4, Twins 9 DP: Blue Jays 1, Twins 1 Errors: Mayberry, A. Woods, Smalley Doubles: McKay (16), Rivera (7) Triples: Gomez (3), Ford (5) Sacrifice Flies: Mayberry (5), Kusick (3) GIDP: McKay (9), Norwood (10) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore W(5-2) 9 8 1 1 2 8 0 37 3.81 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 8 0 37 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Goltz L(9-7) 4 5 5 1 1 4 0 19 2.77 Holly 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 17 0.00 Totals 9 7 5 1 2 6 0 36 Wild Pitches: Goltz (4) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti struck out; Bailor popped to first; Howell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Norwood grounded out (third to first); Carew struck out; Ford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty singled to center; Mayberry struck out; Ashby struck out; A. Woods flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Rivera reached on an error by Mayberry; Kusick singled to center [Rivera to second]; Smalley struck out; Wynegar walked [Rivera to third, Kusick to second]; Wolfe struck out; Randall lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: McKay lined to right; Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Norwood flied out to right; Carew grounded out (third to first); Ford singled to center; Rivera singled to left [Ford to third, Rivera to second (error by A. Woods)]; Kusick struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor singled to left; Howell reached on an error by Smalley [Bailor to second]; Carty walked [Bailor to third, Howell to second]; Goltz threw a wild pitch [Bailor scored, Howell to third, Carty to second]; Mayberry lined out on a sacrifice fly to right [Howell scored (unearned)]; Ashby singled to left [Carty to third]; A. Woods reached on a fielder's choice [Carty out at home (first to catcher), Ashby to second]; McKay doubled to left [Ashby scored (unearned), A. Woods to third]; Gomez tripled to left [A. Woods scored (unearned), McKay scored (unearned)]; Bosetti flied out to left; 5 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to left; Wynegar struck out; Wolfe grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: HOLLY REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Bailor grounded out (second to first); Howell singled to center; Carty flied out to right; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (pitcher to first); Norwood grounded out (third to first); Carew singled to pitcher; Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Ashby struck out; A. Woods flied out to center; McKay flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 0. TWINS 6TH: Rivera doubled to left; Kusick walked; Smalley flied out to left; Wynegar popped to second; Wolfe popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez flied out to center; Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor walked; Howell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 0. TWINS 7TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 0. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry was called out on strikes; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 0. TWINS 8TH: Ford tripled to center; Rivera made an out to second; Kusick hit a sacrifice fly to center [Ford scored]; Smalley grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: A. Woods singled to right; McKay grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [A. Woods out at second]; Gomez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 1. TWINS 9TH: Wynegar singled to left; Wolfe was called out on strikes; Randall singled to left [Wynegar to second]; Norwood grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Randall out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 1.

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