Chuck Rainey got the ball for the Red Sox in the top of the first inning and Damaso Garcia grounded out to second to start. Rance Mulliniks doubled to center and Lloyd Moseby walked but Willie Upshaw hit into a double play to end the inning. Dave Stieb got the ball for Toronto in the bottom of the first and Jerry Remy grounded back to the mound to start. Dwight Evans also grounded back to the mound and Jim Rice took strike three to end the inning.
The Jays beat the ball in the dirt in the top of the second inning as Wayne Nordhagen grounded out to short to start. Hosken Powell grounded out to first and Ernie Whitt grounded out to second to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the second as Carl Yastrzemski led off with a base hit to right. Carney Lansford flied out to right but Dave Stapleton jacked a line drive to left that Jessie Barfield booted for an error that scored Yaz from first base. Stapleton moved to second but was doubled off on a line drive by Glenn Hoffman to second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 1-0.
Barfield grounded out to short to start the top of the third but Alfredo Griffin singled to center. Garcia flied out to center but Mulliniks drew a walk. Moseby grounded out to second to end the inning. Rich Gedman flied out to center to open the bottom of the third before Rick Miller flied out to left. Remy caught the Jays asleep with a bunt single to short and stole second, but Evans popped up to second to end the inning.
The Jays took command in the top of the fourth as Upshaw ripped a base hit to right that was booted by Evans for an error. Nodhagen singled Upshaw to third and Powell banged into a double play, but Hosken scored to tie the game. Whitt then hit a home run all the way to Santo Domingo to put the Jays on top. Barfield singled to left and Griffin grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Jays up 2-1.
Rice singled off the glove of Stieb to start the bottom of the fourth but Yaz banged into a double play. Lansford grounded out to third to end the inning.
The Jays finished off Rainey in the top of the fifth as Garcia singled to center to start. Mulliniks flied out to center but Moseby doubled to center to score Garcia and chase Rainey. Chuck lasted just 4 1/3 innings and allowed 3 runs, not good. Bruce Hurst came in to pitch and Moseby moved to third on the grounder to first by Upshaw. Nordhagen struck out swinging to end the inning with the Jays up 3-1.
The Sox fought back in the bottom of the fifth inning as Stapleton singled to left to start. Hoffman popped up to short and Gedman forced Stapleton at second. Miller walked and Remy dumped a base hit to right. Barfield airmailed the throw which allowed Gedman and Miller to score to tie the game. Evans walked and Rice grounded out to third to end the inning with the game tied 3-3.
Barry Bonnell pitch hit for Powell to start the top of the sixth and walked to start. Whitt popped up to third in foul territory, Barfield also popped up to third and Griffin grounded out to first to end the inning. The Sox took command in the bottom of the sixth as Yaz singled to right to start. Lansford walked and that was it for Stieb. Dale Murray came in to pitch and Stapleton flied out to right but Hoffman doubled to center to score Yaz. Gedman was intentionally walked to load the bases and with a chance to break the game open....Miller banged into a double play to end the inning with the Sox ahead 4-3.
Hurst promptly coughed the lead up in the top of the seventh although Garcia grounded out to short to start. Garth Iorg pinch hit for Mulliniks and flied out to right but Moseby hit a home run all the way to Madison, Wisconsin to tie the game. Upshaw grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the game tied 4-4.
The Sox failed to take the lead in the bottom of the seventh as Remy flied out to left to start. Evans flied out to center and Rice grounded out to short to end the inning.
Mark Clear came in to crap his pants in the top of the eighth as Nordhagen struck out swinging to start. Bonnell then hit a home run all the way to the outer reaches of Mongolia to put the Jays ahead. Whitt struck out swinging but Barfield singled to right. Barfield took off for second and Gedman inexplicably threw the ball 100 feet over the third basemen's head for an error to move Barfield to third on the error. Griffin flied out to center to end the inning but the Jays took the lead 5-4.
Bonnell puts Toronto on top
Yaz tried to start a rally with a base hit to right to start the bottom of the eighth. Reid Nichols pinch ran for Yaz and took second on the grounder to third by Lansford. Stapleton took strike three and Hoffman grounded out to third to end the inning.
Clear returned for the top of the ninth and Garcia grounded out to short to start. Iorg doubled to left and Moseby walked, but Upshaw watched strike three go by. Nordhagen flied out to left to end the inning. Murray came back to close out the bottom of the ninth and Gedman popped up to short to start. Miller grounded out to second but Remy lined a base hit to right to keep the Sox alive. With the tying run at first...Evans forced Remy at second to end the game. The Jays had beaten the Sox 5-4.
The Good:
Jerry Remy was 3 for 5 with a stolen base and an rbi.
Carl Yastrzemski was 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored.
Dave Stapleton was 2 for 4.
The Bad:
Chuck Rainey allowed 3 runs in just 4 1/3 innings.
The Ugly:
Dwight Evans was 0 for 4 but walked.
Jim Rice was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Carney Lansford was 0 for 3 but walked.
Bruce Hurst allowed a run in 2 2/3 innings.
Glenn Hoffman was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run.
Rich Gedman was 0 for 3 but walked and scored a run.
Rick Miller was 0 for 3 but walked and scored a run.
Honorable Mention:
Reid Nichols ran for Yaz in the eighth inning.
Final Thoughts:
Another tough loss and it seems the Sox just can't get untracked. They've played 10 games so far, lost 6 of them and have trailed in almost all of them. This is definitely not a recipe for success. The problem with this one was the long ball. Three home runs by the Jays were the difference in the game. Not that the Sox need to go homer crazy but a key hit here or there and maybe they're coming out winners. Rainey looked like garbage and Hurst looked okay, the problem was the Moseby homer. Another thing to shake your head at is Stapleton was 2 for 3 in the game but with the tying run at second he took strike three. I bet he'd love to have one of his hits back for that one. All in all it was a bad loss and the Sox can't afford to lose too many games in April because they'll spend the rest of the spring trying to play catch up. Not exactly the Patriots Day the city of Boston had in mind with the Bruins and the Sox losing. The Sox to rebound tomorrow when the Baltimore Orioles come into town. Bob Ojeda (0-2) gets the start for the Sox up against Mike Flannagan of the Orioles. The game begins at 7:05 PM at Fenway Park.
No comments:
Post a Comment