Balor Moore scattered five hits and pitched the Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory over the Rangers. The Jays scored in the first inning on an RBI single by Doug Ault. Otto Velez blasted a two-run homer in the third and the final tally came in the seventh on an RBI single by Willie Horton. [The Sporting News]

Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Tuesday, August 29, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Blue Jays 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 13 0 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 2 Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosetti cf 5 0 4 0 0 0 .267 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .252 Bailor 3b 4 3 1 0 0 0 .267 Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Velez rf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .284 Harrah ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .222 Horton dh 5 0 1 1 0 1 .269 Bevacqua 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .238 Ault 1b 3 0 2 1 1 1 .221 Oliver lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 McKay 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .243 Bonds rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .277 Cerone c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 Zisk dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 A. Woods lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .274 Sundberg c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Gomez ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .230 Beniquez cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 .251 Moore p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wills 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 4 13 4 2 8 Totals 28 1 5 1 5 5 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 9,483 Left on Base: Blue Jays 9, Rangers 5 DP: Blue Jays 3, Rangers 1 Errors: Bevacqua 2 Doubles: Bevacqua (12) Home Runs: Velez (7), Beniquez (8) Caught Stealing: Bosetti (10), A. Woods (1), Hargrove (4) Sacrifice Hits: Bailor (9) GIDP: Bevacqua (8), Sundberg (16), Harrah (7) Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Moore W(6-5) 9 5 1 1 5 5 1 33 4.69 Totals 9 5 1 1 5 5 1 33 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(12-11) 6.2 11 4 4 2 4 1 32 2.30 Cleveland 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 8 2.62 Totals 9 13 4 4 2 8 1 40 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Mike Thompson, 3B - Johnny James BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti made an out to first; Bailor singled to center; Velez walked [Bailor to second]; Horton reached on an error by Bevacqua [Bailor to third, Velez to second]; Ault singled to shortstop [Bailor scored, Velez out at home (shortstop to catcher), Horton to third (on throw to home), Ault to second (on throw to home)]; McKay flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove struck out; Harrah walked; Bevacqua doubled to left [Harrah to third]; Oliver reached on a fielder's choice [Harrah out at home (third to catcher), Bevacqua to third]; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Cerone flied out to left; A. Woods flied out to left; Gomez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk was called out on strikes; Sundberg singled to center; Beniquez lined to third; Wills made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 0. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti singled to shortstop; Bailor forced Bosetti (third to second); Velez homered [Bailor scored]; Horton flied out to center; Ault singled to right; McKay was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove singled to right; Hargrove was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Harrah walked; Bevacqua grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Harrah out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Cerone grounded out (catcher to first); A. Woods singled to pitcher; A. Woods was out trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); Gomez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bonds grounded out (second to first); Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0. BLUE JAYS 5TH: Bosetti singled to left; Bosetti was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first to second); Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Velez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to right; On a bunt Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills walked; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Horton grounded out (first to pitcher); Ault struck out; McKay singled to left; Cerone reached on an error by Bevacqua [McKay to second]; A. Woods grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Harrah lined to shortstop; Bevacqua was called out on strikes; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0. BLUE JAYS 7TH: Gomez struck out; Bosetti singled to third; Bailor forced Bosetti (third to second); Velez singled to left [Bailor to second]; Horton singled to left [Bailor scored, Velez to third]; Ault walked [Horton to second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); McKay struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: Bonds struck out; Zisk singled to left; Sundberg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 0. BLUE JAYS 8TH: Cerone struck out; A. Woods singled to center; Gomez struck out while A. Woods was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 0. RANGERS 8TH: Beniquez homered; Wills flied out to center; Hargrove walked; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Harrah grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jorgensen out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1. BLUE JAYS 9TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bosetti singled to center; Bailor out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bosetti to second]; Velez flied out to center; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1. RANGERS 9TH: Bevacqua made an out to second; Oliver grounded out (second to first); Bonds walked; Zisk flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 4, Rangers 1.

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