Krausse got the ball in the top of the first inning and Mike Andrews struck out swinging to start. Reggie Smith grounded out to first but Carl Yastrzemski walked. Yaz stole second but Tony Conigliaro struck out swinging to end the inning. The Brewers got to Culp right away in the bottom of the first as Tommy Harper doubled to left to start. Mike Hegan grounded out to first to move Harper to third and Russ Snyder grounded out to second to score Harper. Danny Walton got a base hit to center but Steve Hovley popped up to first to end the inning with the Brewers up 1-0.
Rico Petrocelli popped up to short to start the top of the second and George Scott lined out to right. Luis Alvarado singled to center but was thrown out at second trying to steal to end the inning. Ted Kubiak grounded out to first to start the bottom of the second and John Kennedy grounded out to third. Phil Roof struck out swinging to end the inning.
Jerry Moses grounded out to short to start the top of the third and Culp swung and missed for strike three...but took first on a wild pitch. Andrews flied out to center and Smith grounded out to second to end the inning. Krausse took strike three to start the bottom of the third and Harper popped up to third. Hegan walked but Snyder grounded out to second to end the inning.
Yaz grounded out to third to start the top of the fourth and Tony C walked. Petrocelli and Scott both struck out swinging to end the inning. Walton grounded out to third to open the bottom of the fourth but Hovley walked. Kubiak grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Alvarado flied out to left to start the top of the fifth but Moses singled to left. Moses was thrown out at second trying to steal and Culp flied out to right to end the inning. Kennedy struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fifth but Roof walked. Roof was thrown out at second trying to steal and Krausse struck out swinging to end the inning.
Andrews hit a little roller to third that was thrown away by Harper for an error to start the top of the sixth. Smith popped up to first and Yaz grounded out to second to move Andrews to third. Tony C flied out to center to end the inning. Harper popped up to second to start the bottom of the sixth and Hegan hit one up the elevator shaft. Snyder lined out to right to end the inning.
Petrocelli flied out to center to start the top of the seventh and Scott did the same. Kubiak booted a grounder by Alvarado for an error but Moses flied out to right to end the inning. The Brewers struck again in the bottom of the seventh as Walton hit a home run all the way to Green Bay to increase the lead. Hovley popped up to short, Kubiak grounded out to second and Kennedy struck out swinging to end the inning with the Brewers up 2-0.
The Sox finally broke through in the bottom of the seventh as Dick Schofield pinch hit for Culp to start. Dick walked to start and Andrews got a base hit to center, but Smith grounded into a double play. Yaz got a base hit to center to score Andrews and that was it for Krausse. John Gelnar came in to face Conigliaro and Tony flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox down 2-1.
Sparky Lyle got failed by bad defense as he took the mound for the bottom of the eighth. Roof popped up to second but somehow Lyle walked Gelnar. Harper walked and Hegan got a base hit to center to load the bases. Snyder hit a routine grounder to second....under the glove of Andrews, All 3 runners scored on the error to ice the game. Walton was intentionally walked but Hovley took strike three. Kubiak forced Walton at second to end the inning with the Brewers up 5-1.
Petrocelli flied out to center to start the top of the ninth and Scott struck out swinging. Alvarado got a base hit to center and Moses beat out a roller to the mound. Mike Derrick pinch hit for Lyle and popped up to short to end the game. The Brewers had won it 5-1.
Jackass of the Night is Mike Andrews. His error allowed 3 runs to score to put the game away.
The Good:
Carl Yastrzemski was 1 for 3 with a walk and an rbi.
Luis Alvarado was 2 for 4.
Jerry Moses was 2 for 4.
Dick Schofield walked and scored as a pinch hitter.
One of the rare times the losing pitcher ends up on the Good list but Ray Culp held the Brewers to just 2 runs in 7 innings off 3 hits and 3 walks.
The Bad:
Reggie Smith was 0 for 4.
Rico Petrocelli was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
George Scott was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Mike Derrick was 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter.
Sparky Lyle didn't get any help from his defense but still allowed 3 runs in the ninth inning.
The Ugly:
Tony Conigliaro was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Final Thoughts:
That game was awful and its a shame because Culp pitched well. The Sox bats did absolutely nothing against a mediocre pitcher and the Sox can't afford to lose games to pitchers like that with the Baltimore Orioles red hot right now. The key to the game was Lyle walking John Gelnar. Its one thing to walk a pitcher, its another thing to walk a relief pitcher. Not that the Sox were going to score any runs in the ninth, but a 2 or 3-1 deficit is better than 5-1. Andrews had a pretty good day at the plate so its unfortunate that his error cost them the game. Only thing you can do is not make any mistakes tomorrow in the next game. The loss dropped the Sox to 13-11, 3.5 games behind the Orioles for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to rebound tomorrow as they travel to Oakland for a three game set with the Athletics. Jim Lonborg (2-0) gets the start against Chuck Dobson of Oakland. The game begins at 10 PM eastern time at Oakland Coliseum.
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