A triple by Lou Whitaker was the big blow as the Tigers beat the Blue Jays, 5-2, snapping Toronto's club record five-game winning streak. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the third when Alan Trammell and Ron LeFlore stroked singles. Whitaker slammed a triple and continued home without stopping when right fielder Otto Velez had trouble picking up the ball and was charged with an error. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2

Game Played on Thursday, August 24, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 11 1 Tigers 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 x - 5 9 0 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bailor cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .263 LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 A. Woods lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 .304 Howell 3b 5 0 2 0 0 2 .271 Staub dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .298 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Kemp lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .290 Velez rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .289 Parrish c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .219 Ashby c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .284 Wockenfuss rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .285 McKay 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .246 Corcoran ph,rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Gomez ss 4 0 3 1 0 0 .231 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .264 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 2 11 2 2 4 Totals 30 5 9 4 2 2 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 13,314 Left on Base: Blue Jays 10, Tigers 4 DP: Blue Jays 3, Tigers 0 Errors: Velez Doubles: Gomez (6), Velez (12), Howell (27), Thompson (21) Triples: Parrish (3), Whitaker (6) Home Runs: Thompson (23) Caught Stealing: Velez (3) GIDP: Rodriguez (8), Whitaker (7) Hit by Pitch: Staub (2,by Moore) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore L(5-5) 5 7 5 4 1 2 1 23 5.00 Murphy 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 4.04 Totals 8 9 5 4 2 2 1 33 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(11-8) 9 11 2 2 2 4 0 39 3.46 Totals 9 11 2 2 2 4 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Moore (3) Wild Pitches: Wilcox (4) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bailor flied out to center; A. Woods walked; Howell singled [A. Woods to second]; Horton lined to third; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to pitcher; Whitaker walked; Staub struck out; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Tigers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Velez walked; Velez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Ashby struck out; McKay singled; Gomez doubled [McKay scored]; Bailor grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp singled; Parrish tripled to right [Kemp scored]; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez hit into a double play to center [Parrish out at home (center to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: A. Woods grounded out (first to pitcher); Howell flied out to left; Horton singled; Mayberry flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled; LeFlore singled [Trammell to second]; Whitaker tripled to right [Trammell scored, LeFlore scored, Whitaker scored (error by Velez) (unearned)]; Staub was hit by a pitch; Thompson flied out to left; Kemp struck out; Parrish popped to first in foul territory; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Velez singled; Ashby singled [Velez to second]; McKay forced Velez (pitcher to third) [Ashby to second]; Gomez singled [Ashby to third, McKay to second]; Bailor flied out to right; A. Woods grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to right; Trammell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Howell struck out; Horton made an out to second; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Tigers 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Velez doubled to right; Ashby grounded out (second to first) [Velez to third]; McKay grounded out (first unassisted) [Velez scored]; Gomez flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson homered; Kemp singled; MURPHY REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Parrish flied out to right; CORCORAN BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Corcoran singled [Kemp to second]; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5. BLUE JAYS 7TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bailor grounded out (third to first); A. Woods popped to third in foul territory; Howell doubled; Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 7TH: Trammell walked; LeFlore lined to left; Whitaker grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Mayberry grounded out (third to first); Velez grounded out (third to first); Ashby singled; McKay grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5. TIGERS 8TH: Staub grounded out (second to pitcher); Thompson doubled to right; Kemp reached on a fielder's choice [Thompson out at third (pitcher to third to shortstop to pitcher), Kemp to second]; Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Gomez singled; Bailor forced Gomez (second unassisted); A. Woods forced Bailor (first to shortstop); Wilcox threw a wild pitch [A. Woods to second]; Howell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Tigers 5.

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