Sox starter Joe Hesketh got the ball in the top of the first inning and Devon White grounded out to second to start. Roberto Alomar flied out to center and Joe Carter flied out to left to end the inning. Jimmy Key got the ball in the bottom of the first and Wade Boggs lined out to right to start. Jody Reed lined out to center and Mike Greenwell struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Jays struck first in the top of the second inning as Dave Winfield singled to center to start. Kelly Gruber walked but John Olerud lined out to short. Candy Maldonado walked to load the bases and Pat Borders flied out to center but Winfield scored to give the Jays the lead. Manuel Lee singled up the middle to re-load the bases but White forced Lee at second to end the inning with the Jays up 1-0.
The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the second as Ellis Burks flied out to center to start. Jack Clark grounded out to first and Phil Plantier grounded out to second to end the inning.
Hesketh recovered in the top of the third as Alomar grounded out to short to start. Carter and Winfield both flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox beat the ball in the dirt in the bottom of the third as Tim Naehring grounded out to third to start. Mo Vaughn grounded out to second and Tony Pena grounded out to short to end the inning.
The Jays struck again in the top of the fourth as Gruber doubled to left to start. Olerud grounded out to second to move Gruber to third and Maldonado scored Kelly with a sac fly to increase the lead. Borders flied out to center to end the inning with the Jays up 2-0.
The Sox blew a huge rally in the bottom of the fourth as Boggs doubled to left to start. Reed popped up to first in foul territory but Greenwell scored Boggs with a base hit to right. Burks flied out to right but Clark singled to center. Key booted a grounder by Plantier to load the bases but Naehring forced Phil at second to end the inning with the Sox down 2-1.
The Jays knocked Hesketh out in the top of the fifth although Lee grounded out to short to start. White singled in the hole at short before stealing second base. Alomar singled to left and Carter singled to left as well to score White with another run. Winfield grounded out to second to move both runners along and Gruber was intentionally walked to load the bases. Olerud then walked home Alomar to increase the lead and chase Hesketh. Joe sucked today as he allowed 4 runs in 4 2/3 innings. Greg Harris came in and got Maldonado to line out to second to end the inning with the Jays up 4-1.
The Sox did try to fight back in the bottom of the fifth as Vaughn flied out to left to start. Pena doubled to left and Boggs singled to left to put runners at the corners. Reed singled to center to score Pena but Greenwell grounded into a double play to end the inning with the Sox down 4-2.
Harris cruised in the top of the sixth as Borders struck out swinging to start. Lee took strike three and White grounded out to first to end the inning. The Sox beat the ball in the dirt in the bottom of the sixth as Burks grounded out to third to start. Clark grounded out to short and Plantier grounded out to first to end the inning.
Harris got in trouble in the top of the seventh inning as Alomar singled in the hole at second to begin. Carter forced Alomar at second but Winfield singled Joe to third. Gruber lined out to third but a wild pitch moved Winfield to second. Olerud was intentionally walked to load the bases but Maldonado took strike three to end the inning. The Sox got a run back in the bottom of the seventh although Naehring struck out swinging to start. Vaughn grounded out to second but Pena belted his first home run of the year to cut the lead. Boggs grounded out to first to end the inning with the Sox down 4-3.
Borders ripped a base hit to left to open the top of the eighth but Lee bunted foul for strike three. White struck out swinging and Alomar flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox rallied in the bottom of the eighth as Reed doubled to left to start. Greenwell grounded out to first to move Reed to third and that was it for Key. Pat Hentgen was brought in to face Burks and Ellis scored Reed with a sac fly to tie the game. Clark singled to left to put the go-ahead run on and Luis Rivera pinch ran for him. Plantier flied out to right to end the inning with the game tied 4-4.
Jeff Reardon came in for the top of the ninth and Carter struck out swinging to start. Winfield grounded out to short and Gruber went down hacking to end the inning. Hentgen cruised in the bottom of the ninth as Naehring went down swinging to start. Vaughn struck out swinging and Pena grounded out to short to end the inning to send the game to extras.
Reardon returned for the top of the tenth and Olerud lined out to short to start. Maldonado flied out to right and Borders flied out to left to end the inning. Bob MacDonald came in to pitch the bottom of the tenth and Boggs flied out to center to begin. Reed grounded out to short and Greenwell flied out to left to end the inning.
Tom Bolton came in to pitch the top of the eleventh inning and Lee flied out to center to begin. White grounded out to short but Alomar walked. Carter grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Burks lined out to left to start the bottom of the eleventh and Rivera flied out to right. Plantier popped up to third in foul territory to end the inning.
Winfield grounded out to short to start the top of the 12th inning but Gruber singled in the hole at second. Gruber made a mad dash to third on a little roller to third by Olerud but Maldonado lined out to right to end the inning. Naehring lined out to short to begin the bottom of the 12th and Vaughn struck out swinging. Pena singled to left to put the winning run on but Boggs lined out to center to end the inning.
The Jays took command in the top of the thirteenth inning as Borders singled to center to start. Alfredo Griffin pinch hit for Lee and dropped down a bunt but Borders threw Borders out at second. White struck out swinging but Griffin moved to second on a balk. One out away from getting out of the inning....Alomar doubled in the hole at third to score Griffin with the go-ahead run. Peter Hoy came in to pitch to Carter and Joe singled up the middle to score Alomar with the insurance run. Winfield struck out swinging to end the inning with the Jays ahead 6-4.
MacDonald came on to finish off the Sox in the bottom of the 13th and Reed grounded out to second to start. Greenwell also grounded out to second and Burks flied out to left to end the game. The Jays had won it 6-4 in 13 innings.
The Good:
Wade Boggs was 2 for 6 with a run scored.
Jody Reed was 2 for 6 with an rbi and a run scored.
Jack Clark was 2 for 4.
Tony Pena was 3 for 5 with an rbi and 2 runs scored.
Greg Harris tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings.
Jeff Reardon tossed 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Luis Rivera was 0 for 1.
Phil Plantier was 0 for 5.
Tim Naehring was 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
Mo Vaughn was 0 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
Joe Hesketh got rocked for 4 runs in 4 2/3 innings.
The Ugly:
Mike Greenwell was just 1 for 6 with a strikeout but drove in a run.
Ellis Burks was 0 for 5 with an error but drove in a run.
Peter Hoy allowed an inherited runner to score in 1/3 of an inning.
Final Thoughts:
Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! After the Sox worked hard to come back in the seventh and eighth inning and shut down the Jays for the next four innings you'd think they would have won the game. Nope, not this team. Scoring 4 runs in 13 innings seems to be par for the course with this crew. It didn't help that the trio of Naehring, Plantier and Vaughn went 0 for 15 with 4 strikeouts. Those are supposed to be the future stars of the Sox and they sure didn't look like it in this one. Still its only one game and there's plenty of chances for those three to redeem themselves. After all, Ellis Burks went hitless and he's a veteran. On the other side of the ball, Joe Hesketh stunk the joint out but kudos to the bullpen that kept the Jays off the board from the sixth inning to the 12th. Its a shame Bolton ran out of juice and Hoy couldn't keep Carter off the bases. The Sox now travel to Milwaukee for a three game set against the Brewers. Mike Gardiner (1-0) gets the ball for Boston against Ricky Bones of the Brewers. The game begins at 8:05 PM Eastern time at County Stadium.
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