Tudor crapped his pants immediately in the top of the first as UL Washington singled to center to start. Washington got picked off and John Wathan lined out to right. Suddenly George Brett doubled to right, Amos Otis walked and Hal McRae hit a home run all the way to Billings, Montana to put the Royals on top. Jerry Martin singled to center, Frank White singled to right and Dennis Werth singled to right to score Martin. Greg Pryor singled to right to score White but Washington flied out to center to end the inning. The Royals scored five runs with two outs and led 5-0.
The Sox struck back in the bottom of the first against Leonard as Jerry Remy walked to start. Dwight Evans singled to left and Jim Rice singled to right to score Remy. Evans moved to third on the hit and he scored on the Glenn Hoffman force at second. Dave Stapleton banged into a double play to end the inning with the Sox down 5-2.
The Royals finished off Tudor in the top of the second as Wathan grounded out to short to start. The floodgates opened as Remy booted a routine grounder by Brett and Otis singled to left. McRae doubled home Brett but Martin flied out to right. White singled to left to score McRae and FINALLY Sox manager Ralph Houk pulled Tudor. John didn't have it today as he allowed 8 runs in just 1 2/3 innings. Tom Burgmeier came in and Werth flied out to right to end the inning with the Royals up 8-2.
The Sox tried to fight back in the bottom of the second as Tony Perez singled to left to start. Wade Boggs popped up to second but a wild pitch moved Perez to second. Rick Miller doubled to center to score Perez and Gary Allenson doubled to left to score Miller. Remy grounded out to third and Evans took strike three to end the inning with the Sox down 8-4.
Burgmeier settled things down in the top of the third although Pryor singled to center to start. Washington popped up to second but Wathan banged into a double play to end the inning. The Sox struck again in the bottom of the third as Rice singled to left to start. Hoffman singled to right to move Jim to third and Rice scored on the sac fly by Stapleton to cut the lead. Perez struck out swinging and Boggs grounded back to the mound to end the inning with the Sox down 8-5.
Brett singled to right to start the top of the fourth but Otis forced him at second. McRae banged into a double play to end the inning. The Sox offense was done for the day in the bottom of the fourth as Miller flied out to left to start. Allenson struck out swinging and Remy grounded out to short to end the inning.
Martin doubled to left to start the top of the fifth and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by White. Both Werth and Pryor grounded out to short to end the inning. Evans struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fifth before Rice doubled to left. Hoffman grounded out to third and Stapleton grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
Washington singled to center to start the top of the sixth but Wathan hit into a double play. Brett grounded out to short to end the inning. The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the sixth as Perez grounded out to second to start. Boggs flied out to left and Miller grounded out to first to end the inning.
Otis grounded out to third to start the top of the seventh and McRae grounded out to third as well. Marti doubled to left and White singled him to third. Werth forced White at second to end the inning. Allenson grounded back to the mound to start the bottom of the fourth before Remy was called out on interference for dropping down a bunt. Evans grounded out to third to end the inning.
Mark Clear came in to pitch the top of the eighth as Pryor grounded out to short to start. Washington flied out to left but Wathan beat out a roller to third. Brett popped up to second to end the inning. Rice singled to left to start the bottom of the eighth but Hoffman banged into a double play. Stapleton grounded out to third to end the inning.
Luis Aponte came in to pitch the top of the ninth as Otis flied out to left. McRae grounded out to third and Martin struck out swinging to end the inning. Leonard returned for the bottom of the ninth and Perez struck out swinging to start. Boggs grounded out to first and Miller flied out to left to end the game. The Royals had won it 8-5.
Jackass Tudor
Rick Miller was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run and scored a run.
Jackass of the Night is John Tudor. He put the Sox in a hole they couldn't climb out of by allowing 8 runs.
The Good:
Jim Rice was 4 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Tom Burgmeier tossed 5 1/3 shutout innings.
Mark Clear tossed a scoreless innings.
Luis Aponte pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
Gary Allenson was 1 for 3 and drove in a run.
The Bad:
Wade Boggs was 0 for 4.
The Ugly:
Jerry Remy was 0 for 3 but walked and scored a run.
Dwight Evans was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but scored a run.
Glenn Hoffman was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run.
Dave Stapleton was 0 for 3 but drove in a run.'
Tony Perez was just 1 for 4 with 2 strikeouts but scored a run.
Rick Miller was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run and scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
All good things must come to and end and the winning streak was snapped. Tudor had absolutely nothing and got shelled for the first time all season. The bullpen was outstanding to not allow a run the rest of the game but the Sox couldn't crack Leonard after the third inning. They got to him for five runs then nothing the rest of the way. Its a shame because they had him on the ropes but couldn't finish him off. They had chances to score but couldn't cash in. One thing is for sure if the bullpen can pitch this good the rest of the season, all they need is good starting pitching and they'll be right there in the pennant race as the season progresses. Unfortunately that's two bad starts in a row first by Dennis Eckersley and now by John Tudor. They need to bounce back next time because the Sox are on a roll and this kind of game could stop the momentum. After an off-day tomorrow the Sox are back in action Friday night at home against the Texas Rangers. Mike Torrez (1-1) gets the start for the Sox against Charlie Hough of the Rangers. The game begins at 7:30 PM at Fenway Park.
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