Young got the ball in the top of the first and Mike Huff struck out swinging to start. Felix Fermin grounded out to short and Mitch Webster grounded out to third to end the inning. Nagy got the ball in the bottom of the first and Wade Boggs grounded out to second to start. Jody Reed walked but Mike Greenwell banged into a double play to end the inning.
Albert Belle struck out swinging to start the top of the second and Brook Jacoby grounded out to short. Chris James and Jeff Manto drew back to back walks but Joel Skinner struck out swinging to end the inning. Jack Clark struck out swinging tos tart the bottom of the second and Ellis Burks popped up to second. Mike Marshall made his season debut by grounding out to short to end the inning.
Joel Escobar flied out to center to start the top of the third and Huff hit one up the elevator shaft. Fermin walked but Webster flied out to left to end the inning. Carlos Quintana got the Sox first hit of the game with a base hit to right but Tony Pena hit into a double play. Tim Naehring lined out to center to end the inning.
Belle grounded out to second to start the top of the fourth but Jacoby got the Indians first hit with a single to center. Jacoby moved to second on the James grounder and Manto grounded out to short to end the inning. Boggs singled to right to start the bottom of the fourth but was thrown out at second trying to steal. Reed whiffed and Greenwell flied out to right to end the inning.
Skinner flied out to right to begin the top of the fifth and Escobar grounded out to second. Huff grounded out to second to end the inning. The Sox blew a chance to take the lead in the bottom of the fifth as Clark walked to start. Burks doubled to left but Clark was foolishly thrown out at home on the grounder to third by Marshall. Quintana flied out to right and Pena grounded into a fielder's choice to end the inning.
Fermin walked to begin the top of the sixth and moved to second on the grounder to third by Webster. Belle flied out to left and Jacoby grounded out to first to end the inning. Naehring whiffed to start the bottom of the sixth and Boggs walked. Boggs was erased on the force by Reed and Greenwell popped up to second to end the inning.
James walked to open the top of the seventh but Manto lined out to center. James stole second on the Skinner strikeout but Escobar walked. Huff grounded out to short to end the inning. Clark whiffed to start the bottom of the second but Burks singled to center. Marshall banged into a double play to end the inning and Sox manager Joe Morgan had seen enough of Marshall.
Kevin Romine made his season debut by taking over in right to begin the top of the eighth and Fermin grounded out to first to start. Webster's bunt attempt was snuffed out by Pena and Belle grounded out to short to end the inning. The Sox beat the ball in the dirt in the bottom of the eighth as Quintana grounded out to third to start. Pena grounded out to second and Naehring grounded out to third to end the inning.
Young came back for one more inning in the top of the ninth as Jacoby grounded out to third to start. James flied out to center but Jeff Manto singled. Alex Cole pinch ran for Manto and Sandy Alomar pinch hit for Skinner, grounding into a force to end the inning. Matt Young had tossed a 9 inning shutout allowing 2 hits but walked 6.
The Sox had their chance to win the game in the bottom of the ninth with Carlos Baerga now at third when Boggs walked to start. Reed dropped down a bunt to get Wade to second and Greenwell was intentionally walked. Steve Olin came in to pitch to Clark and naturally Clark banged into a double play to end the inning.
Jeff Gray came in to pitch the top of the tenth and Jerry Browne pinch hit for Escobar, grounding out to short. Huff singled to right and stole second, but Webster lined out to right to end the inning. Ellis Burks struck out looking to start the bottom of the tenth and Romine whiffed. Quintana grounded out to short to end the inning.
Belle was plunked to start the top of the eleventh and took second on a wild pitch. Jacoby took strike three, James flied out to center and Baerga popped up to center to end the inning. Pena lined out to center to start the bottom of the eleventh and Naehring grounded out to second. Boggs flied out to left to end the inning.
Joe Hesketh came in to pitch the top of the 12th and Alomar grounded out to second to start. Browne dropped down a bunt single and Huff walked, but Fermin could only advance the runners with a grounder. Webster whiffed to end the inning. The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the 12th as Reed lined out to left to start. Greenwell flied out to center and Clark whiffed to end the inning.
Dennis Lamp came in for the top of the 13th and Belle flied out to right to start. All of a sudden Jacoby hit a home run all the way into the Charles River to give the Indians the lead. James flied out to center and Baerga grounded out to second to end the inning with the Indians up 1-0.
Doug Jones came in for the bottom of the 13th and Burks grounded out to short to start. Tom Brunansky pinch hit for Romine and got a base hit to left. Quintana got a base hit to left to put the tying run at second but Pena could only advance the runners with a grounder. With no one else on the bench to pinch hit, Naehring popped up to second to end the game. The Indians had won it 1-0 in 13 innings.
The Good:
Wade Boggs was 1 for 3 with 2 walks.
Ellis Burks was 2 for 5.
Tom Brunansky singled as a pinch hitter.
Carlos Quintana was 2 for 5.
Matt Young was outstanding, tossing 9 shutout innings while allowing 2 hits and 6 walks.
Jeff Gray tossed 2 scoreless innings.
Joe Hesketh pitched a scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Mike Marshall was 0 for 3.
Kevin Romine was 0 for 1.
Tony Pena was 0 for 5.
Tim Naehring was 0 for 5 with a strikeout.
The Ugly:
Jody Reed was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Mike Greenwell was 0 for 4 but walked.
Jack Clark was 0 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts but walked.
Final Thoughts:
The Red Sox weren't a very good offensive team last year but they looked totally incompetent the last few days. They've been shut out in back to back games and things aren't working. The Sox haven't displayed any power or getting hits in the clutch. Its early in the season but that's a bad sign. Apart from Dennis Lamp, the pitching was wonderful. Young tossed 9 shutout innings which wins the game 9 times out of 10. Jeff Gray and Joe Hesketh did what they could so no sense blasting them. Its a shame the Sox couldn't win on Patriots Day but those are the breaks. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow when the Kansas City Royals come to town. Danny Darwin (0-1) looks to rebound from his disaster of a debut when he takes on Kevin Appier of the Royals. The game begins at 2:05 PM at Fenway Park.
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