The Sox wasted no time getting to old friend Mike Boddicker in the top of the first inning. Wade Boggs doubled to center to begin and Terry Shumpert booted a ground ball by Jody Reed to put runners at the corners. Mike Greenwell banged into a double play but Boggs scored to give the Sox the lead. Jack Clark flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox ahead 1-0.
Harris got the ball in the bottom of the first inning and Jim Eisenreich singled to right to start. Kevin Seitzer flied out to right and Danny Tartabull flied out to center, but Kirk Gibson walked. Warren Cromartie grounded back to the mound to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the second inning as Ellis Burks walked to start. Tom Brunansky blasted his third home run of the season to increase lead. Carlos Quintana grounded out to short, Tony Pena flied out to left and Tim Naehring grounded out to short to end the inning with the Sox ahead 3-0.
Kurt Stillwell struck out swinging to start the bottom of the second and Brent Mayne flied out to left. Gary Thurman struck out swinging to end the inning.
Boggs flied out to left to start the top of the third and Reed lined out to Boddicker. Greenwell popped up to third to end the inning. The Royals began their comeback in the bottom of the third when Terry Shumpert doubled to left to start. Eisenreich flied out to right to move Shumpert to third and Terry scored on the sac fly by Seitzer. Tartabull grounded out to short to end the inning with the Royals down 3-1.
Clark lined out to center to start the top of the fourth and Burks struck out looking. Brunansky walked but Quintana took strike three to end the inning. Harris got Gibson to ground back to him to begin the bottom of the fourth and Cromartie grounded out to second. Stillwell singled to center but MAyne grounded into a force to end the inning.
The Sox blew a chance for a run in the top of the fifth as Pena singled to start and Naehring dropped down a bunt to advance him to second. Pena got thrown out at third on a grounder by Boggs but Reed singled to left. Greenwell grounded out to first to end the inning. Thurman grounded back to the mound to begin the bottom of the fifth and Shumpert flied out to right. Eisenreich flied out to left to end the inning.
Clark took strike three to start the top of the sixth but Burks grounded out to short. Brunansky doubled to left and Quintana grounded out to third to end the inning. Harris fell apart in the bottom of the sixth after he plunked Seitzer and Kevin had to leave the game. Bill Pecota pinch ran for him and Tartabull doubled Pecota home. Gibson whiffed but Cromartie singled home Tartabull to tie the game. A wild pitch moved Cromartie to second but Stillwell struck out swinging. Mayne was intentionally walked and Thurman popped up to second to end the inning with the game tied 3-3.
Pena flied out to center to begin the top of the seventh and Naehring grounded out to third. Boggs flied out to right to end the inning. Harris returned briefly in the bottom of the seventh where he allowed a leadoff triple to Shumpert. Sox manager Joe Morgan rolled the dice by bringing in Joe Hesketh to pitch to Eisenreich. Hesketh did his job by getting Eisenreich to ground back to him to keep Shumpert at third. Jeff Gray came in and Shumpert was picked off by Pena to erase the threat. Pecota walked but was thrown out trying to steal to end the inning.
The Sox blew their chance to retake the lead in the top of the eighth as Reed was plunked to start. Greenwell flied out to center and Clark popped up to short before going nuts in the dugout. Reed swiped second and took third when Mayne's throw went into center. Burks grounded out to second to end the inning. The wheels fell off in the bottom of the eighth when Tony Fossas took the mound. Tartabull took strike three but Gibson walked and stole second. Gibson moved to third on the fly ball by Cromartie and Stillwell was intentionally walked to get to Mayne. Royals manager John Wathan countered by pinch hitting Mike Macfarlane for Mayne. Sox manager Joe Morgan curiously countered with rookie Daryl Irvine to pitch to Macfarlane. The gamble backfired as Macfarlane doubled home both runners to give the Royals the lead. Terry Puhl pinch hit for Thurman and was intentionally walked. Brian McRae pinch hit for Puhl and Shumpert grounded into a force to end the inning with the Royals ahead 5-3.
Runs charged to Fossas
Jeff Montgomery came in to close out the top of the ninth and Brunansky doubled to center to start. Quintana grounded out to second and Pena grounded back to the mound before Mike Marshall pinch hit for Naehring. Marshall whiffed to end the game and the Royals had won it 5-3.
Jackass of the Night is Daryl Irvine. He served up the two run double to MacFarlane to put the Royals up for good.
The Good:
Jody Reed was 1 for 3 with a stolen base and a hit by pitch.
Tom Brunansky was 3 for 3 with a walk and a 2 run homer.
Joe Hesketh retired the only man he faced.
Jeff Gray got the final two outs of the seventh inning,
The Bad:
Mike Greenwell was 0 for 4.
Jack Clark was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Carlos Quintana was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Tim Naehring was 0 for 2.
Mike Marshall struck out as a pinch hitter.
Tony Fossas took the loss by getting charged with 2 runs in the eighth inning.
The Ugly:
Wade Boggs was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Ellis Burks was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked and scored a run.
Tony Pena was just 1 for 4.
Greg Harris tossed 6 innings of 3 run ball, falling apart in the sixth.
Final Thoughts:
Not only did the Sox offense once again not show up tonight, apparently Jack Clark took out his frustrations out on a clubhouse toilet. He has been fined a thousand dollars for repairs and he probably attacked the toilet with more ferocity than he did the pitches in tonight's game. He's not alone though, nobody is hitting in the clutch and if Brunansky is gonna go on one of his hot streaks, somebody else needs to be on base when he hits it out. Harris pitched well and so did Gray, they were let down by Fossas and Irvine tonight. Its only April but Mike Boddicker is now 2-2 with a 2.03 ERA, meanwhile Danny Darwin is on the DL after getting lit up in 2 of his first 3 starts. Thanks a lot Lou Gorman, hopefully Darwin can come back healthy but this doesn't look good so far. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow against the Royals when they send Tom Bolton (1-0) to the mound up against Kevin Appier of the Royals. The game begins at 8:05 PM Eastern time at Royals Stadium.
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