Game #1 Sutcliffe vs. Clemens
The Rocket (Roger Clemens) threw 7 2/3 innings of shut out ball before turning the game over to Clear and Stanley, who each blanked the Dodgers for 2/3 of an inning. Sutcliffe went the distance, pitching 8 strong innings. In the bottom of the third, Marty Barrett lined a single to center that scored Steve Lyons from 2nd to give Boston the only run it would need in this one. Final Score BOS 1 LAD 0 WP - Clemens (2-0) LP - Sutcliffe (1-2) Sv - Stanley (3)
Game #2 Sutton vs. Boyd
The Red Sox welcomed Don Sutton to the Fens by scoring three runs in the first, capped by a Jim Rice 2 run HR. In the third inning, Davey Lopes put LA on the board, scoring Dusty Baker on a sac fly. Boston came back in the bottom half, scoring one on a Glenn Hoffman double. Steve Garvey hit a solo shot in the 6th to make the score 4-2 Boston, but in the bottom of the 6th the Red Sox scored three runs when Barrett walked with the bases loaded, Mike Easler scored from third on a Buckner 4-6-3 DP and Gedman singled to left to score Tony Armas. Boston scored one more in the 8th, and the Dodgers mounted a rally in the 9th, scoring three runs before Rob Woodward ended the rally. Boston goes to 8-0 for the tourney, winning this one 8-5. WP - Boyd (3-0) LP - Sutton (1-2)
Game #3 Hurst vs. Hooten
All good things must come to an end, and in this one the Red Sox winning streak and the scoreless pitching by Bruce Hurst both game to an abrupt end. The Dodgers made the first the worst for Hurst as they scored 5 runs on a Ron Cey 3 run blast and a Dusty Baker 2 run shot. LAD scored another one in the 7th when Lopes led off with a triple and then scored on a Derrell Thomas suicide squeeze. Meanwhile, all was good in Burt Hooten's world as he mowed down the Red Sox batters for 7 2/3 before he tired. Brett, Hough and Forster continued to hold Boston off the board to hand Boston it's first loss. Final Score LAD 6 BOS 0 WP - Hooten (2-1) LP - Hurst (2-1)
Game #4 Nipper vs. Reuss
All Nipper got his first start, and he was treated as rudely in this one as Hurst was in Game 3 The Dodgers scored 4 times in the first inning, one on a Steve Garvey sac fly and then three more on another Dusty Baker HR. Boston got on the board in the 3rd on back to back doubles by Jim Rice and Rich Gedman. In the fifth inning LA extended their lead to 5-1 on a double by Gary Thomasson and a rbi single by Garvey. Boston closed the gap in the 6th when Dwight Evans walked and scored on a Mike Easler double. That was followed by a Tony Armas 2 run homer and the Sox were within one. The score remained 5-4 LA until the 8th inning, when the fireworks started. With one out, Rick Miller and Glenn Hoffman walked. Wade Boggs singled to score Miller. Marty Barrett walked to load the bases and Bill Buckner brought Hoffman and Boggs home to take the lead 7-5. In the bottom of the 8th Von Joshua singled and Bill Russell doubled him home, making the score 7-6 heading to the ninth. And in the 9th, Boston scored 6 runs to cement their lead and take the final game, 13-6. Nipper pitched 5, allowing only the 4 runs the gave up in the first. Rob Woodward worked a strong 6th and 7th to get the win. WP - Woodward (1-0) LP - LaGrow (0-1)
'85 Boston makes it to the Great 8 and now faces their hated rivals from the Bronx, circa 1982. --submitted by Tom Landers—
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