Pattin got the ball in the top of the first and Horace Clarke grounded back to the mound to start. Roy White struck out swinging but Matty Alou got a base hit to left. Bobby Murcer singled to right but was thrown out at second trying to stretch a double to end the inning. The Sox pounced on Yankees starter Steve Kline in the bottom of the first inning. Tommy Harper hit one up the elevator shaft but Luis Aparicio worked a walk. Carl Yastrzemski ripped a base hit to right that Alou bobbled allowing both runners to move into scoring position. Reggie Smith was intentionally walked to load the bases and Orlando Cepeda scored Harper with a sac fly to left. Rico Petrocelli forced Smith at second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 1-0.
Pattin cruised in the top of the second as Graig Nettles grounded out to second to start. Ron Blomberg popped up to second and Felipe Alou grounded out to short to end the inning. The Sox struck again in the bottom of the second as Carlton Fisk singled to left and Doug Griffin dropped down a bunt to move him to second. Rookie Dwight Evans ripped a base hit to left to score Fisk but was thrown out at second trying to stretch a double. Harper grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox ahead 2-0.
The Yankees struck back in the top of the third inning although Thurman Munson grounded out to third to start. Gene Michael hit a home run all the way into the rings of Saturn to cut the lead but Clarke grounded out to second. White grounded out to first to end the inning but the Yankees were down 2-1.
The Sox got that run right back in the bottom of the third although Aparicio grounded out to third to begin. Yaz clobbered his second home run of the year to increase the lead but Smith grounded out to short. Cepeda grounded out to third to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-1.
Pattin cruised in the top of the fourth as Matty Alou struck out swinging to begin. Murcer grounded out to short and Nettles grounded out to second to end the inning. Petrocelli grounded out to short to start the bottom of the fourth before Fisk drew a walk. Griffin forced Fisk at second and Evans forced Griffin at second to end the inning.
Blomberg popped up a bunt to Fisk to begin the top of the fifth before Alou flied out to left. Munson grounded back to the mound to end the inning. The Sox blew a rally in the bottom of the fifth as Harper popped up to first to start. Aparicio grounded out to third but Yaz doubled to center. Smith was intentionally walked to get to Cepeda but Orlando walked to load the bases. Petrocelli flied out to left to end the inning.
The Yankees struck again in the top of the sixth although Michael popped up to right to begin. Clarke singled to right and White singled him to third before Matty Alou beat out a double play ball to score Clarke. Murcer struck out swinging to end the inning with the Yankees down 3-2.
The Sox broke it open in the bottom of the sixth as Fisk doubled to center to start. Griffin managed to beat out the bunt attempt for a base hit to put runners at the corners. Evans ripped a base hit to left to score Fisk but Harper forced Griffin at third with a grounder to the mound. Aparicio dropped down a bunt but Kline failed to throw to a base to load the bases. That was it for Kline as Jim Magnuson came in to pitch to Yaz. Carl ripped a base hit to right to score Evans and Smith singled off Magnuson to score Harper. Aparicio moved to third on the play and he scored on the Cepeda sac fly to left. Petrocelli popped up to third in foul territory to end the inning with the Sox ahead 7-2.
Pattin cruised in the top of the seventh inning as Nettles flied out to left to start. Blomberg struck out looking and Felipe Alou grounded out to short to end the inning. Fisk grounded out to third to start the bottom of the seventh before Griffin did the same. Evans drew a walk but Harper grounded out to short to end the inning.
Munson struck out swinging to begin the top of the eighth before Michael beat out a roller to first. Michael advanced to second on the grounder to Griffin by Clarke and to third on the infield single by White. Matty Alou struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox poured it on in the bottom of the eighth although Aparicio grounded out to short to start. Yaz walked and Smith singled to center, but Cepeda struck out swinging. Petrocelli then smashed a three run homer to ice the game. Fisk singled to left but Griffin grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Sox ahead 10-2.
Pattin came back to complete his work in the top of the ninth but Murcer walked and Nettles hit a home run to Sweden to cut the lead. Blomberg grounded out to second and Felipe Alou grounded out to third but Munson doubled to left. Michael hit a routine grounder to Griffin who dove on top of the ball and swam on it for an error to score Munson. Clarke singled to right and finally Sox manager Eddie Kasko pulled the plug on Pattin after 8 2/3 innings. Bob Veale made his season debut by freezing White for strike three to end the game. The Sox had won it 10-5.
Hero of the Night is Carl Yastrzemski, He was 4 for 4 with a walk, 2 rbis and 2 runs scored to pace the offense.
The Good:
Reggie Smith was 2 for 3 with 2 walks, an rbi and a run scored.
Carlton Fisk was 3 for 4 with a walk and 2 runs scored.
Dwight Evans was 2 for 3 with a walk, 2 rbis and a run scored.
Marty Pattin earned the win by going 8 2/3 innings while being charged with 4 earned runs. He struck out 6 batters and walked just 1.
Bob Veale struck out White to earn the save and end the game.
The Bad:
None
The Ugly:
Tommy Harper was 0 for 5 but scored a run.
Luis Aparicio was 0 for 3 but walked and scored two runs.
Orlando Cepeda was 0 for 2 but walked and drove in 2 runs.
Rico Petrocelli was just 1 for 5 but the one hit was a 3 run homer.
Doug Griffin was just 1 for 4.
Final Thoughts:
2 games, 2 wins for the Red Sox. It's good to see the Sox bats get off to a good start so far this season after looking absolutely inept to begin last April. Dwight Evans has had two straight good games and hopefully that continues. Pattin should have had a complete game but Griffin's error ruined thar. Still, the Sox came within a half game of taking the AL East last year so they're going to need Pattin to step up big this season if they want to compete with Detroit and Baltimore. If the Sox can maintain what they had last season and win more games against Detroit, they should be right there with them at the end. The Sox look to take game three of this four game set tomorrow when John Curtis gets the ball opposite Doc Medich. The game begins at 2:05 PM at Fenway Park.
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