Two wild throws by Tom Underwood led to an unearned run and enabled the Orioles to defeat the Blue Jays, 5-4. Doug DeCinces drove in what proved to be the Orioles' winning run, hitting a double to score Eddie Murray in the eighth inning. Dave McKay had a 4-for-4 night, including a homer, for the Blue Jays. Doug Ault also homered. [The Sporting News]

Baltimore Orioles 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4

Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1978 (Night game) at Exhibition Stadium

Orioles 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 - 5 10 0 Blue Jays 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 12 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Blue Jays AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garcia ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 .294 Bosetti cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .257 Dauer 2b 5 1 3 2 0 1 .274 Mayberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Singleton rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .288 G. Woods rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .091 Harlow cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 A. Woods ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Murray 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .281 Bailor 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 May dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .249 Velez lf,rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .284 DeCinces 3b 2 0 1 1 2 0 .267 Alberts dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .375 Mora lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .225 Ault 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .216 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 McKay 2b 4 3 4 1 0 0 .247 Lopez cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Cerone c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .233 Dempsey c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .260 Gomez ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .223 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ewing ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Underwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Buskey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 10 4 3 8 Totals 36 4 12 4 0 3 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 14,155 Left on Base: Orioles 7, Blue Jays 6 DP: Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1 Errors: Underwood Doubles: DeCinces (30) Triples: McKay (8) Home Runs: Ault (2), McKay (6) Stolen Bases: DeCinces (6) Caught Stealing: McKay (4) Sacrifice Hits: Garcia (4) GIDP: Singleton (12), Velez (7), Ault (6) Hit by Pitch: Bailor (4,by Flanagan) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan 3.2 9 2 2 0 1 1 18 3.97 Briles W(4-4) 4.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 16 4.42 Stanhouse SV(22) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.90 Totals 9 12 4 4 0 3 2 37 Blue Jays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Underwood L(6-13) 7 8 5 4 3 7 0 31 4.17 Buskey 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.80 Totals 9 10 5 4 3 8 0 39 Hit by Pitch: Flanagan (3) Wild Pitches: Underwood 2 (6) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly ORIOLES 1ST: Garcia grounded out (second to first); Dauer was called out on strikes; Singleton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 1ST: Bosetti struck out; G. Woods flied out to right; Bailor was hit by a pitch; Velez singled to center [Bailor to second]; Alberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (first unassisted); May was called out on strikes; DeCinces walked; Mora struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0. BLUE JAYS 2ND: Ault homered; McKay singled to center; McKay was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Cerone grounded out (third to first); Gomez popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Lopez flied out to center; Dempsey walked; Garcia singled to left [Dempsey to third]; Dauer singled to center [Dempsey scored, Garcia to third]; Underwood threw a wild pitch [Garcia scored, Dauer to second]; Singleton struck out; Murray grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 3RD: Bosetti grounded out (third to first); G. Woods singled to left; Bailor singled to center [G. Woods to second]; Velez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bailor out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1. ORIOLES 4TH: May struck out; DeCinces popped to third in foul territory; Mora singled to left; Lopez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1. BLUE JAYS 4TH: Alberts singled to third; Ault grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alberts out at second]; McKay singled to left; Cerone singled to left [McKay to second]; Gomez singled to left [McKay scored, Cerone to second]; BRILES REPLACED FLANAGAN (PITCHING); Bosetti struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey flied out to left; Garcia struck out; Dauer singled to center; Dauer was picked off first but was safe on an error by Underwood [Dauer to second]; Singleton singled to center [Dauer scored (unearned)]; Murray popped to first; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 5TH: A. WOODS BATTED FOR G. WOODS; A. Woods grounded out (second to first); Bailor grounded out (third to first); Velez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2. ORIOLES 6TH: A. WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); VELEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); May struck out; DeCinces walked; Mora flied out to right; DeCinces stole second; Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 2. BLUE JAYS 6TH: Alberts flied out to right; Ault made an out to shortstop; McKay tripled to right; Cerone singled to center [McKay scored]; Gomez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 3. ORIOLES 7TH: Dempsey flied out to center; Garcia singled to third; Underwood threw a wild pitch [Garcia to third]; Dauer singled to right [Garcia scored]; Singleton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dauer out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 7TH: HARLOW REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING CF); LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bosetti grounded out (shortstop to first); A. Woods popped to third in foul territory; Bailor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3. ORIOLES 8TH: Murray singled to center; BUSKEY REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); May grounded out (pitcher to first) [Murray to second]; DeCinces doubled to left [Murray scored]; Mora struck out; Lopez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 8TH: ANDERSON REPLACED MORA (PLAYING LF); Velez popped to catcher in foul territory; Alberts flied out to right; Ault flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3. ORIOLES 9TH: Dempsey singled to left; Garcia out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Dempsey to second]; Dauer flied out to center; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3. BLUE JAYS 9TH: McKay homered; STANHOUSE REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Cerone lined to second; EWING BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ewing grounded out (second to first); MAYBERRY BATTED FOR BOSETTI; Mayberry popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 5, Blue Jays 4.

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