Mercy Rooney approves of the win
Steve Dunning got the ball in the top of the first inning and Tommy Harper led off with a grounder to short. Mario Guerrero popped up to right and Carl Yastrzemski struck out swinging to end the inning. Moret got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Rusty Torres flied out to center to start. Leo Cardenas singled to left but Chris Chambiss lined out to left. Charlie Spikes walked but Ron Lolich forced him at second to end the inning.
Reggie Smith flied out to left to start the top of the second inning and Orlando Cepeda popped up to first in foul territory. Rico Petrocelli struck out swinging to end the inning. John Ellis and George Hendrick stroked back to back base hits to left to begin the bottom of the second. Buddy Bell walked to load the bases but Jack Brohamer hit a bullet to Petrocelli who doubled off Ellis at third. Torres lined out to left to end the inning.
Ben Oglivie singled to right to start the top of the top of the third but Doug Griffin grounded into a double play. Bob Montgomery popped up to second to end the inning. Cardenas walked to start the bottom of the third but Chambliss struck out swinging. Spikes lined out to center but Lolich walked. Ellis singled to right to load the bases but Hendrick popped up to first in foul territory to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the fourth as Harper walked to start. Harper stole second and Guerrero walked as well. Yaz banged into a double play to move Harper to third and he scored on a balk to put Boston on top. Smith grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 1-0.
Bell struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fourth but Brohamer doubled to center. Torres took strike three but Cardenas walked again. Chambliss lined out to center to end the inning.
The Sox broke the game open in the top of the fifth as Cepeda singled to left to start. Petrocelli walked but Oglivie struck out swinging. Griffin lined out to right but Montgomery doubled to center to score Cepeda. Harper singled to right to score Petrocelli and chase Dunning from the game. Ray Lamb came in to pitch and Guerrero singled to right to move Harprt to third. Yaz caught everyone asleep with a safety squeeze bunt single to score Harper. Smith grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 5-0.
Moret cruised in the bottom of the fifth as Spikes popped up to first to start. Lolich struck out swinging and Ellis popped up to right to end the inning.
Cepeda got a base hit to center to start the top of the sixth but was thrown out at second trying to stretch a double. Petrocelli popped up to second but Lamb booted a grounder by Oglivie. Griffin grounded out to third to end the inning. The Indians got a run back due to shoddy defense in the bottom of the sixth as Hendrick lined out to left to begin. Bell popped up to second but Brohamer singled in the hole at second to chase Moret. Roger was excellent by being charged with just the 1 run in 5 2/3 innings. Bobby Bolin came in and Torres singled to center to bring up Cardenas. Montgomery had Brohamer picked off second but he threw the ball over the head of the FIRST baseman's head to move Brohamer to third on the error. Bolin had Torres picked off but he threw the ball away to score Brohamer on the error. Cardenas hit a routine grounder to Petrocelli who dropped an elbow on the ball and pinned it for yet another error. That was it for Bolin as Bob Veale came in to pitch and Chambliss lined out to short to end the inning with the Indians down 5-1 after 3 errors.
Montgomery took strike three to start the top of the seventh and Harper lined out to second. Guerrero grounded out to third to end the inning. The Indians got another run in the bottom of the seventh as Spikes hit a home run all the way to Cameroon to start. Lolich singled to center but Ellis banged into a double play. Hendrick struck out swinging to end the inning.
Yaz lined out to left to start the top of the eighth and Smith flied out to left. Cepeda got another base hit to center and Dwight Evans pinch ran for him. Petrocelli walked but Oglivie struck out swinging to end the inning. Rick Miller took over for Harper to start the bottom of the eighth and Bell struck out swinging to start. Brohamer walked but Torres lined out to third. Cardenas flied out to center to end the inning.
Griffin got a base hit to left to start the top of the ninth but Montgomery took strike three. Miller struck out swinging and Griffin was thrown out at second trying to steal to end the inning. Veale came back to close out the bottom of the ninth and Chambliss grounded out to first to start. Spikes grounded out to short and Lolich flied out to right to end the game. The Sox had won it 5-2.
Hero of The Night is Roger Moret. He was charged with an unearned run in 5 2/3 gutty innings in the second game of a doubleheader.
The Good:
Tommy Harper was 1 for 3 with a walk, stolen base, 2 rbis and 2 runs scored.
Mario Guerrero was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Orlando Cepeda was 3 for 4 with a run scored.
Bob Veale allowed a run in 3 1/3 innings of work to earn the save.
The Bad:
Rick Miller struck out in his only at bat.
Reggie Smith was 0 for 4
Bobby Bolin allowed an inherited runner to score, committed an error and gave up a hit without recording an out.
The Ugly:
Carl Yastrzemski was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but drove in a run.
Rico Petrocelli was 0 for 2 with a strikeout and an error but walked twice and scored a run.
Ben Oglivie was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Doug Griffin was just 1 for 4.
Bob Montgomery was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but drove in a run and scored a run.
Honorable Mention:
Dwight Evans ran for Cepeda in the top of the eighth.
Final Thoughts:
Good win by the Red Sox to bounce back after the loss in Game 1. Moret pitched well bit good lord they need to clean up the errors. That seventh inning could have gotten a lot worse but they got lucky. Thankfully they were so far ahead they could afford to give up a run but that was bad. One thing is for sure is the bullpen is anything but automatic, that could be a problem moving forward. Still, the bats did enough to win and Cepeda is having the time of his life as the team's Designated Hitter. All in all it was a good win and the Sox hope the momentum carries over into the next game. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox return home to play the Minnesota Twins. Marty Pattin (1-2) gets the start against Dick Woodson of the Twins this Tuesday night at 7:00 PM at Fenway Park.
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