Posting their sixth straight victory over the Orioles at Exhibition Stadium, the Blue Jays prevailed, 5-3. The Orioles took an early 3-0 lead, but the Jays came back and eventually tied the contest on a two-run homer by Rico Carty in the third inning. The deadlock was broken in the fifth when Al Woods clouted his first homer of the season. The Jays added an insurance marker in the eighth on an RBI double by Doug Ault. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 5, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Tuesday, August 8, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Orioles 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Blue Jays 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 x - 5 11 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Belanger ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .193 Bailor rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .263 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288 A. Woods lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .236 Garcia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Howell 3b 3 1 2 0 1 1 .280 Dauer 2b,3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .275 Carty dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 .278 Singleton rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .291 Mayberry 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .259 Murray 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .283 Bosetti pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 May dh 4 1 1 2 0 0 .243 Johnson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 DeCinces 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .262 McKay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Smith 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 Cerone c 4 1 3 0 0 0 .224 Mora lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .244 Gomez ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .215 Harlow ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Ault ph,1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .175 Dempsey c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Upshaw cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .220 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 10 3 2 5 Totals 33 5 11 5 2 8 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 19,052 Left on Base: Orioles 5, Blue Jays 7 DP: Orioles 0, Blue Jays 2 Doubles: Dauer (17), Howell (22), Ault (1) Triples: Cerone (1) Home Runs: May (18), Carty (18), A. Woods (1) Caught Stealing: DeCinces (5), Lopez (4) Sacrifice Hits: McKay (7) GIDP: Crowley (2), Harlow (6) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan L(14-10) 8 11 5 5 2 8 2 36 3.75 Totals 8 11 5 5 2 8 2 36 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood W(6-10) 6.1 9 3 3 1 4 1 27 4.49 Murphy 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 4.24 Cruz SV(7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.71 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 5 1 35 Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger singled to left; Dauer doubled to left [Belanger scored]; Singleton reached on a fielder's choice [Dauer out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; Murray grounded out (shortstop to first) [Singleton to second]; May homered [Singleton scored]; DeCinces popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor singled to first; A. Woods popped to shortstop; Howell singled to right [Bailor to second]; Carty struck out; Mayberry singled to center [Bailor scored, Howell to third]; McKay flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1. ORIOLES 2ND: Mora flied out to right; Dempsey was called out on strikes; Lopez flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone tripled to center; Gomez struck out; Upshaw was called out on strikes; Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger flied out to center; Dauer was called out on strikes; Singleton walked; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods was called out on strikes; Howell doubled to center; Carty homered [Howell scored]; Mayberry flied out to center; McKay struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 3. ORIOLES 4TH: May flied out to right; DeCinces singled to left; DeCinces was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mora was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Cerone lined to left; Gomez struck out; Upshaw popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to right; Lopez singled to left; Lopez was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bailor grounded out (third to first); A. Woods homered; Howell was called out on strikes; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 4. ORIOLES 6TH: Dauer singled to left; Singleton struck out; Murray singled to left [Dauer to second]; May flied out to left; DeCinces grounded out (third to first); Doug DeCinces ejected by 1B umpire Ted Hendry; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: SMITH REPLACED DECINCES (PLAYING 2B); DAUER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Mayberry grounded out (pitcher to first); McKay struck out; Cerone singled to center; Gomez popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 4. ORIOLES 7TH: Mora singled to left; Dempsey forced Mora (third to second); Lopez singled to center [Dempsey to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; MURPHY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Crowley grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lopez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 7TH: GARCIA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); Upshaw grounded out (second to first); Bailor walked; A. Woods grounded out (third to first) [Bailor to second]; Howell walked; Carty forced Bailor (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 4. ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Singleton grounded out (second to first); Murray singled to left; May flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 4. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry singled to center; BOSETTI RAN FOR MAYBERRY; McKay out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bosetti to second]; Cerone singled to left [Bosetti out at home (left to catcher), Cerone to second (on throw to home)]; AULT BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ault doubled [Cerone scored]; Upshaw grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 5. ORIOLES 9TH: AULT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSON REPLACED BOSETTI (PLAYING SS); Smith walked; HARLOW BATTED FOR MORA; CRUZ REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Harlow grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Smith out at second]; KELLY BATTED FOR DEMPSEY; Kelly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 5.

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