Wade Boggs led off the top of the first inning by grounding out to short before Evans drew a walk. Jim Rice banged into a double play to end the inning. Tudor took the ball in the bottom of the first and Rod Carew greeted him with a base hit to center. Juan Beniquez flied out to right but Fred Lynn singled Carew to third. Tudor recovered to strike out both Doug DeCinces and Reggie Jackson to end the inning.
John shut down the Sox in the top of the second as Tony Armas grounded out to short to start. Reid Nichols flied out to left and Dave Stapleton flied out to right to end the inning. Brian Downing led off the bottom of the second by flying out to center before Tim Foli flied out to right. Bob Boone singled to center but Ricky Adams grounded out to second to end the inning.
The Sox beat the ball in the dirt in the top of the third inning as Jeff Newman grounded out to second to start. Glenn Hoffman grounded out to second and Jerry Remy grounded out to short to end the inning. The Angels threatened in the bottom of the third as Carew caught Boggs asleep with a bunt single to start. Beniquez was plunked but Lynn flied out to left. DeCinces hit one up the elevator shaft and Jackson whiffed to end the inning.
A scary situation happened when Boggs lined one off of John to begin the top of the fourth and knocked him out of the game. You never want to see someone get hurt but John was out and Mike Witt was in. Evans banged into a double play and Rice grounded out to short to end the inning.
Tudor cruised in the bottom of the fourth as Downing struck out to start. Foli grounded out to short and Boone flied out to center to end the inning.
The Sox did nothing in the top of the fifth as Armas watched strike three go by to start. Nichols grounded out to third and Stapleton grounded out to second to end the inning. Adams flied out to center to open the bottom of the fifth but Carew dumped a single to center. Carew was thrown out at second by the alert Newman trying to steal and Beniquez flied out to right to end the inning.
Boston beat the ball in the dirt again in the top of the sixth as Newman grounded out to first to begin. Hoffman grounded out to third and Remy grounded out to short to end the inning. Lynn went down swinging to start the bottom of the sixth before DeCinces grounded out to short. Jackson singled to center and Downing whiffed to end the inning.
Guess what the Sox did in the top of the seventh? Beat the ball in the dirt of course. Boggs, Evans and Rice all grounded out to short to begin and end the inning. In response, Tudor got three fly outs in the bottom of the frame. Foli flied out to left while Boone and Adams both flied out to center to end the inning.
The Sox had a chance to take the lead in the top of the eighth but blew it as Armas flied out to center to start. Nichols walked but was thrown out trying to steal. The out loomed large as Stapleton and Newman both walked which would have loaded the bases. Instead Hoffman grounded out to second to end the inning. The Angels struck first in the bottom of the eighth as Carew flied out to left but old pal Beniquez launched a home run into the Pacific Ocean. Lynn grounded out to second and DeCinces struck out to end the inning with the Angels up 1-0.
Down to their last three outs, the Sox refused to quit against Andy Hassler in the top of the ninth. Remy beat out an infield single to short and Hassler booted the bunt attempt by Boggs. Luis Sanchez replaced Hassler and Evans banged into a double play. Down to their last out, Rice slashed a single to center to score Remy with the tying run. Armas grounded out to first but the game was tied 1-1.
The Angels looked to end it in the bottom of the ninth when Jackson walked to start. Rob Wilfong ran for him but foolishly tried to tag up when Newman went over heels to snare a pop up from Downing. Newman gunned Wilfong out at first to complete the double play and Foli grounded out to third to end the inning.
The Sox looked to take the lead in the top of the tenth inning although Nichols struck out to start. Stapleton grounded out to second but Newman doubled to center. Julio Valdez ran for Newman with Rich Gedman pinch hitting for Hoffman. Gedman was intentionally walked and John Curtis came in to face Remy. Remy grounded out to second to end the inning. Tudor came back for one more inning in the bottom of the tenth. Boone flied out to left, Adams grounded out to short and Carew grounded out to second to end the inning. A tough break for Tudor who went ten innings, allowed only one run and had nothing to show for it.
The Sox failed to pick up their pitcher in the top of the 11th inning although Boggs singled off Curtis to start. Doug Corbett came in and Boggs was sacrificed to second by Evans but Rice banged into a double play to end the inning. The Angels ended it against the ineffective Mark Clear in the bottom of the 11th. Beniquez walked to start but Lynn flied out to left. DeCinces singled to right and Daryl Sconiers pinch hit for Wilfong. Naturally Sconiers bashed a 478,000 foot home run to win the game for the Angels 4-3.
Jackass of the Night is Mark Clear. He allowed the walkoff home run to Sconiers to lose the game.
The Good:
Wade Boggs was 2 for 4.
Jeff Newman was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Rich Gedman walked as a pinch hitter.
John Tudor tossed 10 innings of 1 run ball while striking out 7.
The Bad:
Tony Armas was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Glenn Hoffman was 0 for 3.
The Ugly:
Dwight Evans was 0 for 4 but walked.
Jim Rice was just 1 for 5 but drove in the only run the Sox scored.
Reid Nichols was 0 for 3 but walked.
Dave Stapleton was 0 for 3 but walked.
Jerry Remy was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Honorable Mention:
Julio Valdez played shortstop in the bottom of the 11th.
Final Thoughts:
That was a kick in the balls for sure. Tudor pitched his ass off but didn't get the run support he needed to pull out the win he deserved. The Sox even tied it up with 2 outs in the ninth but couldn't finish the job. Clear has been a disaster this month which is ironic considering how good Luis Aponte and Bob Stanley have been. The Sox have had an up and down month on both offense and the pitching side. Its a shame because if the Sox could get consistent pitching, eventually it'll match the offense. Then again Sox fans have been expecting good pitching for years now. The loss dropped the Sox to 10-9 heading into the month of May. They look to rebound against the Angels tomorrow afternoon when they send Mike Brown out against Dave Goltz at 4:05 PM Eastern time at Anaheim Stadium.
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