Siebert got the ball in the top of the first inning and Horace Clarke led off with a fly out to right. Thurman Munson walked and Roy White singled to center before Bobby Murcer singled to center to load the bases. Curt Blefary banged into a double play to end the inning. Yankees starter Stan Bahnsen got Mike Andrews to ground back to the mound to start the bottom of the first. Reggie Smith flied out to right but Carl Yastrzemski singled to left. Yaz swiped second but George Scott flied out to center to end the inning.
Danny Cater doubled to right to start the top of the second but Jerry Kenney lined back to Siebert. Gene Michael flied out to right and Bahnsen grounded out to first to end the inning. Rico Petrocelli flied out to left to begin the bottom of the second but Tony Conigliaro walked. Luis Alvardo lined back to the mound and Jerry Moses flied out to center to end the inning.
The Yankees pounced on Siebert in the top of the third as Clarke singled to right to begin. Munson flied out to right but White doubled to left. Murcer singled home both men to put the Yankees on top and Blefary drew a walk. Cater singled to left to score Murcer and send Blefary to third. Sox manager Eddie Kasko knew something was wrong and pulled Siebert before the game got out of hand. Siebert would be charged with 4 runs in just 2 1/3 innings. Lee Strange came in and Kenney singled home Blefary and Michael walked to load the bases. Bahnsen popped up to short and Clarke grounded out to second to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 4-0.
The Sox roared back in the bottom of the third inning although Strange struck out swinging to start. Andrews cracked his first run of the season to cut the lead and Smith singled to center. Yaz walked but Scott flied out to center. Petrocelli then smashed a three run home run to tie the game, but Tony C popped up to second to end the inning with the game tied 4-4.
Munson flied out to center to start the top of the fourth inning but White walked. White stole second but Murcer struck out swinging. Blefary flied out to left to end the inning. Alvarado grounded out to short to start the bottom of the fourth and Moses grounded out to first. Strange struck out swinging to end the inning.
Cater struck out swinging to start the top of the fifth but Kenney walked. Michael flied out to right and Bahnsen struck out swinging to end the inning. Andrews doubled to left to open the bottom of the fifth and Smith moved him to third with a grounder to second. Scott flied out to right to end the inning.
The Yankees struck back in the top of the sixth although Clarke flied out to left to start. Munson walked and took second on a wild pitch before moving to third on a fly ball to center by White. Murcer walked and Blefary singled to right to score Munson with the go-ahead run. Cater forced Blefary at second to end the inning with the Yankees ahead 5-4.
Petrocelli flied out to center to start the bottom of the sixth but Tony C singled to center. Alvarado grounded into a double play to end the inning.
Kenney grounded back to the mound to start the top of the seventh before Michael walked. Bahnsen dropped down a bunt to move Michael to second but Clarke lined out to second to end the inning. The Sox came out swinging in the bottom of the seventh although Moses swung at air for strike three to start. Dick Schofield pinch hit for Strange and singled to second to chase Bahnsen. Jack Aker came in and Andrews singled to right. Smith lashed a base hit to right to score Schofield to tie the game and Yaz beat out a fielder's choice to score Andrews with the go-ahead run. Yaz and Smith went for a double steal and Munson heaved the ball away, Smith scoring another run. Scott walked to put runners at the corners and Petrocelli scored Yaz with a sac fly to increase the lead. Tony C popped up to short to end the inning with the Sox ahead 8-5.
Schofield gets the rally started
Vicente Romo came in for the top of the eighth and Munson popped up to short to begin. White lined out to right and Murcer flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox beat the ball in the dirt in the bottom of the eighth as Alvarado grounded back to the mound to start. Moses and Romo both grounded out to short to end the inning.
Romo came back to close out the top of the ninth and Blefary grounded out to first to start. Cater grounded out to short and Kenney grounded out to third to end the game. The Sox had won it 8-5 to sweep the Yankees.
The Good:
Mike Andrews was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 total runs scored.
Carl Yastrzemski was 1 for 3 with a walk, 2 stolen bases, an rbi and 2 total runs scored.
Rico Petrocelli was 1 for 3 with a 3 run homer and 4 total rbis.
Tony Conigliaro was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Dick Schofield singled and scored as a pinch hitter.
Lee Strange got the win by allowing just 1 run in 4 2/3 innings.
Vicente Romo earned the save with 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Luis Alvarado was 0 for 4.
Jerry Moses was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Sonny Siebert allowed 4 runs while lasting just 2 1/3 innings.
The Ugly:
George Scott was 0 for 3 but walked.
Final Thoughts:
That was a nice comeback win but that was an absolute stinker by Siebert. If the Sox have any hope of contending this season, they need Siebert to step up and be an ace along with Jim Lonborg and Ray Culp. Today was not going to cut it but at least the Sox were able to win the game. Lee Strange did the best he could to limit the mess Siebert created and Romo slammed the door once the Sox took the lead. Andrews is starting to heat up and it was nice to see 6 of the 9 hitters all contribute one way or another. Kudos to Dick Schofield for coming off the bench ice cold and getting the rally started in the seventh. Beating the Yankees isn't exactly as important as it would have been 6 years ago but the Sox need to win these games to keep pace with Baltimore. The Sox now travel to Detroit to play a set with the Tigers. Tomorrow Gary Peters takes the mound for the Sox up against Joe Niekro of the Tigers at 2:05 PM Eastern time at Tiger Stadium.
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