Torrez got tagged immediately in the top of the first as Mike Hargrove flied out to center to start. Toby Harrah then hit a home run all the way to Laos to put Cleveland on top. Von Hayes struck out swinging but Andre Thornton doubled to left. Ron Hassey and Rick Manning both walked to load the bases but Miguel Dilone forced Manning at second to end the inning with the Indians up 1-0.
The Sox answered in the bottom of the first as Jerry Remy singled in the hole at short to start. Dwight Evans grounded out to short to move Remy to second and a wild pitch put Jerry at third. Jim Rice walked and Carl Yastrzemski got a base hit to right to score Remy. Carney Lansford struck out swinging and Rice was thrown out at third to end the inning with the game tied 1-1.
Jack Perconte took strike three to start the top of the second but Mike Fischlin walked. Hargrove grounded out to first and Harrah grounded out to short to end the inning. The Sox took command in the bottom of the second as Dave Stapleton struck his sixth home run of the season to put Boston on top. Rich Gedman lined out to left but Glenn Hoffman beat out a roller to short. Rick Miller took strike three but Remy grounded out to second to end the inning with Boston up 2-1.
Hayes got a base hit to left to start the top of the third but was thrown out at second trying to steal. Thornton walked but Hassey flied out to left. Manning got a base hit to center and Dilone flied out to center to end the inning. Evans flied out to left to start the bottom of the third but Rice walked. Yaz walked but Lansford struck out swinging. Stapleton walked to load the bases but Gedman struck out swinging to end the inning.
Perconte grounded out to second to start the top of the fourth and Fischlin struck out swinging. Hargrove flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox struck again in the bottom of the fourth as Hoffman walked to start. Miller dropped down a bunt to move Rick to second but Remy grounded out to second. Evans singled to center to score Rick with another run but Rice struck out swinging to end the inning with Boston up 3-1.
The Indians finished off Torrez in the top of the fifth as Harrah caught Mike asleep with a bunt single to start. Hayes walked but Thornton flied out to right. A wild pitch moved the runners over and Hassey got a base hit to center to score both. Sox manager Ralph Houk had seen enough of Torrez after 4 1/3 innings and 3 runs allowed. Bob Stanley walked Manning but Dilone forced him at second. Perconte forced Dilone to end the inning with the game tied 3-3.
Yaz grounded out to second to start the bottom of the fifth but Lansford beat out a roller past the mound. Lansford stole second and Stapleton got a base hit to left to move Carney to third. Gedman grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Fischlin struck out swinging to open the top of the sixth and Hargrove grounded out to third. Harrah got a base hit to left and Hayes grounded out to second to end the inning. Hoffman grounded out to third to start the bottom of the sixth and Miller walked. Remy forced Miller at second but was thrown out at second to end the inning.
Thornton flied out to left to start the top of the seventh and Hassey grounded out to third. Manning walked and stole second, but Dilone grounded out to second to end the inning. The Sox rallied in the bottom of the seventh as Evans got a base hit to right to start. Rice got a base hit to center and Reid Nichols ran for Jim. Yaz got a base hit to left to score Evans and Nichols moved to third on the play. Lansford doubled to left to score both runners to ice the game. Stapleton grounded out to third to chase Denny. Ed Glynn came in to freeze Gedman for strike three and Hoffman as well to end the inning with the Sox up 6-3.
Perconte took strike three to start the top of the eighth but Fischlin walked. Hargrove walked and Harrah got a base hit to left to load the bases. Hayes grounded into a double play to end the inning. Miller got a base hit to center to start the bottom of the eighth but Remy took strike three. Evans also was frozen for strike three but Miller swiped second. Nichols walked but Yaz struck out swinging to end the inning.
Stanley came back to close out the top of the ninth but Thornton greeted him with a home run to Mexico to start. Hassey and Manning both grounded out to second and it looked like Dilone had completed the trifecta...but Stapleton dropped the ball for an error. Kirk Pagel pinch hit for Perconte and walked to bring the tying run to the plate. Rod Craig pinch hit for Fischlin and he grounded out to first to end the game. The Sox had won it 6-4.
Hero of The Night is Carl Yastrzemski. He drove in the first run and then drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh.
The Good:
Dwight Evans was 2 for 5 with an rbi and a run scored.
Jim Rice was 1 for 2 with 2 walks.
Reid Nichols walked and scored.
Carney Lansford was 2 for 4 with 2 rbis and a stolen base.
Dave Stapleton was 2 for 3 with a walk and a home run.
Glenn Hoffman was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Rick Miller was 1 for 2 with a walk and a stolen base.
Bob Stanley got the win by tossing 4 2/3 innings of 1 run ball off 3 hits and 5 walks.
The Bad:
Rich Gedman was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Mike Torrez allowed 3 runs in 4 1/3 innings off 6 hits and 5 walks.
The Ugly:
Jerry Remy was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout but scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
The Sox walked 10 men in this one but got double plays and outs when they had to. The offense did well as well with the role players such as Miller and Stapleton stepping it up as well as the stars Lansford and Yaz. Still, its becoming a theme this season of the starter faltering and the bullpen bailing them out. That's not sustainable so the Sox might have to make a trade or look to Pawtucket to help out the starting pitching. Torrez lasting only 4 1/3 innings isn't going to cut it moving forward. Hopefully he and Dennis Eckersley can get out of their current funks because the Sox are on the cusp of first place with a team that might be good enough this season. The win improved the Sox to 37-20, percentage points behind the Detroit Tigers for first place in the AL East. The Sox now travel to New York for a three game set with the AL Champion Yankees. Ron Guidry goes for the Yankees against Dennis Eckersley (6-4) of the Red Sox. The game begins at 8:30 PM tomorrow night at Yankee Stadium.
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