The BoSox tried to rally in the top of the second as Mo Vaughn singled to center to begin. Andre Dawson singled to center and Vaughn moved to third on the fly ball to left by Damon Berryhill. Then Dawson was foolishly thrown out at second trying to steal and Tim Naehring lined out to short to end the inning. That was one of the only rallies of the whole game for Boston. Darrin Jackson walked to start the bottom of the second but Joe Hall struck out swinging. Jackson stole second but Ron Karkovice took strike three and Ozzie Guillen struck out swinging to end the inning.
John Valentin grounded out to third to start the top of the third before Greg Blosser flied out to center. Nixon took strike three to end the inning. The White Sox iced the game in the bottom of the third as Johnson walked to start. Grebeck doubled to left and Thomas hit a gap shot into right field. Blosser inexplicably then turned around and threw the ball into the stands for an error to score Johnson and Grebeck. Franco dumped a base hit to right to score Thomas to put the game away. Ventura struck out looking, Jackson popped up to first and Hall forced Franco at second to end the inning with the White Sox ahead 4-0.
The BoSox failed to respond in the top of the fourth inning as Fletcher flied out to right to start. Greenwell grounded back to the mound but Vaughn singled to right. Dawson forced Mo at second to end the inning. Hesketh recovered in the bottom of the fourth as Karkovice took strike three to begin the inning. Guillen grounded out to second and Johnson struck out swinging to end the inning.
Berryhill flied out to right to start the top of the fifth before Naehring struck out swinging. Valentin flied out to center to end the inning. The White Sox finally chased Hesketh in the bottom of the fifth as Grebeck grounded out to second to begin. Thomas walked but Franco flied out to right. Ventura singled to center and Sox manager Butch Hobson stumbled out of the dugout and had to be pointed to the direction of the mound. He had Rickey Trilcek warming but inexplicably brought in Paul Quantrill ice cold for a reason nobody knows. Jackson ripped a base hit to center to score Thomas and Hall got a base hit to right....under the glove of Blosser for an error. Ventura and Jackson both scored while Hall went all the way to third. Karkovice struck out swinging to end the inning with the White Sox ahead 7-0. Hesketh lasted just 4 2/3 innings while being charged with 6 runs off 6 hits and 3 walks.
The BoSox failed to respond in the top of the sixth as Blosser took strike three to start. Nixon walked and Fletcher singled to left, but Greenwell flied out to center. Vaughn flied out to right to end the inning. Lee Tinsley took over for Nixon for the bottom of the sixth and Guillen doubled to left to start. Johnson flied out to center and Grebeck popped up to first, before Thomas took strike three to end the inning.
Dawson grounded back to the mound to start the top of the seventh before Berryhill flied out to right. Naehring singled to right but Valentin grounded out to third to end the inning. Ricky Trilicek came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh with Rich Rowland behind the plate and Franco grounded out to short to start. Ventura grounded out to first but Jackson walked. Warren Newson pinch hit for Hall and flied out to left to end the inning.
Blosser grounded out to short to start the top of the eighth but Tinsley singled to right. Fletcher got bagged for interference on a steal attempt so Tinsley had to stay at first. Greenwell popped up to third in foul territory to end the inning. The White Sox wrapped up the scoring in the bottom of the eighth as Karkovice doubled to left to start. Ron moved to third on the Guillen grounder to second and scored on the Johnson grounder to second. Grebeck singled to center but Thomas flied out to right to end the inning with the White Sox up 8-0.
Johnson drives in a run
Fernandez returned to finish the top of the ninth and Vaughn struck out swinging to start. Dawson flied out to center and Rowland struck out swinging to end the game. The White Sox had won it 8-0.
Jackass of the Night is Joe Hesketh. He got lit up for 6 runs in 4 2/3 innings to take the loss. He allowed 6 hits and 3 walks.
The Good:
Lee Tinsley got a base hit in his only at-bat.
Mo Vaughn was 2 for 4.
Tim Naehring was 1 for 3.
The Bad:
Mike Greenwell was 0 for 4.
Damon Berryhill was 0 for 3.
Rich Rowland was 0 for 1.
John Valentin was 0 for 3.
Greg Blosser was 0 for 3 with 2 errors and a strikeout.
The Ugly:
Otis Nixon was 0 for 2 with a strikeout but walked.
Scott Fletcher was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout.
Andre Dawson was just 1 for 4.
Paul Quantrill was charged with an unearned run in 1 1/3 innings.
Ricky Trilicek allowed a run in 2 innings of work.
Final Thoughts:
That was Boston's first real stinker of the season as absolutely nothing went right. Hesketh got pounded, the bullpen allowed a few runs and the offense couldn't touch Alex Fernandez. Greg Blosser looked like garbage in the field and at the plate, he might be overmatched right now. Not much you can do on a day like this but hope tomorrow is better. Its only early April so no time to panic, just one of those days where nothing goes right. Not much else to say really. The Sox look to bounce back tomorrow when they head to Kansas City to face the Royals. Frank Viola goes for the Red Sox against Mark Gubicza of Kansas City. The game begins at 8:05 PM Eastern time at Kauffman Stadium.
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