Sgt Hulka approve of the win
Hurst got the start in the top of the first and immediately ran into trouble. Rickey Henderson grounded out to short before Bill Almon struck out swinging, but Davey Lopes singled. Lopes swiped second before Carney Lansford flied out to right to end the inning. Tim Conroy got the start for the A's and Jerry Remy walked to start. Dwight Evans struck out and Wade Boggs forced Remy at second. Jim Rice walked but Mike Easler grounded out to second to end the inning.
The A's struck first in the top of the second although Dave Kingman flied out to left to start. Jeff Burroughs blasted a home run into the Charles River to put the A's up first. Dwayne Murphy singled and Mike Heath walked but Donnie Hill popped up in foul territory. Boggs kamikazed himself making the catch and had to be hauled off in an ambulance headed to Mass General's ICU. Ed Jurak replaced Wade and Henderson struck out to end the inning with the A's up 1-0.
Sox lose Boggs
The Sox went quietly in the bottom of the second as Tony Armas grounded out to short to start. Reid Nichols flied out to left and Gary Allenson grounded out to third to end the inning.
Hurst recovered in the top of the third as Almon flied out to center to start. Lopes popped up to first and Lansford flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox mustered nothing in the bottom of the third as Glenn Hoffman grounded out to short to start. Remy grounded back to the mound and Evans flied out to right to end the inning.
Hurst got in a jam in the top of the fourth as Kingman walked to start. Burroughs struck out but Murphy and Heath stroked back to back singles to load the bases. Hurst got a big out when Hill popped up to second and Henderson grounded out to short to end the inning. Boston roared back in the bottom of the fourth and Wade's replacement Jurak got the party started with a double. Ed moved to third on the grounder by Rice and Easler motored around with a triple to tie the game. Armas doubled home Easler to give the Sox the lead but Nichols flied out to right. Allenson walked to chase Conroy. Ray Burris came in to pitch and Hoffman doubled home Armas. Allenson gunned it for home but was thrown out to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-1.
Jurak starts the rally
The A's tried to fight back when Almon doubled to open the top of the fifth but Lopes grounded out to short. The alert Hurst picked off Almon but Lansford singled. Kingman swung and missed to end the inning. The Sox went quietly in the bottom of the fifth as Remy grounded out to short to start. Jurak whiffed and Rice grounded out to second to end the inning.
The A's chased Hurst in the top of the sixth although Burroughs whiffed to start. Murphy and Heath stroked back to back singles before Jim Essian pinch hit for Hill. Essian flied out to left and Sox manager Ralph Houk said that was it for Hurst. Bruce got himself out of jams for much of the game and left after allowing just the one run in 5 2/3 innings. Bob Stanley came in and Henderson grounded out to first to end the inning.
Good work Hurst
Rice popped up to first to begin the bottom of the sixth but Easler singled. Easler was forced at second by Armas and Nichols flied out to center to end the inning.
Almon grounded back to the mound to begin the top of the seventh before Lopes whiffed. Lansford singled again but Kingman flied out to center to end the inning. The Sox threatened in the bottom of the seventh as Allenson popped up to third to start. Hoffman singled but Remy flied out to center. Evans walked but Jurak grounded out to short to end the inning.
Joe Morgan pinch hit for Burroughs to open the top of the eighth and he grounded out to first. Murphy and Heath both grounded back to the mound to end the inning. The Sox failed to score in the bottom of the eighth as Rice flied out to right to begin. Easler whiffed but Armas singled and Nichols walked. Allenson whiffed to end the inning.
Stanley came back to finish the job in the top of the ninth. Old pal Garry Hancock pinch hit for Essian and grounded out to short. Henderson grounded out to third and Bruce Bochte pinch hit for Almon only to fly out to center to end the game. The Sox had broken their losing streak and defeated the A's 3-1.
Hero of the Night is Ed Jurak. He came off the bench to start the rally and score the tying run.
The Good:
Mike Easler was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Tony Armas was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Glenn Hoffman was 2 for 3 with an rbi.
Bruce Hurst got the win with 5 2/3 innings of 1 run ball. He allowed 9 hits and struck out 5.
Bob Stanley earned the save with 3 1/3 scoreless innings while allowing just 1 hit.
The Bad:
Wade Boggs was 0 for 1 before leaving with injury.
The Ugly:
Jerry Remy was 0 for 3 but walked.
Dwight Evans was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but walked.
Jim Rice was 0 for 3 but walked.
Reid Nichols was 0 for 3 but walked.
Gary Allenson was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Final Thoughts:
Ding dong the witch is dead! The Red Sox finally won one and ironically it was the pitching that won the game. Bruce Hurst and Bob Stanley combined to allow just 1 run on a night when the Sox offense was limited to one inning of scoring. The Sox need to do something about their offense because their 1-5 is as good as anyone but 6-9 is a bonafide black hole most of the time. Still, a win is a win and this was the first one in a while, may as well enjoy it. The Sox look to make it two in a row over the A's tomorrow afternoon when they send Mike Brown (0-1) to the mound up against Mike Warren at 2:00 PM at Fenway Park.
Hurst got the start in the top of the first and immediately ran into trouble. Rickey Henderson grounded out to short before Bill Almon struck out swinging, but Davey Lopes singled. Lopes swiped second before Carney Lansford flied out to right to end the inning. Tim Conroy got the start for the A's and Jerry Remy walked to start. Dwight Evans struck out and Wade Boggs forced Remy at second. Jim Rice walked but Mike Easler grounded out to second to end the inning.
The A's struck first in the top of the second although Dave Kingman flied out to left to start. Jeff Burroughs blasted a home run into the Charles River to put the A's up first. Dwayne Murphy singled and Mike Heath walked but Donnie Hill popped up in foul territory. Boggs kamikazed himself making the catch and had to be hauled off in an ambulance headed to Mass General's ICU. Ed Jurak replaced Wade and Henderson struck out to end the inning with the A's up 1-0.
The Sox went quietly in the bottom of the second as Tony Armas grounded out to short to start. Reid Nichols flied out to left and Gary Allenson grounded out to third to end the inning.
Hurst recovered in the top of the third as Almon flied out to center to start. Lopes popped up to first and Lansford flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox mustered nothing in the bottom of the third as Glenn Hoffman grounded out to short to start. Remy grounded back to the mound and Evans flied out to right to end the inning.
Hurst got in a jam in the top of the fourth as Kingman walked to start. Burroughs struck out but Murphy and Heath stroked back to back singles to load the bases. Hurst got a big out when Hill popped up to second and Henderson grounded out to short to end the inning. Boston roared back in the bottom of the fourth and Wade's replacement Jurak got the party started with a double. Ed moved to third on the grounder by Rice and Easler motored around with a triple to tie the game. Armas doubled home Easler to give the Sox the lead but Nichols flied out to right. Allenson walked to chase Conroy. Ray Burris came in to pitch and Hoffman doubled home Armas. Allenson gunned it for home but was thrown out to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-1.
The A's tried to fight back when Almon doubled to open the top of the fifth but Lopes grounded out to short. The alert Hurst picked off Almon but Lansford singled. Kingman swung and missed to end the inning. The Sox went quietly in the bottom of the fifth as Remy grounded out to short to start. Jurak whiffed and Rice grounded out to second to end the inning.
The A's chased Hurst in the top of the sixth although Burroughs whiffed to start. Murphy and Heath stroked back to back singles before Jim Essian pinch hit for Hill. Essian flied out to left and Sox manager Ralph Houk said that was it for Hurst. Bruce got himself out of jams for much of the game and left after allowing just the one run in 5 2/3 innings. Bob Stanley came in and Henderson grounded out to first to end the inning.
Rice popped up to first to begin the bottom of the sixth but Easler singled. Easler was forced at second by Armas and Nichols flied out to center to end the inning.
Almon grounded back to the mound to begin the top of the seventh before Lopes whiffed. Lansford singled again but Kingman flied out to center to end the inning. The Sox threatened in the bottom of the seventh as Allenson popped up to third to start. Hoffman singled but Remy flied out to center. Evans walked but Jurak grounded out to short to end the inning.
Joe Morgan pinch hit for Burroughs to open the top of the eighth and he grounded out to first. Murphy and Heath both grounded back to the mound to end the inning. The Sox failed to score in the bottom of the eighth as Rice flied out to right to begin. Easler whiffed but Armas singled and Nichols walked. Allenson whiffed to end the inning.
Stanley came back to finish the job in the top of the ninth. Old pal Garry Hancock pinch hit for Essian and grounded out to short. Henderson grounded out to third and Bruce Bochte pinch hit for Almon only to fly out to center to end the game. The Sox had broken their losing streak and defeated the A's 3-1.
Hero of the Night is Ed Jurak. He came off the bench to start the rally and score the tying run.
The Good:
Mike Easler was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Tony Armas was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Glenn Hoffman was 2 for 3 with an rbi.
Bruce Hurst got the win with 5 2/3 innings of 1 run ball. He allowed 9 hits and struck out 5.
Bob Stanley earned the save with 3 1/3 scoreless innings while allowing just 1 hit.
The Bad:
Wade Boggs was 0 for 1 before leaving with injury.
The Ugly:
Jerry Remy was 0 for 3 but walked.
Dwight Evans was 0 for 3 with 2 strikeouts but walked.
Jim Rice was 0 for 3 but walked.
Reid Nichols was 0 for 3 but walked.
Gary Allenson was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Final Thoughts:
Ding dong the witch is dead! The Red Sox finally won one and ironically it was the pitching that won the game. Bruce Hurst and Bob Stanley combined to allow just 1 run on a night when the Sox offense was limited to one inning of scoring. The Sox need to do something about their offense because their 1-5 is as good as anyone but 6-9 is a bonafide black hole most of the time. Still, a win is a win and this was the first one in a while, may as well enjoy it. The Sox look to make it two in a row over the A's tomorrow afternoon when they send Mike Brown (0-1) to the mound up against Mike Warren at 2:00 PM at Fenway Park.
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