A three-hitter by Jesse Jefferson and a six-run second inning carried the Blue Jays to an 8-0 rout of the White Sox. Rico Carty led off the second with a double and after a walk and single loaded the bases, Alan Ashby drew a walk, forcing in the first run. A single by Dave McKay drove home two tallies and a single by Luis Gomez added another marker. After a sacrifice, two more runs scored on a sacrifice fly by Al Woods and a bad relay throw by Don Kessinger. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 8, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Wednesday, August 9, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Blue Jays 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 8 9 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molinaro dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Bailor rf,cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Bosley cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 A. Woods lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .228 Orta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Howell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Carty dh 4 2 3 0 0 0 .283 Colbern c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Mayberry 1b 3 2 1 1 1 0 .259 Garr lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .289 Upshaw cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .241 Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Velez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 Washington rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .239 Ashby c 3 1 0 1 1 0 .257 Nahorodny c,1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .243 McKay 2b 3 1 2 2 0 1 .239 Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .257 Gomez ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .216 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jefferson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hinton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 3 0 3 5 Totals 29 8 9 7 2 1 Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 24,282 Left on Base: White Sox 6, Blue Jays 2 DP: White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Kessinger, Howell Doubles: Carty 3 (16), Howell (23) Triples: Mayberry (2) Sacrifice Hits: Soderholm (2), Bailor (8) Sacrifice Flies: A. Woods (2), Upshaw (3) GIDP: Kessinger (8) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(9-8) 5.1 7 8 7 2 1 0 24 4.40 Hinton 2.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.79 Totals 8 9 8 7 2 1 0 34 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jefferson W(7-9) 9 3 0 0 3 5 0 33 3.92 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 5 0 33 Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro made an out to second; Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor grounded out (third to first); A. Woods flied out to right; Howell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson singled to center; Garr singled to third [Lamar Johnson to second]; Soderholm out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Lamar Johnson to third, Garr to second]; Washington was walked intentionally; Nahorodny struck out; Kessinger struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Carty doubled to center; Mayberry walked; Upshaw singled to center [Carty to third, Mayberry to second]; Ashby walked [Carty scored, Mayberry to third, Upshaw to second]; McKay singled to center [Mayberry scored, Upshaw scored, Ashby to third]; Gomez singled to center [Ashby scored, McKay to second]; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [McKay to third, Gomez to second]; A. Woods hit a sacrifice fly to center [McKay scored, Gomez scored (error by Kessinger) (unearned)]; Howell flied out to right; 6 R (5 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6. WHITE SOX 3RD: Molinaro grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosley walked; Orta popped to shortstop; Lamar Johnson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Carty doubled to center; Mayberry lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Carty out at second]; Upshaw grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6. WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr grounded out (third to first); Soderholm flied out to left; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Ashby popped to first; McKay struck out; Gomez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6. WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny grounded out (third to first); Kessinger was called out on strikes; Molinaro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bailor lined to shortstop; A. Woods grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6. WHITE SOX 6TH: Bosley grounded out (third to first); Orta grounded out (second to first); Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 6. BLUE JAYS 6TH: COLBERN REPLACED LAMAR JOHNSON (PLAYING C ); NAHORODNY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Carty doubled to left; Mayberry tripled to right [Carty scored]; Upshaw hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mayberry scored]; HINTON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Ashby grounded out (third to first); McKay singled to left; Gomez forced McKay (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 8. WHITE SOX 7TH: VELEZ REPLACED UPSHAW (PLAYING RF); BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Garr grounded out (second to first); Soderholm flied out to right; Washington was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 8. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Woods flied out to center; Howell doubled to left; Carty flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 8. WHITE SOX 8TH: Nahorodny singled to center; Kessinger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Nahorodny out at second]; Molinaro lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 8. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Velez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 8. WHITE SOX 9TH: Bosley grounded out (second to first); Orta grounded out (first to second); Colbern reached on an error by Howell; Garr walked [Colbern to second]; Soderholm forced Garr (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 8.

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