Torrez got the ball in the top of the first and Al Bumbry flied out to left to start. Rich Dauer singled to center but Jim Dwyer banged into a double play to end the inning. The Sox wasted no time getting to O's starter Dennis Martinez in the bottom of the first. Dwight Evans led off with a single and Dave Stapleton singled him to third. Carl Yastrzemski made his season debut by grounding out to second but Evans scored to give the Sox the lead. Jim Rice grounded out to short but Tony Perez smashed his first home run of the season to increase the lead. Carney Lansford doubled to left and Glenn Hoffman singled him home. Gary Allenson flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox ahead 4-0.
The O's struck back in the top of the second as Eddie Murray popped up to short to start. John Lowenstein hit a routine grounder to Perez who threw himself on the ball and wrestled with it for an error. Terry Crowley moved Lowenstein to second with a grounder and Dan Graham singled him home to cut the lead. Rick Dempsey flied out to center to end the inning with the O's down 4-1.
Rick Miller doubled to right to start the bottom of the second but Evans grounded out to short. Stapleton grounded out to third but Yaz walked. Rice grounded out to third to end the inning.
Torrez was chased quickly in the top of the third as Mark Belanger singled to left to start. Bumbry struck out swinging but Dauer singled to center. Dwyer singled to right to score Belanger and Sox manager Ralph Houk had seen enough. Bob Stanley was brought in to keep things from getting out of hand and he got Murray to bang into a double play to end the inning with the Sox ahead 4-2.
Perez grounded out to short to start the bottom of the third and Lansford flied out to right. Hoffman grounded out to short to end the inning.
Lowenstein singled to center to begin the top of the fourth but was thrown out by the alert Allenson trying to steal. Crowley popped up to short and Graham lined out to first to end the inning.
The Sox chased Martinez in the bottom of the fourth as Allenson grounded out to short to start. Miller singled to left and Evans singled him to third. Evans moved to second on the grounder by Stapleton and Yaz singled home both runners to increase the lead. That was it for Martinez as Sammy Stewart came in to get Rice to fly out to right to end the inning with the Sox ahead 6-2.
Dempsey walked to start the top of the fifth but was erased on the force by Belanger. Belanger moved to second on the ground out by Bumbry and Dauer lined out to second to end the inning. Perez popped up to first in foul territory to star the bottom of the fifth but Lansford doubled to left. Hoffman took strike three to end the inning.
Stanley cruised in the top of the sixth as Dwyer grounded out to second to begin. Murray grounded out to short and Lowenstein struck out swinging to end the inning. Miller flied out to right to begin the bottom of the sixth and Evans flied out to center. Stapleton also flied out to center to end the inning.
The O's threatened in the top of the seventh as Crowley singled to center to start. Graham struck out swinging but Dempsey walked. Ken Singleton pinch hit for Belanger and moved the runners over with a grounder. Bumbry flied out to right to end the inning. The Sox got some help from bad defense to score in the bottom of the seventh with Wayne Krenchicki now at short. Yaz grounded out to second but Rice singled to center. Perez flied out to center and Lansford hit a routine fly to Dwyer...DROPPED FOR AN ERROR! Rice scored and the Sox had another run. Hoffman grounded out to first to end the inning with the Sox ahead 7-2.
Stanley cruised in the top of the eighth as Dauer grounded out to third to start. Dwyer grounded out to short and Murray flied out to center to end the inning. The Sox threatened in the bottom of the eighth as Allenson walked to start. Miller singled to center but Evans forced Allenson at third. Stapleton hit a bullet to short who doubled off Miller to end the inning.
Stanley came back to finish the job in the top of the ninth as Lowenstein grounded out to first to start. Crowley and Graham struck back to back singles but Dempsey banged into a double play to end the game. The Sox had won it 7-2.
Hero of the Night is Bob Stanley. He tossed 6 2/3 shutout innings in relief of Torrez to pick up the win.
The Good:
Dwight Evans was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored.
Carl Yastrzemski was 1 for 3 with a walk and 3 total rbis.
Carney Lansford was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Rick Miller was 3 for 4 with a run scored.
The Bad:
Mike Torrez lasted just 2 1/3 innings and allowed 2 runs.
The Ugly:
Dave Stapleton was just 1 for 5 but scored a run.
Jim Rice was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Tony Perez was just 1 for 4 with an error but the one hit was a 2 run home run.
Glenn Hoffman was just 1 for 4.
Gary Allenson was 0 for 3 but walked.
Final Thoughts:
That was a good win by the Sox and a tremendous effort by Bob Stanley. He was pressed into action in the third inning and was virtually unhittable the rest of the way. The offense was a collective effort but good to see Yaz back driving in runs. Perez made an error but made up for hit with a 2 run home run. Torrez leaving in the third inning is concerning because Stanley can't bail him out every time. The Sox have a chance to topple the New York Yankees this season if the pitching can hold up. After an off-day the Sox are back in action Friday afternoon in Chicago. Dennis Eckersley gets the start for the Red Sox against Richard Dotson of the White Sox. The game begins at 2:15 PM Eastern time at Commiskey Park.
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