Bosman got the ball to start the top of the first inning and Luis Alvarado grounded back to the mound to start. Joe Lahoud popped up to third but Carl Yastrzemski singled to center. Tony Conigliaro grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Peters got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Ed Brinkman lined out to third to start. Tom Grieve grounded out to third and Frank Howard grounded out to second to end the inning.
George Scott took strike three to begin the top of the second inning before Billy Conigliaro struck out swinging. John Kennedy grounded out to third to end the inning. Rick Reichardt struck out swinging to begin the bottom of the second before Aurelio Rodriguez flied out to right. Mike Epstein struck out swinging to end the inning.
Bob Montgomery grounded out to short to start the top of the third inning before Peters grounded back to the mound. Alvarado struck out swinging to end the inning. Paul Casanova led off the bottom of the third with a base hit to center but Tim Cullen flied out to center. Bosman struck out swinging but Brinkman walked. Grieve flied out to left to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the fourth although Lahoud grounded out to second to start. Yaz singled to right, Tony C beat out a roller to first and Scott mashed his 15th home run of the season to put the Sox on top. Billy C singled to left and Kennedy doubled him to third, but Montgomery watched strike three go by. Peters took strike three to end the inning with the Sox up 3-0.
Howard grounded out to short to begin the bottom of the fourth before Reichardt singled to right. Rodriguez and Epstein both struck out swinging to end the inning.
Alvarado struck out swinging to start the top of the fifth and Lahoud popped up to second. Yaz grounded out to second to end the inning. Peters cruised in the bottom of the fifth as Casanova popped up to second to start. Cullen flied out to right and Bosman grounded out to short to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the sixth when Tony C belted his 36th home run of the season to increase the lead. Scott grounded out to second, Billy C popped up tp short and Kennedy flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox up 4-0.
Brinkman singled in the hole at short to begin the bottom of the sixth but Grieve banged into a double play. Howard walked but Reichardt struck out swinging to end the inning.
Darold Knowles came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Montgomery flied out to right to start. Peters grounded out to first and Alvarado grounded out to short to end the inning. Mike Fiore came in for Yaz to start the bottom of the seventh and Rodriguez singled to left to start. Epstein singled to center and Billy C threw himself on the ball and sang to it for an error to put runners at the corners. Casanova hit a fly ball to right and Rodriguez tried for home. Tony C came up gunning and Rodriguez was called out on the play. Cullen flied out to left to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the eighth as Lahoud grounded out to second to start. Fiore popped up to third but Tony C singled to left. Scott then blasted his second home run of the game to ice it. Billy C lined out to third to end the inning but it was 6-0 Red Sox.
Greg Goossen pinch hit for Knowles to start the bottom of the eighth and flied out to right. Brinkman flied out to left and Grieve popped up to second to end the inning.
The Sox poured it on in the top of the ninth with Horacio Pina now on the mound. Kennedy singled to center, Montgomery singled to right and Peters himself mashed his first home run of the season to turn this into a laughter. Alvarado popped up to short but Lahoud doubled to right to chase Pina. Cisco Carlos came in to pitch and Fiore moved Lahoud to third with a ground out. Tony C blooped a single to center to score Lahoud to wrap up the scoring. Scott forced Tony C at second to end the inning with the Sox up 10-0.
Gary driving in more runs than he's allowed
Peters returned to finish the job in the bottom of the ninth and Howard flied out to left. Reichardt hit a home run all the way to Walden Pond to break up the shutout and Rodriguez singled to left. Epstein struck out swinging but Casanova doubled to left. Cullen flied out to right to end the game. The Sox had won it 10-1.
The Good:
Carl Yastrzemski was 2 for 3 with a run scored.
Tony Conigliaro was 4 for 5 with a two run homer and 3 total runs scored.
George Scott was 2 for 5 with two home runs and 5 total rbis.
John Kennedy was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
The Bad:
Luis Alvarado was 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
Mike Fiore was 0 for 2.
The Ugly:
Joe Lahoud was just 1 for 5 but scored a run.
Billy Conigliaro was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout and an error.
Bob Montgomery was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
Amazing how once the pressure was off, the Sox can't lose. This little hot streak proves to be meaningless when it comes to this season but hopefully it carries over into next season. There was no stopping the Baltimore Orioles this season and the Sox could never get good enough pitching to compete with them this season. As for this game, the Sox beat around one of the worst teams in the league and swept them out of their own stadium. Tony Conigliaro had a hell of a season and its nice to see Scott have a late season surge as well. The Sox have a great core with Reggie Smith, Yaz, Tony C, Petrocelli and Scott but every other spot is a black hole. The Sox need a stud catcher, second baseman and shortstop and another ace to compete with Baltimore next season. But that's next year, this year there's still two games left. The win improved the Sox to 86-74, 19 games behind the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East. The Sox now return home to play their final two games of the season against the second place New York Yankees. Ken Brett gets the start for the Sox against Steve Kline of the Yankees. The game begins tomorrow night at 7:30 PM at Fenway Park.
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