Torrez got the ball in the top of the first and Paul Molitor grounded out to first to begin. Robin Yount struck out and Cecil Cooper popped up to short to end the inning. Bob McClure got the start for Milwaukee and Jerry Remy greeted him by watching strike three go by to start the bottom of the first. Dwight Evans and Jim Rice stroked back to back singles but Tony Perez popped up to second. Stapleton popped up to third in foul territory to end the inning.
Torrez cruised in the top of the second inning as Ted Simmons and Ben Oglivie both grounded out to first. Gorman Thomas grounded out to third to end the inning. The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the second as Glenn Hoffman struck out to start. Gary Allenson flied out to left before Wade Boggs grounded out to third to end the inning.
Roy Howell struck out to begin the top of the third inning before Ed Romero popped up to second. Charlie Moore hit a routine grounder to Hoffman who dove on top of it and swam on it for an error. More swiped second before Molitor flied out to left to end the inning. Reid Nichols flied out to left to open the bottom of the third before Remy grounded out to third. Evans struck out to end the inning.
The Brewers struck first in the bottom of the third as Yount and Cooper stroked back to back singles to start. Simmons singled in Yount and sent Cooper to third to give the Brewers the lead. Oglivie struck out but Thomas drove in Cooper with a sac fly. Howell doubled but Romero grounded out to third to end the inning with the Brewers up 2-0.
The Sox failed to respond in the bottom of the fourth as Rice flied out out to center to begin. Perez struck out and Stapleton grounded out to first to end the inning.
The Brewers struck again in the top of the fifth inning as Moore walked to start. Molitor popped up to second but Yount tripled home Moore. Cooper scored Yount with a sac fly and Simmons flied out to left to end the inning with the Brewers ahead 4-0.
The Sox fought back in the bottom of the fifth as Hoffman walked to start. Allenson lined out to short but Boggs singled to center. Nichols hit one up the elevator shaft but Remy singled in Hoffman to put the Sox on the board. Evans struck out to end the inning with the Sox down 4-1.
Torrez returned for the top of the sixth but was immediately chased. Oglivie smashed a 400,000 foot bomb and Thomas responded with a 90,000 foot home run to go back to back. Sox manager Ralph Houk had seen enough and pulled Torrez after allowing 6 runs in 5 plus innings. He's been terrible this year.
Tom Burgmeier came in and Howell grounded back to the mound before Romero grounded out to short. Moore popped up to Burgmeier to end the inning. The Sox failed to respond in the bottom of the sixth as Rice flied out to center to start. Perez flied out to left and Stapleton hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning.
Burgmeier got the Brewers to beat the ball in the dirt in the top of the seventh inning. Molitor and Yount both grounded out to third before Cooper grounded out to first to end the inning. McClure cruised in the bottom of the seventh as Hoffman struck out to begin. Allenson grounded out to short and Boggs popped up to third to end the inning.
The Brewers got a key insurance run in the top of the eighth inning. Simmons flied out to left and Oglivie flied out to center but Thomas belted his second home run of the game. Howell flied out to left to end the inning but it was 7-1 Brewers.
Somehow the Sox exploded in the bottom of the eighth. Nichols singled to start before Remy walked. Evans singled Nichols in and sent Remy to third. Rice doubled home Remy and Perez singled Evans home and sent Rice to third to chase McClure from the game. The tying run came to the plate but Dwight Benard got Stapleton to bang into a double play. Rice scored but there were two outs, the bases empty and the Sox were still down 2. Hoffman grounded out to third to end the inning but it was 7-5 Brewers.
Burgmeier returned for the top of the ninth and Romero looked at strike three to start. Moore singled to right but Molitor grounded out to third. Yount beat out an infield single to third before Cooper struck out to end the inning. Rick Miller pinch hit for Allenson and looked at strike three to begin. Boggs grounded out to short and Carl Yastrzemski pinch hit for Nichols only to strike out to end the game. The Brewers had won 3 in a row against the Sox and this game 7-5.
Jackass of the Night is Mike Torrez. He got lit up for 6 runs in just 5 innings to take the loss.
The Good:
Jerry Remy was 1 for 3 with a walk, rbi and a run scored.
Dwight Evans was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Jim Rice was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Reid Nichols was 1 for 3 with a walk.
The Bad:
Dave Stapleton was 0 for 4.
Gary Allenson was 0 for 3.
Rick Miller struck out as a pinch hitter.
Carl Yastrzemski struck out as a pinch hitter.
The Ugly:
Tony Perez was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run.
Glenn Hoffman was 0 for 3 with an error but walked and scored.
Wade Boggs was just 1 for 4.
Tom Burgmeier allowed a run in 4 innings of work.
Final Thoughts:
Looks like the Brew Crew are for real. They just took 3 games in a row from the Sox and are looking for the sweep tomorrow. The Sox lead in the AL East has dwindled and their lack of a third starter is killing them. Their offense isn't good enough like Milwaukee's to bop their way back into games started by Mike Torrez or whoever else isn't Dennis Eckersley. The bullpen can't bail them out EVERY game. The Sox need to do something about Torrez because he's just getting hammered. The loss dropped the Sox to 42-28, 2 games ahead of the Brewers for first place in the AL East. Tomorrow night the Sox look to avoid a sweep when they send Chuck Rainey to the mound up against Pete Vuckovich at 7:30 PM at Fenway Park.
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