Shellenback got the ball in the top of the first inning and Tommy Harper lined out to center to start. Aparicio grounded out to second and Carl Yastrzemski popped up to short to end the inning. Krausse got the ball in the bottom of the first and Lenny Randle singled to right to start. Dave Nelson banged into a double play and Don Mincher took strike three to end the inning.
Rico Petrocelli tried to start a rally with a double to left to start the top of the second but Danny Cater popped up to second. Ben Oglivie struck out swinging but Doug Griffin drew a walk. Carlton Fisk took strike three to end the inning. Hal King popped up to second to start the bottom of the second but Frank Howard walked. Larry Bittner struck out swinging and Elliott Maddox grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
Rico Petrocelli tried to start a rally with a double to left to start the top of the second but Danny Cater popped up to second. Ben Oglivie struck out swinging but Doug Griffin drew a walk. Carlton Fisk took strike three to end the inning. Hal King popped up to second to start the bottom of the second but Frank Howard walked. Larry Bittner struck out swinging and Elliott Maddox grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
Krausse popped up to second to start the top of the third but Harper blooped a single to left. Harper got thrown out trying to steal second but Aparicio reached on an error by Toby Harrah. Yaz flied out to left to end the inning. Harrah walked to start the bottom of the third and moved to second on the sacrifice bunt by Shellenback. Harrah moved to third on the groundout by Randle but Nelson flied out to center to end the inning.
Petrocelli singled to left to begin the top of the fourth but Cater flied out to left. Oglivie singled off of Shellenbeck but Griffin forced him at second. Fisk popped up to short to end the inning. Mincher grounded out to second to star the bottom of the fourth before King flied out to right. Howard popped up to short to end the inning.
Krausse tried to aid his own cause by smacking a double to left to begin the top of the fifth but Harper popped up the bunt attempt. Aparicio grounded out to short to move Krausse to third but Yaz flied out to center to end the inning. Krausse got Bittner to ground back to himself to begin the bottom of the fifth before Maddox took strike three. Harrah grounded out to short to end the inning.
Petrocelli walked to begin the top of the sixth but Cater grounded into a double play. Oglivie struck out swinging to end the inning. Shellenback grounded back to the mound to start the bottom of the sixth and Randle grounded out to second. Nelson struck out swinging to end the inning.
Shellenbeck cruised in the top of the seventh as Griffin grounded out to short to start. Fisk grounded back to the mound and Krausse lined out to left. Mincher flied out to left to begin the bottom of the seventh and King grounded out to second. Howard walked but Bittner grounded out to second to end the inning.
Harper popped up to short to start the top of the eighth but Aparicio singled to left. Yaz hit into a double play to end the inning. Maddox's bottom of the eighth inning bunt attempt was snuffed out by Krausse to start. Harrah grounded out to third and Jim Driscoll pinch hit for Shellenbeck. Driscoll popped up to short to end the inning.
Jim Panther came in to pitch the top of the ninth and Petrocelli grounded back to the mound to start. Cater grounded out to third and Oglivie popped up to third to end the inning. Krausse returned for the bottom of the ninth and Randle singled to left to begin. Nelson dropped down a bunt to move Randle to second but Krausse got a big out when Mincher struck out swinging. King grounded out to second to end the inning.
The Sox finally broke through in the top of the tenth although Griffin grounded out to second to start. Fisk doubled to left and Sox manager Eddie Kasko sent in Bob Burda to pinch hit for Krausse. Burda was intentionally walked to get to Harper and the gamble backfired as Harper doubled to left to score both runners, giving the Sox the lead. Aparicio doubled to left to score Tommy and Yaz was intentionally walked. Aparicio moved to third on the fly out to right by Petrocelli but Cater lined out to center to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-0.
Bill Lee came in for the bottom of the tenth and Howard flied out to right to start. Ted Ford pinch hit for Bittner and lined out to right before Maddox grounded out to third to end the game. The Sox had won it 3-0 in 10 innings.
The Good:
Tommy Harper was 2 for 5 with 2 rbis and a run scored.
Luis Aparicio was 2 for 5 with an rbi.
Rico Petrocelli was 2 for 4 with a walk.
Bob Burda walked and scored as a pinch hitter.
Bill Lee earned his second save with a scoreless ninth inning.
The Bad:
Danny Cater was 0 for 5.
The Ugly:
Carl Yastrzemski was 0 for 4 but walked.
Ben Oglivie was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Doug Griffin was 0 for 3 but walked.
Carlton Fisk was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
At least the Sox close out their miserable month of April with a victory. Its been a weird month with the Player's Strike wiping out the first week and bad weather prevented the Sox from getting out of the box. Hopefully this win will propel them to a better month of May. The top of the order is starting to get it going and Lew Krausse stepped up big in this one. The Sox still need a third starter to go with Sonny Siebert and Ray Culp and Krausse may be the one to fit the bill. Good bounceback game for Lee to wipe out the side in the bottom of the ninth to secure the victory. All in all it was a good win and thankfully the month is over. The Sox are now 4-7 on the season, 3 games behind the Detroit Tigers for first place in the AL East. The Sox have an off-day tomorrow and return to action Tuesday at home against the Oakland Athletics. Sonny Siebert gets the start opposite Catfish Hunter at 2:30 PM at Fenway Park.
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