Steve Blass took the hill for the Pirates while Roger Clemens started for the BoSox. Boston opened the scoring in the bottom of the first as Boggs walked, was sacrificed to 2nd by Barrett and scored on Buckner's double. Clemens helped himself in the bottom of the 2nd by hitting a sac fly that brought Steve Lyons in with the Red Sox 2nd run. Boston put two more on the board in the 5th, first on a wild pitch by Blass and then on an RBI double by Jim Rice. Matty Alou led of the Pirates 6th with a double and was brought home on a Willie Stargell single, but that was all that Pittsburgh could muster against The Rocket. Lyons led of the bottom of the 6th with a single, stole second and scored on Glenn Hoffman's RBI double to finish the scoring in the one. The Rocket, Roger Clemens gave way to Mark Clear after 8 solid innings and Boston took Game #1 by the score of 5-1. WP - Clemens (1-0) LP - Blass (0-2)
Game #2
After his strong performance in Game 2 vs. the '51 Braves, Oil Can Boyd got the start for Boston in Game 2. He was opposed by Bob Veale for Pittsburgh. The teams traded zeros until Dwight Evans led off the bottom of the 3rd with his 2nd homerun of the tourney, a laser shot into the net in left. In the bottom of the 4th, Barrett lined a one out double and Glenn Hoffman continued his killer tourney with a shot of his own into the net. Bill Mazeroski led of the 5th with a single, went to third on a Gene Alley single and scored when Jerry May grounded into a 6-4-3 DP. That was all the scoring in this one as The Can picked up his 2nd win with help from Rob Woodward and Bob Stanley. Final Score 3-1. WP - Boyd (2-0) LP - Veale (1-1) Sv - Stanley (2)
The teams moved on to Forbes Field for Game #3, with Dock Ellis opposing Bruce Hurst. Boston plated all of the runs that they would need in the 2nd inning, scoring three on two ground outs and a single by Wade Boggs. Evans led off the 4th with a double and was driven home by Hoffman to account for the last Boston run. Bruce Hurst was superb for the 2nd time this tourney, as he has not allowed a run in 15 innings. Final Score 4-0. WP - Hurst (2-0) LP - Ellis (0-1)
Glenn Hoffman remains on a tear (.444 / .522 / .889 / 1.411, 5 2B's, 1 HR, 9 RBI) while the Boston pitching staff has posted a 1.17 ERA in 6 games.
--submitted by Tom Landers--
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