The Sox did nothing against Perry in the top of the first as Wade Boggs singled to right to begin. Dwight Evans flied out to center but Jim Rice banged into a double play to end the inning. The Mariners pounded on the incompetent Brown in the bottom of the first as Steve Henderson walked to start. Dave Edler doubled home Henderson to put the Mariners up two batters into the game. Al Cowens grounded out to first but Richie Zisk walked. Pat Putnam singled home Edler and moved Zisk to third, and Zisk scored on the Dave Henderson sac fly. Rick Sweet doubled home Putnam and Todd Cruz grounded out to third to end the inning with the Mariners up 4-0 already.
The Sox beat the ball in the dirt in the top of the second inning as Tony Armas grounded out to third to start. Rich Gedman grounded out to first and Dave Stapleton grounded out to second to end the inning. The Mariners struck again in the bottom of the second as Julio Cruz and Steve Henderson stroked back to back singles to start. Edler dropped down a bunt to move the runners over and Cruz scored on the Cowens grounder to third. Zisk popped up to first to end the inning with the Mariners up 5-0.
Perry cruised in the top of the third inning as Rick Miller struck out to start. Glenn Hoffman grounded out to first and Ed Jurak grounded out to first to end the inning. Brown settled down in the bottom of the third as Putnam grounded out to second to start. Dave Henderson flied out to right and Sweet grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
The Sox finally broke through in the top of the fourth as Boggs singled to center to start. Evans popped up to short but Rice crushed his 5th home run of the season to put the Sox on the board. Armas then belted his first home run of the season for back to back jacks. Gedman doubled to center but Stapleton grounded out to short. Miller flied out to center to end the inning with the Sox down 5-2.
The Mariners got the run back in the bottom of the fourth as Todd Cruz led off with a solo bomb to increase the lead. Julio Cruz struck out and Steve Henderson flied out to right, but Edler tripled into the right field corner to chase the ineffective Brown. After John Tudor and Bruce Hurst delivered the last two starts, Brown crapped his pants by allowing 6 runs in just 3 2/3 innings. Doug Bird came in and Cowens flied out to left to end the inning with the Mariners ahead 6-2.
The Sox did nothing in the top of the fifth as Hoffman was plunked to start. Jurak flied out to right and Boggs grounded into a double play to end the inning. Zisk grounded out to short to start the bottom of the fifth but Putnam and Dave Henderson stroked back to back singles. Sweet hit into a double play to end the inning.
The Sox fought back in the top of the sixth as Evans popped up to second to start. Rice singled to center but Armas struck out. Gedman hit a grounder to third that was ruled a hit but the ball skipped away for an error to score Rice and send Gedman all the way to third. Stapleton singled home Gedman to cut the lead to one run but Miller grounded out to second to end the inning. Still, the Sox were back within a run 6-5.
Bird caught Todd Cruz looking to begin the bottom of the sixth but Julio Cruz was plunked. Cruz swiped second and took third on the Steve Henderson grounder before edler struck out to end the inning.
The Sox did nothing in the top of the seventh as Hoffman popped up to short to start. Jurak struck out and Boggs flied out to left to end the inning. The Mariners iced the game in the bottom of the seventh as Cowens singled to start. Cowens stole second and Zisk walked prompting Rod Allen to run for Zisk. Both runners moved over on the Putnam grounder and Dave Henderson was intentionally walked to load the bases. Sweet scored Cowens with a grounder and Todd Cruz took strike three to end the inning with the Mariners up 7-5.
Bill Caudill came in for the top of the eighth with Manny Castillo at third and Evans popped up to second to start. Rice grounded out to short but Armas blasted his second home run of the game to cut the lead. Gedman struck out to end the inning but the Sox were down 7-6.
Luis Aponte came in for the bottom of the eighth and Julio Cruz grounded out to first to start. Dave Henderson hit a routine grounder to second but Stapleton dove on the ball and poked at it for an error. Castillo singled Henderson to third and Sox manager Ralph Houk brought in Mark Clear. Clear picked off Henderson and struck out Cowens to end the inning.
John Moses came in to play left for the top of the ninth and Stapleton singled to center to put the tying run on. The rally ended as Miller banged into a double play. Reid Nichols pinch hit for Hoffman but flied out to right to end the game. The Mariners held on to win 7-6.
Jackass of the Night is Mike Brown. He got hammered for 6 runs in just 3 1/3 innings to take the loss.
The Good:
Wade Boggs was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Jim Rice was 2 for 4 with a two run home run and two total runs scored.
Tony Armas was 2 for 4 with both hits being home runs.
Rich Gedman was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Dave Stapleton was 2 for 4 with an rbi.
Mark Clear got the final two outs of the 8th inning.
The Bad:
Dwight Evans was 0 for 4.
Rick Miller was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Reid Nichols was 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter.
Ed Jurak was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts.
The Ugly:
Glenn Hoffman was 0 for 2 but was hit with a pitch
Doug Bird allowed a run in 3 1/3 innings.
Luis Aponte retired just one of the 3 men he faced.
Final Thoughts:
What a shame. After Tudor and Hurst pitched great the last two games, Brown had a chance to keep the momentum going and he fell flat on his face. The Mariners are awful but they still managed to light up Brown for 6 runs. The Sox offense did what they could to stay in the game but Brown put them in a hole that was too much to overcome. Yaz and Jerry Remy not playing didn't help but at some point Brown has to develop, right? Tomorrow the Sox look to rebound against the Mariners when they send Dennis Eckersley (1-1) to the mound up against lefty Matt Young. The game begins at 10:30 PM Eastern time at the Kingdome.
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