Eckersley cruised in the top of the first inning as Paul Molitor flied out to left to begin. Robin Yount grounded out to short and Cecil Cooper flied out to right to end the inning. Wade Boggs drew a leadoff walk to start the bottom of the first against Brewers starter Moose Haas. Dwight Evans flied out to center before Jim Rice banged into a double play to end the inning.
Ted Simmons popped up to short to begin the the top of the second before Ben Oglivie flied out to left before Gorman Thomas popped up to first to end the inning. Carl Yastrezmski walked to begin the bottom of the second but Dave Stapleton hit into a double play. Rich Gedman struck out swinging to end the inning.
Charlie Moore singled to start the top of the third before Ned Yost hit one up the elevator shaft. Jim Gantner flied out to right but Moore swiped second. Molitor went down by strikeout to end the inning. Haas cruised in the bottom of the third as Reid Nichols popped up to first to start. Glenn Hoffman whiffed before Jerry Remy grounded out to second to end the inning.
Eckersley cruised the top of the fourth as Yount flied out to left to begin. Cooper flied out to left and Simmons flied out to center to end the inning. Boggs flied out to left to start the bottom of the fourth and Evans grounded out to second. Rice popped up to first to end the inning.
Oglivie tried to start a rally with a base hit to start the top of the fifth inning but Thomas flied out to left. Moore popped up to short and Yost struck out to end the inning. The Sox struck first in the bottom of the fifth inning as Yaz doubled off the Monster to begin. Yaz then got thrown out in a rundown on a grounder by Stapleton although he made it to second. Dave moved to third on the grounder by Gedman and he scored on the double by Nichols. Hoffman singled home Nichols to increase the lead but Remy grounded out to second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 2-0.
The Brewers tied the game up in 30 seconds flat in the top of the sixth. Gantner doubled off the Monster and Molitor clobbered a 2 run homer into the Charles River to tie the game. Yount singled and Cooper doubled him to third before Robin scored on the grounder by Simmons to give the Brewers the lead. Oglivie popped up to second and Thomas lined out to left to end the inning with the Brewers ahead 3-2.
Haas cruised in the bottom of the sixth as Boggs flied out to left to start. Evans and Rice both grounded out to third to end the inning.
Eck got Moore to ground out to third to start the top of the seventh and Yost also grounded out to third as well. Gantner singled and stole second but Molitor struck out to end the inning. Haas finished strong in the bottom of the seventh inning as Yaz lined out to short to start. Stapleton grounded out to second and Gedman grounded out to first to end the inning.
The Brewers finished off Eckersley in the top of the eighth although Yount struck out to start. Old buddy Cooper smashed a bomb all the way into the Baltic Sea to increase the lead. Simmons popped up to short but Oglivie walked. Thomas flied out to left to end the inning with the Brewers up 4-2. Not Eckersley's best stuff but he did give the Sox 8 innings of 4 run ball.
Pete Ladd came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and cruised. Nichols whiffed before Hoffman watched strike three go by. Remy lined out to left to end the inning.
Mark Clear came in for the top of the ninth and Moore lashed a base hit to center. Moore took off for second and Rice gunned him down at second for the out. Clear froze Yost for strike three and Gantner flied out to center to end the inning. The Sox pulled off a furious rally in the bottom of the ninth as Boggs walked to start. Evans took strike three but Rice bashed his third home run of the season to tie the game and light up the crowd. Yaz got a base hit to right and Julio Valdez ran for him. Stapleton doubled off the Monster and Gedman was intentionally walked to load the bases. Nichols popped up to first and Sox manager Ralph Houk sent in Rick Miller to pinch hit for Hoffman. Brewers manager Harvey Kuenn sent in Jamie Easterly to pitch to him. Houk then re-countered by pinch hitting Tony Armas for Rick Miller. On a 3-2 pitch...ARMAS WALKED! THE RED SOX WIN 5-4!
The Co-Heroes of the Night are Jim Rice and Tony Armas. Rice hit the game tying homer in the ninth and Tony Armas walked home the winning run.
The Good:
Wade Boggs walked twice in four plate appearances and scored a run.
Carl Yastrzemski was 2 for 3 with a walk.
Julio Valdez scored a run as a pinch hitter.
Glenn Hoffman was 1 for 3 with an rbi.
Mark Clear pitched a scoreless ninth.
The Bad:
Dwight Evans was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Jerry Remy was 0 for 3.
The Ugly:
Dave Stapleton was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Rich Gedman was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Reid Nichols was just 1 for 4 but drove in a run.
Dennis Eckersley went 8 innings but allowed 4 runs including 2 home runs.
Honorable Mention:
Rick Miller "pinch hit" for Hoffman in the bottom of the ninth.
Final Thoughts:
Now that was more like it. After the Sox were embarrassed by the Brewers on Monday, this was the way to come back and show some balls. Armas came off the bench to drive in a run and the clutch homer by Rice set up the winning run. Any time you can beat the AL Champs is a good thing and hopefully a win like this can send the Sox on a hot streak or something. After yet another off-day, the Sox travel to Oakland for a 3 game set with the A's beginning on Friday night. John Tudor (0-1) goes for the Sox up against Mike Norris at 4:05 PM Eastern Time at Oakland Coliseum.
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