With Al Oliver and Bump Wills leading a 13-hit assault, the Rangers routed the Blue Jays, 11-3. Oliver singled home two runs during a three-run first inning and drilled a two-run homer in the seventh. Wills singled home a run in the seventh and belted a two-run homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 11, Toronto Blue Jays 3

Game Played on Monday, August 28, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 10 1 Rangers 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 x - 11 13 1 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .261 Harrah ss 3 2 1 1 1 0 .223 Bailor 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .267 Wills 2b 5 3 4 3 0 0 .232 A. Woods lf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .268 Bevacqua 3b 3 1 0 1 0 1 .238 Horton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Oliver lf 5 1 3 4 0 1 .318 Mayberry 1b 2 1 1 1 2 1 .262 Bonds rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .279 Velez rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279 Zisk dh 3 1 1 1 1 2 .254 Ashby c 4 1 2 1 0 1 .281 Sundberg c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .291 McKay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .243 Beniquez cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .250 Gomez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Hargrove 1b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .252 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jorgensen pr,1b 1 2 1 1 0 0 .156 Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 10 3 4 5 Totals 34 11 13 11 4 8 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 7,400 Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Rangers 6 DP: Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2 Errors: A. Woods, Beniquez Doubles: A. Woods (10), Jorgensen (1) Home Runs: Ashby (9), Mayberry (20), Harrah (6), Zisk (16), Oliver (13), Wills (7) Stolen Bases: Wills (42), Bevacqua (1), Bonds (34) Caught Stealing: Bonds (18) Sacrifice Hits: Harrah (6), Bevacqua (1) Sacrifice Flies: Bevacqua (3) GIDP: McKay (14), Velez (6) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood L(6-11) 6 6 6 4 3 7 2 27 4.19 Murphy 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 4.11 Coleman 1.1 6 4 4 1 1 2 11 3.73 Totals 8 13 11 9 4 8 4 41 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Comer W(7-3) 6 7 3 3 1 2 2 25 1.91 Barker SV(4) 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 14 3.59 Totals 9 10 3 3 4 5 2 39 Wild Pitches: Coleman (6) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor singled to left; A. Woods doubled to center [Bailor scored, A. Woods to third (error by Beniquez)]; Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Mayberry walked; Velez forced Mayberry (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Harrah walked; Wills singled to right [Harrah to third]; Bevacqua reached on an error by A. Woods on a sacrifice fly [Harrah scored, Wills to second]; Wills stole third and Bevacqua stole second; Oliver singled [Wills scored (unearned), Bevacqua scored (unearned)]; Bonds flied out to center; Zisk struck out; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 3. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ashby singled to third; McKay grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Ashby out at second]; Gomez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 2ND: Beniquez struck out; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Harrah homered; Wills singled to center; Bevacqua flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Woods flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4. RANGERS 3RD: Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); Bonds walked; Zisk struck out while Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Mayberry struck out; Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg grounded out (third to first); Beniquez struck out; Hargrove singled to left; Harrah forced Hargrove (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Ashby homered; McKay singled to left; Gomez grounded out (first unassisted) [McKay to second]; Bosetti grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 4. RANGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua made an out to second; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 2, Rangers 4. BLUE JAYS 6TH: A. Woods grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry homered; Velez singled to center; Ashby flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 4. RANGERS 6TH: Bonds struck out; Zisk homered; Sundberg struck out; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 5. BLUE JAYS 7TH: BARKER REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); McKay grounded out (first unassisted); Gomez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosetti struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 5. RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove walked; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; MURPHY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Jorgensen to second]; Wills singled [Jorgensen scored]; Bevacqua out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wills to second]; COLEMAN REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Oliver homered [Wills scored]; Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Zisk walked; Coleman threw a wild pitch [Bonds to third, Zisk to second]; Sundberg popped to first in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 8. BLUE JAYS 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bailor grounded out (second to first); A. Woods walked; Horton singled to right [A. Woods to third]; Mayberry walked [Horton to second]; Velez grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Mayberry out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 8. RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez singled to center; Jorgensen doubled to center [Beniquez scored]; Harrah flied out to center [Jorgensen to third]; Wills homered [Jorgensen scored]; Bevacqua struck out; Oliver singled to right; Bonds forced Oliver (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 11. BLUE JAYS 9TH: Ashby struck out; McKay grounded out (first to pitcher); Gomez singled to shortstop; Bosetti singled to center [Gomez to second]; Bailor walked [Gomez to third, Bosetti to second]; A. Woods struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 11.

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