Hurst got the ball in the top of the first inning and Jim Eisenreich grounded to short to start. John Castino flied out to center and Gary Ward flied out to right to end the inning. Redfern got the ball in the bottom of the first and Jerry Remy grounded back to the mound to start. Dwight Evans walked and Jim Rice got a base hit to right, moving Evans to third on a error by Ward. A wild pitch scored Evans and moved Rice to third and Carl Yastrzemski walked, but Carney Lansford hit a bullet to second. Yaz was doubled off first to end the inning with the Sox up 1-0.
The Twins struck back in the top of the second as Kent Hrbek got a base hit to left to start. Jesus Vega got a base hit to right and both runners moved over on a passed ball. Gary Gaetti hit a sac fly to center to score Hrbek to tie the game but Sal Butera lined out to center. Remy booted a grounder by Ron Washington for an error to score Vega and Lenny Faedo got a base hit to center. Eisenreich got a base hit to center to score Washington and moved up to second on the throw. Castino grounded out to short to end the inning with the Twins up 3-1.
The Sox blew a rally in the bottom of the second as Dave Stapleton grounded out to short to start. Glenn Hoffman struck out swinging but Rich Gedman doubled to center. Rick Miller got a base hit to right to put runners at the corners but Remy struck out swinging to end the inning.
Ward flied out to right to start the top of the third and Hrbek did the same. Vega struck out swinging to end the inning. The Sox rallied in the bottom of the third with Bobby Mitchell in for Eisenreich. Evans got a base hit to center and Rice reached on an error by Washington. Yaz grounded out to second to move the runners over but Lansford got a base hit to center to score Evans, moving Rice to third. Stapleton doubled to left to score Rice and Hoffman got a base hit to right to score both Dave and Lansford to put Boston ahead. Gedman grounded into a double play to end the inning with the Sox ahead 5-3.
Gaetti grounded out to short to start the top of the fourth and Butera flied out to right. Washington singled in the hole at short and Faedo doubled off the Monster, but Mitchell struck out swinging to end the inning. Miller grounded back to the mound to start the bottom of the fourth and Remy took strike three. Evans flied out to center to end the inning.
Castino struck out swinging to start the top of the fifth and Ward lined out to center. Hrbek grounded out to first to end the inning. Rice grounded out to second to open the bottom of the fifth but Yaz walked. Lansford forced Yaz at second and was thrown out at second trying to steal to end the inning.
Vega lined out to center to start the top of the sixth but Lansford booted a grounder by Gaetti for an error to move Gary to second. Butera flied out to right and Washington grounded out to third to end the inning. Stapleton doubled off the Monster to start the bottom of the sixth but Hoffman flied out to right. Gedman grounded out to first to move Stapleton to third but Miller also grounded out to first to end the inning.
Hurst returned for one final inning in the top of the seventh as Faedo grounded out to short to start. Mitchell walked but was forced at second by Castino. Ward grounded out to first to end the inning. That was it for Hurst who allowed 3 unearned runs off 7 hits and a walk in 7 strong innings.
Remy grounded out to first to start the bottom of the seventh but Evans walked. Rice grounded out to third to move Dwight to second and that was it for Redfern. Ron Davis came in to pitch to Yaz and Carl grounded out to first to end the inning.
Luis Aponte came in to pitch the top of the eighth and Hrbek took strike three to start. Vega got a base hit to right but was forced at second by Gaetti. Butera flied out to right to end the inning. Lansford flied out to right to open the bottom of the eighth and Stapleton popped up to third. Hoffman lined out to second to end the inning.
Aponte returned to close out the top of the ninth and Randy Bush pinch hit for Washington. Bush grounded out to first and Rob Wilfong pinch hit for Faedo. Wilfong popped up to short but Mitchell walked to bring the tying run to the plate. Castino flied out to center to end the game. The Sox had won the game 5-3.
Hero of The Night is Bruce Hurst. He held the Twins to 3 runs in 7 innings and none of the runs were earned off 7 hits and a walk
The Good:
Dwight Evans was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and 2 runs scored.
Carl Yastrzemski walked twice in four plate appearances.
Dave Stapleton was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Dave Stapleton was 2 for 4 with an rbi and a run scored.
Rich Gedman was 1 for 3.
Rick Miller was 1 for 3.
Luis Aponte earned his third save with 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Jerry Remy was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts and an error.
The Ugly:
Jim Rice was just 1 for 4 with a run scored.
Carney Lansford was just 1 for 4 with an error but drove in a run and scored a run.
Glenn Hoffman was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but drove in 2 runs.
Final Thoughts:
Good work by Hurst to pick up his first win of the season and the Sox are going to need him to take the next step if they hope to continue their winning ways. The Sox are still waiting for Dennis Eckersley to return to form but getting one of the young guns hot like Hurst could decide the AL East when all is said and done. The offense didn't do anything outrageous but they scored the runs when they had to and more importantly, kept them off the board. The Sox were an eyelash from the playoffs last year and that's fresh on their minds, they don't want another September collapse. One of the ways to avoid a collapse is not stink in the early part of the season. Hopefully the Sox can keep the momentum going because the Sox haven't had much to cheer about in years. The win improved the Sox to 17-7, 2 games in front of the Detroit Tigers for first place in the AL East. The Sox look to make it six wins in a row and a series sweep of the Twins tomorrow night when Mike Torrez (2-1) takes on Roger Erickson of the Twins. The game begins at 7:30 PM at Fenway Park.
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