Sorensen got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jerry Remy grounded out to second to start. Rick Burleson walked but Fred Lynn flied out to center. Jim Rice grounded out to short to end the inning. The Brewers pounced on Torrez in the bottom of the first inning as Paul Molitor walked to start. Cecil Cooper hit a ball back to Torrez and he tried to field the ball in his hat for an error. Larry Hisle singled to left to score Molitor and Ben Oglivie hit another grounder to the mound...booted for another error to load the bases. Gorman Thomas popped up to second but Sixto Lezcano hit a sac fly to right to score Cooper. Don Money forced Oglivie at second to end the inning with the Brewers up 2-0.
Hisle starts the torture
Carl Yastrzemski grounded out to first to start the top of the second but Tony Perez singled to right. Butch Hobson and Dwight Evans both flied out to right to end the inning. Hobson apparently hurt himself flying out and had to be replaced by Jack Brohamer to start the bottom of the second. Robin Yount started the rally with a base hit to center before swiping second base. Buck Martinez walked and Molitor caught the Sox asleep with a bunt single to load the bases. Cooper got revenge on the team that traded him 3 years ago by belting a grand slam to Green Bay to ice the game. That was it for Torrez as Chuck Rainey came in to take a beating. Hisle walked and Oglivie doubled to right but Thomas struck out swinging. Lezcano was intentionally walked and Money made the Sox pay by swatting his own grand slam to turn the game into a laughter. Yount put the exclamation point on the inning with a home run all the way to Mount Rushmore to increase the lead. Martinez grounded out to short and Molitor took strike three to end the inning with the game over already 11-0 Brewers.
Dave Rader tried to start a rally with a base hit to center to start the top of the third. Remy forced Rader at second and Burleson banged into a double play to end the inning. Cooper hit one up the elevator shaft to start the bottom of the third before Burleson booted a grounder by Hisle for an error. Oglivie hit a grounder to Remy and he threw the ball into the centerfield bleachers for yet another error. Thomas struck out swinging and Lezcano forced Oglivie at second to end the inning.
Lynn grounded back to the mound to start the top of the fourth before Rice got a base hit to left. Yaz grounded out to first to move Jim to second but Perez flied out to left to end the inning. Money walked to start the bottom of the fourth to start but Yount flied out to left. Martinez flied out to center and Molitor grounded out to third to end the inning.
Brohamer singled to center to begin the top of the fifth before moving to third on the grounder to third by Evans. Rader grounded back to the mound and Remy grounded out to short to end the inning. The Brewers struck again in the bottom of the fifth as Cooper grounded out to second to start. Hisle grounded out to third but Oglivie was hit with a pitch. Thomas walked and Lezcano doubled home both runners to increase the deficit. Money forced Lezcano at third to end the inning with the Brewers up 13-0.
Lezcano drives in a pair
The Sox finally got on board in the top of the sixth inning as Burleson grounded out to third to start. Lynn singled to right but Rice struck out swinging. Yaz dropped a base hit to right and Perez drove in Lynn with a single to right. Brohamer flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox down 13-1.
Bruce Hurst came in to take a beating in the bottom of the sixth as Yount walked to start. Martinez flied out to center but Molitor singled to left. Cooper doubled to right to score Yount but Hisle struck out swinging. Oglivie singled home both runners and Thomas smashed a two run home run to wrap up the scoring. Lezcano struck out looking to end the inning with the Brewers up 18-1.
Ned Yost took over behind the plate, Mark Brouhard took over for Cooper, Jim Gantner took over for Molitor and Bill Castro came in to pitch the top of the seventh. The Sox beat the ball in the dirt as Evans grounded out to third, Rader grounded out to first and Remy grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Tom Burgmeier came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Money walked to start. Yount forced Money at second and Yost banged into a double play to end the inning.
Dan Boitano came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Burleson walked to start. Lynn forced Rick at second but Rice singled him to third. Yaz struck out swinging and Perez flied out to left to end the inning. Gantner singled to right to start the bottom of the eighth but Brouhard forced him at second. Hisle singled to right to move Brouhard to third but Oglivie hit a fly ball to center. Brouhard was thrown at home trying to score on the play to end the inning.
Bob McClure came in to close out the top of the ninth and Glenn Hoffman pinch hit for Brohamer. Hoffman struck out swinging and Evans grounded back to the mound, then Carlton Fisk pinch hit for Rader. Fisk struck out swinging to end the game. The Brewers had won it 18-1.
Jackass of the Night is Mike Torrez. He got rocked for 6 runs in just 1 plus innings to take the loss.
The Good:
Jim Rice was 2 for 4.
Tony Perez was 2 for 4 with an rbi.
Jack Brohamer was 1 for 2.
Dave Rader was 1 for 3.
Tom Burgmeier tossed 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Jerry Remy was 0 for 4 with an error.
Butch Hobson was 0 for 1 before leaving the game.
Glenn Hoffman struck out as a pinch hitter.
Dwight Evans was 0 for 4.
Carlton Fisk struck out as a pinch hitter.
Chuck Rainey got blasted for 7 runs in 4 innings.
Bruce Hurst allowed 5 runs in just 1 full inning.
The Ugly:
Rick Burleson was 0 for 2 with an error but walked twice.
Fred Lynn was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Carl Yastrzemski was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Final Thoughts:
Two games, two losses for the Red Sox. Not only that, they got smushed like a cigarette in this game. Rainey, Torrez and Hurst allowed 18 runs in six innings and the Brewers couldn't miss. The Sox were hoping Rainey and Hurst would be future stars but they didn't look good at all in this one. On the other side of the ball the Sox bats were held to just a single run and that was driven in by Perez. Its only the first two games of the season so there's no need to panic but its leaving a bad taste in the fans collective mouth. The Sox have plenty of time to figure things out but giving up 18 runs to the Brewers isn't a good look. The Sox look to avoid a sweep tomorrow afternoon against Milwaukee when Bob Stanley makes his season debut for the Red Sox against Moose Haas of the Brewers. The game begins at 2:30 PM Eastern time at County Stadium.
