Bruce Kison got the start for the Angels and Wade Boggs doubled to center to begin. Boggs moved to third on the grounder by Dwight Evans but was thrown out at home on the grounder by Jim Rice. Tony Armas grounded into a force to end the inning. Rod Carew greeted Hurst in the bottom of the first with a ground out to second. Old pal Juan Beniquez singled to center and swiped second but old buddy Fred Lynn struck out. Doug DeCinces grounded out to short to end the inning.
Dave Stapleton walked to start the top of the second but was thrown out at third on the base hit by Rich Gedman. Reid Nichols dropped down a bunt to advance Gedman to second but Glenn Hoffman struck out to end the inning. The Angels struck first in the bottom of the second although Brian Downing struck out looking to start. Ron Jackson crushed a 400,000,000 foot home run into the Azores to put the Angels on top. Tim Foli flied out to left but Bob Boone dumped a single to left. Ricky Adams grounded into a force to end the inning with the Angels up 1-0.
The Sox fought back in the top of the third as Jerry Remy singled to left to start. Boggs drew a walk but Evans struck out swinging. Rice singled home Remy to tie the game and Armas doubled home Boggs to give the Sox the lead. Stapleton scored Rice with a grounder as Gedman was intentionally walked. Nichols popped up to third to end the inning but the Sox took the lead 3-1.
The Angels clawed back in the bottom of the third as Carew started the rally with a double. Beniquez singled Carew to third and Lynn gave a big middle finger to his old team with a 3 run bomb to put the Angels on top. DeCinces grounded out to short, Downing flied out to left and Jackson flied out to center to end the inning with the Angels up 4-3.
The Sox did nothing in the top of the fourth as Hoffman flied out to left to start. Remy grounded out to short and Boggs flied out to left to end the inning. Hurst got back on track in the bottom of the fourth as Foli grounded out to short to start. Boone grounded out to short and Adams popped up to first to end the inning.
Evans tried to start a rally in the top of the fifth with a base hit to right but Rice flied out to right. Armas moved Evans over with a grounder but Stapleton flied out to center to end the inning. The Angels chased Hurst in the bottom of the fifth although Carew flied out to center to start. Beniquez singled to center and Lynn walked to put the pressure on. DeCinces singled home Beniquez to increase the lead but Downing popped up to third. Jackson walked to load the bases and chase Hurst. After his past two starts went well, Hurst fell apart in this one. He surrendered 5 runs in just 4 2/3 innings. Luis Aponte came in and got Foli to ground out to third to end the inning but the Angels were up 5-3.
Gedman flied out to left to start the top of the sixth but Nichols and Hoffman drew back to back walks to chase Kison. Old friend Andy Hassler came in and got Remy to bang into a double play to end the inning. Aponte cruised in the bottom of the sixth as Boone flied out to left to begin. Adams grounded out to short and Carew grounded out to second to end the inning.
Boggs took strike three to start the top of the seventh but Boggs tripled to center to chase Hassler. Luis Sanchez came in and got Rice to hit a comebacker and Armas to line out to second to end the inning. Aponte got Beniquez to ground out to first to start the bottom of the seventh but Lynn doubled to left. DeCinces grounded out to short and Downing flied out to left to end the inning.
The Sox mustered nothing in the top of the eighth as Stapleton grounded out to short to start. Gedman popped up to third and Nichols grounded out to short to end the inning. Aponte returned for the bottom of the eighth and Daryl Sconiers pinch hit for Jackson. Sconiers flied out to left, Foli grounded out to third and Boone flied out to center to end the inning. Aponte had stepped up with 3 1/3 scoreless innings.
The Sox pulled off a rally in the top of the ninth as Rick Miller pinch hit for Hoffman to begin. Miller grounded out to third but Remy walked. Boggs got a base hit to left and Evans walked to load the bases. Rice scored Remy with a grounder and Armas bashed a double to center. Boggs and Evans scored on the double to put the Sox on top and Ed Jurak pinch ran for Armas. Stapleton flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox up 6-5.
Bob Stanley came in for the save in the bottom of the ninth with Julio Valdez taking over at short and Jackson struck out to start. Carew also went down by strikeout and Beniquez popped up to second to end the game. The Sox had won it 6-5.
Hero of the Night is Tony Armas. His two run double put the Sox on top for good.
The Good:
Wade Boggs was 2 for 4 with a walk and 2 runs scored.
Dwight Evans was 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored.
Rich Gedman was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Jerry Remy was 1 for 3 with a walk and 2 runs scored.
Luis Aponte got the win with 3 1/3 scoreless innings.
Bob Stanley earned his 6th save with a scoreless 9th inning.
The Bad:
Rick Miller was 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter.
Bruce Hurst allowed 5 runs in just 4 2/3 innings.
The Ugly:
Jim Rice was just 1 for 5 but drove in 2 runs and scored a run.
Dave Stapleton was 0 for 4 but walked and drove in a run.
Reid Nichols was 0 for 2 but walked.
Glenn Hoffman was 0 for 2 but walked.
Honorable Mention:
Ed Jurak pinch ran for Armas in the top of the ninth.
Julio Valdez played short in the bottom of the ninth.
Final Thoughts:
Sad to see Bruce Hurst regress but great to see the offense come from behind. Aponte and Stanley really stepped it up to hold off the Angels after Hurst faltered. This is one of those wins on the road you'll look back on at the end of the year if the Sox are still in contention as "need to have". If the Sox can survive a stinker by Hurst, they better hope John Tudor can step up tomorrow night. Speaking of Tudor, the Sox look to make it two in a row against the Angels tomorrow night when they send him to the mound up against Tommy John at 10:05 PM Eastern time at Anaheim Stadium.
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