Accounting for his fourth RBI of the game, Clint Hurdle singled in the 10th inning to bring the Royals a 9-8 victory over the Blue Jays. With two out, Freddie Patek drew a walk and stole second ahead of Hurdle's hit. Hurdle drove in one run with a sacrifice fly in the second and tied the score at 8-8 with a two-run homer in the eighth.

Amos Otis also homered for the Royals, while the Blue Jays had round-trippers by Alan Ashby, Rico Carty and John Mayberry. Carty's homer was his 20th, setting a Toronto club record. [The Sporting News]

Kansas City Royals 9, Toronto Blue Jays 8

Game Played on Friday, August 11, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Royals 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 - 9 16 1 Blue Jays 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 8 12 1 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Patek ss 4 2 1 0 2 2 .278 Bosetti cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .270 Zdeb lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Bailor rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .260 Hurdle ph,lf 3 2 3 4 0 0 .276 Howell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .279 McRae dh 5 1 1 0 1 0 .280 Carty dh 3 1 1 2 0 0 .283 Cowens rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .271 Velez ph,dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 .301 Otis cf 4 1 3 3 0 0 .276 Mayberry 1b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .262 Wilson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 A. Woods lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .237 Wathan c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 McKay 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .240 Porter ph,c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Ashby c 4 2 2 3 0 0 .263 LaCock 1b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .321 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Terrell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Ault ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .188 Braun ph,3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .241 Johnson pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 White ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Cerone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Quirk 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Washington 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .282 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGilberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 40 9 16 9 5 5 Totals 38 8 12 8 3 3 Time of Game: 3:22 Attendance: 20,602 Left on Base: Royals 9, Blue Jays 7 DP: Royals 0, Blue Jays 2 Errors: Quirk, Bosetti Doubles: Wathan (7), Braun (11), Bosetti (19), Howell (24), A. Woods (5), Ashby (9) Home Runs: Otis (15), Hurdle (5), Ashby (7), Carty (20), Mayberry (19) Stolen Bases: Patek (32) Caught Stealing: Otis (5), Bosetti (7) Sacrifice Hits: Gomez (15), Bosetti (5), Ashby (4) Sacrifice Flies: Cowens (8), Otis (7), Hurdle (5) GIDP: Otis (8) Hit by Pitch: McKay (1,by Leonard) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard 2.1 7 6 6 1 1 2 14 3.76 McGilberry 2.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 11 9.53 Mingori 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 11 2.42 Pattin 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3.74 Hrabosky W(5-5) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.80 Totals 10 12 8 8 3 3 3 45 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore 2.1 5 3 3 2 1 1 13 4.68 Murphy 3 5 3 2 2 1 0 15 4.32 Willis 3 4 2 2 0 2 1 13 5.78 Cruz L(3-1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 7 0.93 Totals 10 16 9 8 5 5 2 48 Hit by Pitch: Leonard (7) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly ROYALS 1ST: Patek walked; Zdeb lined into a double play (third to first) [Patek out at first]; McRae flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti doubled to left; Bailor reached on a fielder's choice [Bosetti out at third (pitcher to third)]; Howell doubled to right [Bailor to third]; Carty grounded out (third to first) [Bailor scored, Howell to third]; Mayberry singled to center [Howell scored]; Mayberry was out trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Blue Jays 2. ROYALS 2ND: Cowens singled to left; Otis homered [Cowens scored]; Wathan doubled to left; LaCock popped to third; Terrell lined to center; Washington popped to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 2ND: A. Woods doubled to right; McKay was hit by a pitch; Ashby homered [A. Woods scored, McKay scored]; Gomez flied out to right; Bosetti walked; Bosetti was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bailor flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Blue Jays 5. ROYALS 3RD: Patek struck out; Zdeb singled to left; McRae walked [Zdeb to second]; Cowens singled to center [Zdeb scored, McRae to second]; MURPHY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Otis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cowens out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 5. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Howell struck out; Carty homered; Mayberry singled to right; MCGILBERRY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); A. Woods popped to third in foul territory; McKay grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 6. ROYALS 4TH: Wathan flied out to left; LaCock popped to catcher in foul territory; BRAUN BATTED FOR TERRELL; Braun doubled to left; Washington singled to center [Braun to third]; Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 6. BLUE JAYS 4TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Ashby doubled to right; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ashby to third]; Bosetti out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to catcher to first) [Ashby scored]; Bailor walked; Howell flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Blue Jays 7. ROYALS 5TH: HURDLE BATTED FOR ZDEB; Hurdle singled to right; McRae singled to center [Hurdle to third (error by Bosetti), McRae to second]; Cowens hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hurdle scored, McRae to third]; Otis hit a sacrifice fly to right [McRae scored (unearned)]; Wathan lined to right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 7. BLUE JAYS 5TH: HURDLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Carty grounded out (second to first); Mayberry popped to shortstop; A. Woods singled to right; McKay singled to right [A. Woods to second]; MINGORI REPLACED MCGILBERRY (PITCHING); Ashby flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Blue Jays 7. ROYALS 6TH: LaCock walked; Braun walked [LaCock to second]; Washington singled to left [LaCock to third, Braun to second]; Patek struck out; WILLIS REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Hurdle hit a sacrifice fly to center [LaCock scored]; McRae lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 7. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosetti flied out to left; Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 7. ROYALS 7TH: Cowens flied out to center; Otis singled to left; Wathan struck out; LaCock lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 7. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell grounded out (second to first); VELEZ BATTED FOR CARTY; Velez popped to shortstop; Mayberry homered; A. Woods was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Blue Jays 8. ROYALS 8TH: VELEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WHITE BATTED FOR BRAUN; White flied out to center; Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Patek singled to center; Hurdle homered [Patek scored]; McRae grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 8. BLUE JAYS 8TH: QUIRK REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING 3B); McKay reached on an error by Quirk; Ashby out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [McKay to second]; AULT BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ault singled to left [McKay to third]; PATTIN REPLACED MINGORI (PITCHING); JOHNSON RAN FOR AULT; Bosetti flied out to right; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 8. ROYALS 9TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Cowens struck out; Otis singled to left; CRUZ REPLACED WILLIS (PITCHING); PORTER BATTED FOR WATHAN; Otis was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Porter singled to center; LaCock flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 8. BLUE JAYS 9TH: PORTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WILSON REPLACED OTIS (PLAYING CF); Howell popped to third; Velez walked; HRABOSKY REPLACED PATTIN (PITCHING); Mayberry grounded out (second to first) [Velez to second]; A. Woods popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 8, Blue Jays 8. ROYALS 10TH: Quirk flied out to right; Washington struck out; Patek walked; Patek stole second; Hurdle singled to left [Patek scored]; McRae forced Hurdle (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 8. BLUE JAYS 10TH: McKay struck out; Ashby grounded out (third to first); CERONE BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Cerone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Blue Jays 8.

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