Erupting for five runs in the fifth inning, the Blue Jays went on to an 8-6 victory over the Rangers. In the Jay fifth, Dave McKay singled and moved to third on a double by Tim Johnson. McKay scored on a grounder by Rick Bosetti and Bosetti reached first safely when Mike Hargrove dropped the throw from shortstop Toby Harrah.

A fielder's choice grounder by Roy Howell plated Johnson and Bosetti tallied on a single by Willie Horton. Jim Umbarger relieved Dock Ellis on the hill and issued consecutive walks to John Mayberry and Otto Velez before a single by Alan Ashby resulted in two more runs. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 8, Texas Rangers 6

Game Played on Monday, August 21, 1978 (Day game) at Exhibition Stadium

Rangers 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 12 1 Blue Jays 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 x - 8 12 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Bosetti cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .258 Wills 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Bailor rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Bevacqua 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 .236 Howell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .272 Oliver lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .311 Horton dh 4 2 2 3 0 1 .264 Bonds rf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .281 Mayberry 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Zisk dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .255 A. Woods lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Sundberg c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .299 Velez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 Harrah ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .218 Upshaw lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Beniquez cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Ashby c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .281 D. Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .246 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .262 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 12 6 2 2 Totals 34 8 12 8 3 3 Time of Game: 2:09 Attendance: 16,001 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Blue Jays 5 DP: Rangers 2, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Hargrove Doubles: Oliver (25), Beniquez (13), Johnson (2) Home Runs: Bonds (23), Sundberg (4), Bevacqua (5), Oliver (11), Horton (9), Ashby (8) Stolen Bases: Harrah (26) GIDP: Sundberg (15), Ashby (7), Mayberry (11) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Ellis 4.2 7 6 3 1 1 1 22 4.18 Umbarger L(4-8) 3 5 2 2 2 2 1 14 4.96 Barker 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.95 Totals 8 12 8 4* 3 3 2 37 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore 4.1 9 6 6 2 1 4 22 4.89 Murphy W(5-9) 4.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.19 Totals 9 12 6 6 2 2 4 39 Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Bevacqua walked; Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor grounded out (third to first); Howell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Blue Jays 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bonds homered; Zisk singled to center; Sundberg grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; Harrah struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Horton grounded out (third to first); Mayberry grounded out (second to first); A. Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0. RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez flied out to left; Hargrove grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Ashby flied out to center; McKay grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled to center; Bosetti struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Blue Jays 0. RANGERS 4TH: Bevacqua flied out to right; Oliver doubled to center [Oliver out at third (center to second to third)]; Bonds singled to center; Zisk singled to left [Bonds to second]; Sundberg homered [Bonds scored, Zisk scored]; Harrah walked; Beniquez doubled to left [Harrah to third]; Hargrove flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Bailor singled to left; Howell popped to first in foul territory; Horton homered [Bailor scored]; Mayberry singled to right; A. Woods walked [Mayberry to second]; Ashby grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [A. Woods out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 2. RANGERS 5TH: Wills flied out to center; Bevacqua homered; Oliver homered; MURPHY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Bonds flied out to right; Zisk flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: McKay singled to right; Johnson doubled to left [McKay to third]; Bosetti reached on an error by Hargrove (assist by Harrah) [McKay scored, Johnson to third]; Bailor flied out to right [Bosetti to second]; Howell grounded out (first unassisted) [Johnson scored (unearned), Bosetti to third]; Horton singled to center [Bosetti scored (unearned)]; UMBARGER REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING); Mayberry walked [Horton to second]; VELEZ BATTED FOR A. WOODS; Velez walked [Horton to third, Mayberry to second]; Ashby singled to right [Horton scored (unearned), Mayberry scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Velez to third, Ashby out at second (right to first)]; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7. RANGERS 6TH: UPSHAW REPLACED VELEZ (PLAYING LF); Sundberg singled to left; Harrah forced Sundberg (shortstop to second); Beniquez struck out; Harrah stole second; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7. BLUE JAYS 6TH: McKay grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson flied out to center; Bosetti singled to center; Bailor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7. RANGERS 7TH: Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua singled to left; Oliver flied out to right; Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Howell singled to left; Horton struck out; Mayberry grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Howell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7. RANGERS 8TH: Zisk flied out to left; Sundberg flied out to center; Harrah singled to left; Beniquez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 7. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Upshaw was called out on strikes; Ashby homered; McKay grounded out (second to first); Johnson singled to center; BARKER REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Bosetti forced Johnson (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 8. RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); Wills flied out to left; Bevacqua flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 8.

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