At first Brown cruised in the top of the first as Rickey Henderson flied out to center to start. Dwayne Murphy flied out to left and Joe Morgan flied out to center to end the inning. The Sox looked to rally in the bottom of the first when Jerry Remy reached on an error by Donnie Hill to start. Dwight Evans got a base hit but Wade Boggs banged into a double play. Jim Rice flied out to left to end the inning.
The A's struck first in the top of the second inning as Carney Lansford flied out to center to start. Bruce Bochte walked and Dave Kingman pounded a home run all the way into the Long Island Sound to give the A's the lead. Glenn Hoffman booted a ground ball to allow Mike Davis to reach on an error but Mike Heath struck out. Davis was thrown out trying to steal to end the inning with the A's up 2-0.
The Sox failed to respond in the bottom of the second as Mike Easler struck out to start. Tony Armas grounded out to third but Rich Gedman got a base hit. Reid Nichols flied out to left to end the inning.
The A's got another run in the top of the third as Hill singled and took second on a balk. Henderson grounded out to short but Murphy singled home Hill to increase the lead. Morgan singled and Murphy took third on the Lansford fly ball. Bochte flied out to left to end the inning with the A's ahead 3-0.
The Sox tried to come back in the bottom of the third inning as Hoffman walked to start. Remy singled Glenn to third and Evans beat out a double play ball to put the Sox on the board. Boggs popped up to short and Rice grounded into a force to end the inning with the Sox down 3-1.
The A's got another run in the top of the fourth inning as Kingman struck out to start. Davis flied out to left but Hoffman booted a ground ball by Heath to kept the inning going. The A's pounced as Hill singled Heath to third and Mike scored on a wild pitch. Henderson struck out to end the inning but it was 4-1 A's.
Easler singled to start the bottom of the fourth and moved to second on the Armas grounder. Gedman grounded back to the mound and Nichols grounded into a force to end the inning.
Brown cruised in the top of the fifth inning as Murphy flied out to right to start. Morgan flied out to left and Lansford flied out to center to end the inning. The Sox did nothing in the bottom of the fifth as Hoffman flied out to left to start. Remy flied out to left but somehow Evans doubled. Boggs grounded out to second to end the inning.
Bochte grounded back to the mound to start the top of the sixth before Kingman struck out. Davis and Heath stroked back to back singles but Hill grounded out to second to end the inning. Rice flied out to right to start the bottom of the sixth but Easler drew a walk. Easler was thrown out trying to steal and Armas struck out to end the inning.
The A's finally knocked out Brown in the top of the seventh although Henderson grounded out to short to start. Murphy pulverized a home run all the way to Nova Scotia to increase the lead. Morgan drew a walk and that was it for Brown. The incompetent righty allowed 5 runs in just 6 1/3 innings. John Henry Johnson came in and Tony Phillips pinch ran for Morgan. Lansford singled but Bochte struck out. Kingman flied out to center to end the inning with the A's up 5-1.
The Sox did try to rally in the bottom of the seventh as Gedman singled to start. Nichols walked and Rick Miller pinch hit for Hoffman. Miller flied out to center but Gedman moved to third, and Rich scored on the Remy single to bring the tying run to the plate. Keith Atherton replaced Warren and Nichols moved to third on the Evans fly ball. Tom Burgmeier was brought in to face Boggs and Wade flied out to right to end the inning with the Sox down 5-2.
Jackie Gutierrez took over at short for the top of the eighth as the A's beat the ball in the dirt. Davis, Heath and Hill all grounded out to second in short order. The Sox tried to rally again in the bottom of the eighth as Rice doubled to start. The rally ended as Easler struck out and Armas flied out to center. Jim Essian took over behind the plate and Gedman struck out to end the inning.
Johnson returned for the top of the ninth and Henderson popped up to second. Murphy popped up to short and Phillips hit one up the elevator shaft to end the inning. Good job by Johnson for keeping the Sox in the game.
Nichols popped up to second to begin the bottom of the ninth but Dave Stapleton pinch hit for Gutierrez. Stapleton singled but Remy flied out to right. Evans walked to bring the tying run to the plate but Boggs grounded back to the mound to end the game. The A's had won it 5-2.
Jackass of the Night is Mike Brown. He lasted 6 1/3 innings and gave up 5 runs to take the loss.
The Good:
Jerry Remy was 2 for 5 with an rbi.
Dwight Evans was 2 for 4 with a walk and an rbi.
Mike Easler was 1 for 3 with a walk.
Rich Gedman was 2 for 4 with a run scored.
Dave Stapleton singled as a pinch hitter.
John Henry Johnson tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Wade Boggs was 0 for 5.
Tony Armas was 0 for 4 with a strikeout.
Rick Miller was 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter.
The Ugly:
Jim Rice was just 1 for 4.
Reid Nichols was 0 for 3 but walked.
Glenn Hoffman was 0 for 1 with an error but walked and scored.
Honorable Mention:
Jackie Gutierrez played short in the ninth inning.
Final Thoughts:
Another dreary loss in an April full of them. I don't get what the Sox see in Mike Brown because he's been a disappointment since he was put in the rotation. Then again nobody else is stepping up to be an ace either. Then again, it didn't matter if Cy Young started this game because the Sox couldn't generate any offense. Wade Boggs, Jim Rice, Dwight Evans, Rich Gedman and Glenn Hoffman are in terrible slumps and when 5 of your 9 batters are having trouble getting on, how are the others supposed to drive them in? The Sox need another bat in the lineup and they need another ace. Good luck getting either of those. Tomorrow the Sox look to bounce back against the A's when they send Dennis Eckersley (0-2) to the mound up against Steve McCatty at 2:05 PM at Fenway Park
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