Candiotti got the ball in the bottom of the first and Wade Boggs whiffed to start. Jody Reed popped up to first but Mike Greenwell doubled to left. Jack Clark took strike three to end the inning.
Brook Jacoby went down hacking to begin the top of the second and Chris James flied out to left. Felix Fermin and Turner Ward stroked back to back singles, but Huff grounded out to short to end the inning. Ellis Burks led off the bottom of the second with a base hit to left, but Tom Brunansky flied out to right. Carlos Quintana whiffed and Burks got picked off...NO! The throw got away and Burks ended up on second. Tony Pena struck out swinging to end the inning.
Browne walked to open the top of the third but Baerga went down hacking. Belle moved Browne to second with a groundout but Alomar whiffed to end the inning. The Sox blew their chance to get back in the game in the bottom of the third as Tim Naehring walked to start but was thrown out at third on the Boggs base hit to center. Reed flied out to right but Greenwell walked. Clark whiffed to end the inning.
Jacoby singled to start the top of the fourth but was thrown out at second trying to steal. James singled to right but Fermin popped up to second. Ward grounded out to first to end the inning. Burks popped up to short to begin the bottom of the fourth and Brunansky grounded out to short. Quintana flied out to center to end the inning.
Huff flied out to right to begin the top of the fifth and Browne flied out to center. Baerga lined out to left to end the inning. Pena hit one up the elevator shaft to open the bottom of the fifth but Naehring walked. Boggs flied out to left and Reed grounded out to second to end the inning.
The Indians knocked out Harris in the top of the sixth as Belle pounded his second home run of the day to increase the lead. Alomar doubled to left and that was it for Harris. He got no run support at all but still allowed 3 runs. Dana Kiecker came in and Jacoby flied out to left before Alomar was caught stealing third. James walked but Fermin flied out to left to end the inning with the Indians ahead 3-0.
Greenwell singled to start the bottom of the sixth but Clark watched strike three go by to earn the hat trick. Burks whiffed but Greenwell swiped second. Brunansky popped up to second to end the inning.
The Indians struck again in the top of the seventh although Ward grounded out to second to start. Huff walked and moved to second on the Browne grounder. Baerga walked and who else but Belle singled home Huff to increase the lead. Alomar hit a ground ball down the third base line and some idiot reached over and grabbed it for an interference double. Baerga scored on the play and that was it for Kiecker. Joe Hesketh came in and got Jacoby ground out to third to end the inning with the Indians up 5-0.
Quintana whiffed to start the bottom of the seventh and Pena popped up to short. Naehring struck out swinging to end the inning.
Hesketh returned for the top of the eighth and James flied out to center to start. Fermin flied out to right and Ward hit a routine grounder to Naehring. Tim chucked the ball into the screen in left for an error but Huff grounded out to third to end the inning. Jesse Orosco came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Boggs walked to start. Reed flied out to left but Greenwell walked. Steve Olin came in to pitch and Clark earned the golden sombrero by taking strike three. Burks grounded out to third to end the inning.
Jeff Reardon made his season debut in the top of the ninth and the Indians tagged him. Browne walked but Baerga lined out to short. Belle flied out to right but Alomar blooped a single to center. Jacoby doubled home Browne to wrap up the scoring. James walked but Fermin grounded out to third to end the inning with the Indians leading 6-0.
Doug Jones came in to close out the bottom of the ninth and Brunansky took strike three to start. Quintana earned the hat trick by striking out swinging but Pena singled to left. Naehring walked and Boggs reached on an error to load the bases. Reed grounded back to the mound to end the game. The Indians had won it 6-0.
Jackass of the Night is Jack Clark. The supposed "slugger" was 0 for 4 with a golden sombrero of 4 strikeouts.
The Good:
Mike Greenwell was 2 for 2 with 2 walks and a stolen base.
Tim Naehring walked 3 times in 4 plate appearances.
Joe Hesketh tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Jody Reed was 0 for 5.
Tom Brunansky was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Carlos Quintana was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of three strikeouts.
Greg Harris took the loss by getting knocked out in the 6th inning after allowing 3 runs.
Dana Kiecker allowed 2 runs in 1 2/3 innings.
Jeff Reardon allowed a run in the ninth inning.
The Ugly:
Wade Boggs was just 1 for 4 but walked.
Ellis Burks was just 1 for 4 and got picked off.
Tony Pena was just 1 for 4.
Final Thoughts:
This season is starting out slow as molasses for the Red Sox. They're not hitting and everyone besides Roger Clemens hasn't been able to pitch well or long. Matt Young, Danny Darwin and Greg Harris have yet to go 7 innings and the bullpen hasn't been much help either. The Sox have gotten off to a slow start but thankfully its only April. Greenwell was the only one who looked good today. The offense should be able to pick up the pace as the weather gets better but the pitching is going to be a concern. Last year after Clemens and Mike Boddicker the pitching staff was held together by gauze and tape. Unless Tom Bolton or Dana Kiecker takes the next step, it may be the same thing this year. The Sox look to bounce back in the fourth and final game of this series against the Indians tomorrow morning. Matt Young goes for the Sox opposite Charles Nagy of the Indians on a Patriots Day matinee beginning at 11 AM at Fenway Park.
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