Things looked good to start the top of the first when Dwight Evans and Dave Stapleton stroked back to back singles off Medich to begin. Unfortunately Carl Yastrzemski banged into a double play and Jim Rice grounded out to third to end the inning. The Rangers wasted no time getting to Torrez in the bottom of the first as Bump Wills grounded out to first to start. Mickey Rivers singled to left but Al Oliver flied out to center. Buddy Bell then a home run all the way to Yellowstone Park to give the Rangers the lead. Johnny Grubb struck out swinging to end the inning but it was 2-0 Texas.
The Sox did nothing in the top of the second as Tony Perez flied out to center to start. Carney Lansford also flied out to center and Gary Allenson grounded out to short to end the inning. Pat Putnam walked to start the bottom of the second but was erased on the force by Jim Sundberg. Billy Sample forced Sundberg at second but Mario Mendoza singled to right. Wills grounded out to short to end the inning.
Glenn Hoffman grounded out to third to open the top of the third and Rick Miller grounded out to first. Evans flied out to right to end the inning. Rivers and Oliver both grounded out to second to start the bottom of the third and Bell flied out to center to end the inning.
Stapleton grounded out to short to start the top of the fourth and Yaz popped up to second. Rice got a base hit to right but Perez whiffed to end the inning. Grubb flied out to left to start the bottom of the fourth and Putnam grounded out to second. Sundberg flied out to center to end the inning.
Lansford singled to left to start the top of the fifth but he was doubled off first on the Allenson bullet to Medich. Hoffman grounded out to short to end the inning. Sample flied out to center to begin the bottom of the fifth and Mendoza grounded out to third. Wills took strike three to end the inning.
Miller grounded out to short to begin the top of the sixth but Evans singled to right. Stapleton banged into a double play to end the inning. The floodgates opened in the bottom of the sixth as Rivers flied out to right to start. Oliver singled to center and moved to second on the grounder by Bell. One more out and Torrez would have escaped but it didn't come as Oliver moved to third on a passed ball. Grubb walked and Putnam doubled Oliver home to ice the game. Sundberg was intentionally walked to load the bases and Torrez got the grounder he needed from Sample.....that Hoffman threw all the way to Florida for an error to clear the bases. Mendoza grounded out to short to end the inning but the game was over at 6-0. Torrez was finished after allowing 6 runs in 6 innings. Not his best stuff at all.
Yaz flied out to center to start the top of the seventh but Rice singled to center. Perez took strike three and Lansford grounded out to second to end the inning. Bob Stanley came in to take a beating in the bottom of the seventh as Wills singled to center to start. Rivers flied out to right but Oliver singled to center. Bell beat out a double play ball to put runners at the corners but Grubb singled home Wills to increase the lead. Putnam was intentionally walked to load the bases and Sundberg popped up to left in foul territory to end the inning with the Rangers up 7-0.
Allenson flied out to left to start the top of the eighth but Hoffman grounded out to short. Miller singled to center but Evans took strike three to end the inning. The Rangers were relentless in the bottom of the eighth as Sample beat out an infield single to short to begin. Mendoza banged into a double play but Wills singled to left. Rivers dropped down a bunt and Allenson muffed it for an error that scored Wills all the way from first. Oliver doubled home Rivers and Bell singled home Oliver to wrap up the scoring. Grubb grounded out to second to end the inning with the Rangers up 10-0.
The beating came to an end in the top of the ninth as Stapleton popped up to third in foul territory to start. Yaz flied out to center but Rice doubled to left. Perez walked to extend the torture but Lansford popped up to third to end the game. The Rangers kicked the collective boo-tocks of the Red Sox 10-0.
The Good:
Dwight Evans was 2 for 4.
Jim Rice was 3 for 4.
Rick Miller was 1 for 3.
The Bad:
Carl Yastrzemski was 0 for 4.
Gary Allenson was 0 for 3 with an error.
Glenn Hoffman was 0 for 3 with an error.
Bob Stanley allowed 4 runs in 2 innings of work.
The Ugly:
Dave Stapleton was just 1 for 4.
Tony Perez was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but walked.
Carney Lansford was just 1 for 4.
Final Thoughts:
File this under games never to be spoken about again. Not only did the Sox offensively but defensively and pitching wise as well. In football this is called "sucking in all three phases of the game". As mentioned earlier the Rangers have now scored 26 runs against them in the last two games. This time the Sox didn't even put up a fight against Doc Medich. The Rangers aren't exactly the Kansas City Royals either so its not like the Sox are getting beat up by a good team. The middle of the order is the problem as Yaz is hitting .200, Rice is hitting .259 and Perez is hitting .188. Lansford and Evans have been the only consistent hitters thus far and you can't expect Allenson, Hoffman and Miller to carry you although Miller has been playing good lately. The most shocking thing is the power outage by the Sox. Rice should have 5 or 6 home runs by now but Allenson is the leader with three. Still its only April and there's a long way to go. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow when rookie Steve Crawford (0-1) takes on old friend Fergie Jenkins of the Rangers at 10:05 PM Eastern time at Arlington Stadium.
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