Escarrega got the ball in the top of the first and Jerry Remy grounded out to second to start. Dwight Evans walked and took off for second, advancing to third when Carlton Fisk threw the ball away. Jim Rice struck out swinging and Carl Yastrzemski grounded back to the mound to end the inning. Rainey began his dominance in the bottom of the first when Rudy Law flied out to left to start. Tony Bernazard grounded out to second and Steve Kemp grounded out to first to end the inning.
Carney Lansford grounded out to second to open the top of the second before Dave Stapleton grounded back to the mound. Glenn Hoffman popped up to second to end the inning. Greg Luzinski ripped a base hit to left to start the bottom of the second and Rice decided to kick the ball into the bleachers for an error. A wild pitch moved Greg to third but Tom Paciorek grounded out to third. Harold Baines grounded back to the mound but Marv Foley walked. Jim Morrison grounded out to second to end the inning.
The BoSox blew a rally in the top of the third as Rick Miller singled to right to start. Gary Allenson singled to center but Remy flied out to right. Evans flied out to left and Rice forced Allenson at second to end the inning. Rainey got Vance Law to ground out to short to start the bottom of the third and Rudy Law struck out swinging. Bernazard singled to right but was caught in a rundown on an infield single to third to end the inning.
Yaz flied out to center to start the top of the fourth before Lansford grounded out to second. Stapleton grounded out to third to end the inning. Luzinski took strike three to begin the bottom of the fourth and Paciorek grounded back to the mound. Baines singled to center but Foley lined out to short to end the inning.
The BoSox struck first in the top of the fifth as Hoffman doubled to left to start. Miller dumped a base hit to right and Glenn scored to put Boston on top. Allenson singled to center to move Miller to third but Gary was doubled off first on a line drive to second by Remy. Evans popped up to second to end the inning with the Red Sox up 1-0.
Rainey kept Chicago from answering in the bottom of the fifth as Morrison flied out to left to begin. Vance Law struck out swinging and Rudy Law flied out to center to end the inning.
The Sox rallied in the top of the sixth against Jerry Koosman as Rice singled in the hole at second to start. Yaz singled to left and Lansford walked to load the bases. Stapleton came through with a base hit to left to score Rice and Hoffman walked home Yaz to increase the lead. Miller hit a grounder to the mound to force Lansford at home but Allenson beat out a double play ball to score Stapleton. Remy grounded back to the mound to end the inning with Boston now head 4-0.
Bernazard walked to start the bottom of the sixth but Kemp flied out to left. Both Luzinski and Paciorek flied out to right to end the inning.
Aurelio Rodriguez took over at third for the top of the seventh and Evans singled to right to start. Rice walked but Yaz grounded into a double play. Lansford flied out to right to end the inning. Rainey got Baines to ground out to second to start the bottom of the seventh and Foley also grounded out to second. Rodriguez struck out swinging to end the inning.
Both Stapleton and Hoffman flied out to center to start the top of the eighth but Miller grounded a base hit up the middle. Allenson singled to left but Remy flied out to left to end the inning. Vance Law singled to center to start the bottom of the eighth but Rudy Law flied out to left. Bernazard hit a bullet to Hoffman who doubled off Vance at first to end the inning.
The BoSox put the nail in the coffin in the top of the ninth as Evans singled to left to begin. Rice popped up to second but Evans swiped second. Evans moved to third on a grounder to first by Yaz and Lansford scored Dwight with a base hit to center. Stapleton hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning with the Sox ahead 5-0.
Rainey returned to finish the game in the bottom of the ninth and Kemp flied out to center to start. Luzinski grounded out to short and Paciorek took strike three to end the game. The BoSox had won it 5-0.
Hero of the Night is Chuck Rainey. He tossed a complete game 5 hit shutout to earn the win.
The Good:
Dwight Evans was 2 for 4 with a walk, 2 stolen bases and a run scored.
Glenn Hoffman was 1 for 3 with a walk, rbi and a run scored.
Rick Miller was 3 for 4 with an rbi.
Gary Allenson was 3 for 4 with an rbi.
The Bad:
Jerry Remy was 0 for 5.
The Ugly:
Jim Rice was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout and an error, but walked and scored a run.
Carl Yastrzemski was just 1 for 5 with a run scored.
Carney Lansford was just 1 for 4 but walked and drove in a run.
Dave Stapleton was just 1 for 5 but drove in a run and scored a run.
Final Thoughts:
The Red Sox are positively rolling right now and a doubleheader sweep of the White Sox is what the doctor ordered. It wasn't just that they won it was how they won. Bruce Hurst and Chuck Rainey both had great starts and only Luis Aponte was used out of the bullpen saving the others for tomorrow and beyond. The offense wasn't spectacular but the rally in the sixth inning really put the game away the way Rainey was pitching. Hoffman has been a wrecking crew this month and hopefully he can keep this up all season even if that sounds unrealistic. Also hope Rainey keeps this up even though that's most likely realistic as well. With the world champion Boston Celtics returning to the playoffs this Wednesday all the focus will shift to them. It would be nice if the Red Sox could provide entertainment and win a bunch of games to have a good spring now that the Boston Bruins are out. More games like this one will definitely help. The Sox now travel back to Boston to play the Kansas City Royals for a set looking for their eighth win in a row. Dennis Eckersley gets the start for Boston against Dave Frost of the Royals. The game begins at 7:35 PM at Fenway Park.
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