The red hot Boston Red Sox have won their fifth straight game, this time they beat the Milwaukee Brewers on the back of 6 solid innings from John Tudor (2-1, 4.15 ERA) and some long balls. Jim Rice set the tone with a 2 run bomb off Moose Haas in the top of the first and Jerry Remy stroked a 2 run single in the third. Old pal Reggie Cleveland got tagged for an rbi single by Dwight Evans before Dwight struck a 2 run homer in the fourth. Tudor survived a Jim Gantner rbi but a two run homer by Sal Bando ended his night. Bill Campbell slammed the door the rest of the way and the Sox had won it 7-3 at County Stadium.
The Sox struck first immediately against Haas in the top of the first as Jerry Remy got a base hit to right to start. Dwight Evans grounded into a double play but Carl Yastrzesmki walked. Jim Rice belted his sixth home run of the year to put the Sox on top. Tony Perez flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox up 2-0.
Tudor got the ball in the bottom of the first and Jim Gantner got a base hit to right to start. Gantner got thrown out at second trying to steal and Robin Yount lined out to second. Old friend Cecil Cooper doubled to right and Gorman Thomas walked, but old friend Ben Oglivie grounded out to first to end the inning.
The Sox iced the game in the top of the second as Carney Lansford got a base hit to right to start. Dave Stapleton also got a base hit to right to move Carney to third. Rich Gedman struck out swinging but Rick Miller walked to load the bases. Remy got a base hit to center to score both Lansford and Stapleton. That was it for Haas as old friend Reggie Cleveland came in only for Evans to drill a base hit to right to score Miller. Yaz flied out to left and Rice forced Evans at second to end the inning with the Sox ahead 5-0.
The Brewers struck back in the bottom of the second as Ted Simmons flied out to right to start. Sal Bando walked and Mark Brouhard got a base hit to center. Ed Romero flied out to center but Gantner doubled to left to score Bando. Yount grounded out to second to end the inning with the Brewers down 5-1.
Perez walked to start the top of the third but was forced at second by Lansford. Stapleton grounded back to the mound to move Tony to second but Gedman grounded out to short to end the inning. Cooper grounded out to short to start the bottom of the third and Thomas took strike three. Oglivie flied out to right to end the inning.
The Sox struck again in the top of the fourth as Gantner booted a grounder by Miller for an error to start. Remy grounded out to second to move Miller over but Evans smashed his 10th home run of the season to increase the lead. Yaz grounded out to second and Rice flied out to left to end the inning with the Sox up 7-1.
Simmons grounded out to short to start the bottom of the fourth and Bando flied out to right. Brouhard grounded out to second to end the inning.
Perez flied out to right to start the top of the fifth and Lansford did the same. Romero booted a grounder by Stapleton for an error but Gedman grounded out to first to end the inning. Romero flied out to left to start the bottom of the fifth and Gantner grounded out to second. Yount struck out swinging to end the inning.
Jerry Augustine came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Miller flied out to right to start. Remy flied out to center but Evans walked. Yaz singled to center but Rice flied to center to end the inning. Cooper popped up to third to open the bottom of the sixth and Thomas flied out to center. Oglivie grounded out to third to end the inning,
Perez struck out swinging to start the top of the seventh and Lansford flied out to right. Stapleton flied out to left to end the inning. The Brewers struck back in the bottom of the seventh as Simmons got a base hit to right to start. Bando hit a home run all the way to the Klingon Homeworld to cut the lead. Brouhard flied out to left and that was it for Tudor. He pitched well, allowing just 3 runs off 6 hits and 2 walks. Bill Campbell came in to pitch and Romero grounded out to short, but Gantner singled to center. Yount walked but Cooper flied out to center to end the inning with the Brewers down 7-3.
Tudor gets it done
Hero Evans
Rickey Keeton came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Gedman flied out to center to start. Miller popped up to short but Remy got a base hit to center. Evans walked but Yaz grounded out to first to end the inning. Thomas struck out swinging to start the bottom of the eighth and Oglivie did the same. Simmons walked but Bando forced him at second to end the inning.
Rice got a base hit to start the top of the ninth but Perez grounded into a double play. Lansford flied out to right to end the inning. Campbell came back to close out the bottom of the ninth and Brouhard struck out swinging to start. Roy Howell pinch hit for Romero and struck out swinging, but Gantner got a base hit to center. Yount forced him at second to end the game. The Sox had won it 7-3.
Hero of the Night is Dwight Evans. He drove in 3 runs by himself including a two run home run to match Milwaukee's entire output.
The Good:
Jerry Remy was 3 for 5 with 2 rbis.
Jim Rice was 2 for 5 with a 2 run home run.
John Tudor tossed 6 1/3 solid innings allowing 3 runs off 6 hits and 2 walks.
Bill Campbell tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Rich Gedman was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
The Ugly:
Carl Yastrzemski was just 1 for 4 but walked and scored.
Tony Perez was 0 for 4 with a strikeout but walked.
Carney Lansford was just 1 for 5 but scored a run.
Dave Stapleton was just 1 for 4 but scored a run.
Rick Miller was 0 for 3 but walked and scored 2 runs.
Final Thoughts:
Good time for the Sox to get hot after their mediocre start to the season. The Baltimore Orioles aren't as scary as they were two years ago so the Sox definitely will have a chance this season if certain things go their way. Frank Tanana has to pitch better but John Tudor stepped up in this one. The Sox can't rely on Dennis Eckersley and Mike Torrez to do everything, they're going to need some help. Tudor needs to be more consistent in order for the Sox to compete this season. The bats will bop them back into a lot of games and the bullpen isn't half bad, but getting good starting pitching will be the difference in the end if it gets that far. The win improved the Sox to 21-16, 3 games behind the Orioles for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it 6 wins in a row tomorrow afternoon and second straight over Milwaukee when Mike Torrez (3-2) takes on Randy Lerch of Milwaukee. The game begins at 2:30 PM tomorrow afternoon at County Stadium.
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