Young got the ball in the top of the first inning and Devon White singled to right to start. Roberto Alomar forced White at second and Joe Carter lined out to right. Young had Alomar picked off but spiked the ball like a football for an error to advance Roberto to second. Dave Winfield grounded out to short to end the inning. Guzman got the ball to start the bottom of the first and Wade Boggs lined out to left to start. Jody Reed singled in the hole at second but Phil Plantier grounded out to first to move Jody to second. Ellis Burks struck out swinging to end the inning.
Young cruised in the top of the second as Kelly Gruber flied out to center to start. Pat Tabler grounded out to short and Candy Maldonado popped up to first in foul territory to end the inning. Mike Greenwell led off the bottom of the second with a fly out to center. Jack Clark took strike three but Mo Vaughn drew a walk. Luis Rivera struck out swinging to end the inning.
Pat Borders grounded out to third to open the top of the third before Manuel Lee struck out swinging. White grounded out to first to end the inning. The Sox blew a rally in the bottom of the third although John Flaherty lined out to second to start. Boggs walked and Reed beat out a roller to third but Plantier flied out to left. Burks hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning.
The Jays struck first in the top of the fourth as Alomar singled to right to start. Alomar moved to second on the grounder to second by Carter and Winfield drew a walk. Gruber singled home Alomar to give the Jays the lead but Tabler flied out to right. Maldonado flied out to right to end the inning with the Jays up 1-0.
Gruber drives in a run
Mike Greenwell grounded out to first to start the bottom of the fourth but Sox manager Butch Hobson bolted out of his seat and threw Jack Clark out of the game like he was an umpire. The confused dugout had no idea what was going on as Butch sent Scott Cooper into the game for Clark. Cooper walked but Vaughn took strike three. Rivera struck out swinging to end the inning.
The Jays struck again in the top of the fifth as Borders grounded out to third to start. Lee singled to right and Young had him picked off too....but turned and threw the ball 100 feet over the THIRD basemen's head for an error to move Lee to second. White blooped a single to center to score Lee to increase the lead. White moved to second on the grounder to short by Alomar and Carter grounded out to second to end the inning with the Jays ahead 2-0.
The Sox blew a big rally in the bottom of the fifth as Flaherty hit one up the elevator shaft to start. Boggs ripped a base hit to center and took second on a wild pitch. Another wild pitch moved Boggs to third and a passed ball on a walk to Reed scored Wade to cut the lead. Plantier popped up to the first base line but Carter dropped the ball for an error. Burks took strike three but Greenwell was intentionally walked to load the bases. With a chance to tie the game....Cooper struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox down 2-1.
The Jays knocked Young out in the top of the sixth as Winfield singled in the hole at second to start. Gruber walked but Tabler lined out to right. Maldonado walked to load the bases and that was it for Young. He lasted just 5 1/3 innings but allowed just 2 runs. Danny Darwin was brought in to pitch and got a huge out when Borders went down swinging. Lee grounded out to second to end the inning.
The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the sixth as Vaughn flied out to center to start. Rivera took strike three and Flaherty popped up to second to end the inning.
White lined out to left to start the top of the seventh but Alomar walked. Carter struck out swinging and Alomar was gunned down trying to steal to end the inning. Bob MacDonald came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh inning and Boggs popped up to third to start. Reed grounded out to third and Plantier lined out to left to end the inning.
Darwin snuffed out a bunt attempt by Winfield to start the top of the eighth and Gruber popped up to second. Tabler singled to left but Maldonado struck out swinging to end the inning. Duane Ward came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Burks struck out swinging to earn the hat trick. Greenwell singled to center but Cooper lined out to left. Vaughn grounded out to first to end the inning.
The Jays seemed to have put the game out of reach in the top of the ninth as Borders ripped a base hit to center to start. Lee dropped down a sacrifice bunt to move Borders to second but White struck out swinging. Alomar then slapped a seeing eye single into left field. Borders came around to score and Alomar took second on the throw home. Naturally Carter smashed a base hit to right to score Alomar to seemingly put the game out of reach. Winfield lined out to right to end the inning with the Jays ahead 4-1.
John Olerud came in to play first and Tom Henke came in to close out the bottom of the ninth Herm Winningham pinch hit for Rivera and blooped a base hit to center to start. Tim Naehring pinch hit for Flaherty but he struck out swinging. Boggs blooped a ground rule double down the left field line and Reed walked to load the bases. Plantier hit what should have been a game ending double play to Olerud....and he BOOTED IT! Winningham scored and suddenly the tying run was at second base on the error. Things look bleak when Burks struck out swinging to earn the golden sombrero but Greenwell ripped a base hit to center to score Boggs and Reed to tie the game. Plantier took third on the hit and David Wells came in to pitch to Cooper. Plantier took second and Cooper singled in the hole at second to score Plantier with the winning run. The guy who came in to replace Clark won the game with a base hit to stun the Jays 5-4.
The Good:
Wade Boggs was 2 for 4 with a walk and 2 runs scored.
Jody Reed was 2 for 3 with 2 walks and a run scored.
Mike Greenwell was 2 for 4 with a stolen base, a walk and 2 rbis.
Matt Young allowed 2 runs (only 1 earned) in 5 1/3 innings.
The Bad:
Ellis Burks was 0 for 5 with a golden sombrero of 4 strikeouts.
Jack Clark struck out in his only at bat.
Luis Rivera was 0 for 3 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Tim Naehring struck out as a pinch hitter.
The Ugly:
Phil Plantier was just 1 for 5 but drove in a run and scored a run.
Mo Vaughn was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Danny Darwin vultured the win by allowing 2 runs in 3 2/3 innings.
Final Thoughts:
Good comeback win for the Sox but once again the offense did almost nothing for eight innings. How sad is it Matt Young pitched a no hitter in his first start and allowed 2 runs in this one with nothing to show for it? Hell it took a hell of an effort from Roger Clemens to get the win last game because the offense has been non-existent so far this season. When the weather gets warmer maybe they'll pick up the pace. Apart from Darwin coughing up 2 runs, the pitching has been solid for most of the month. Still, a win is a win if its by 1 or 10 and nobody is going to complain about a win. If Young can pitch like this with Clemens and Frank Viola pitching to their potentials, they may be in contention this season.....if the offense ever improves. The Sox look to make it three in a row tomorrow afternoon against the Blue Jays. Jimmy Key goes for Toronto against Joe Hesketh of the Red Sox. The game begins at 2:05 PM at Fenway Park.
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