Monday September 12 at the Red Soc

Opponent: Boston Red Sox
Outcome: L
Score: 1-6
Streak: L1
Record: 51-91
Rank: 7th
GB: 28.5

Curt Schilling made his second career start this evening - it didn't go as well tonight as his first start against the Red Sox went last week.  He walked Wade Boggs on four pitches to start the game and gave up a single to the second hitter Marty Barrett.  His third pitch to Dwight Evans got by catcher Mickey Tettleton and both runners moved up but ultimately it didn't matter because Evans drew a walk on four pitches as well to load the bases.  Schilling got a break when Mike Greenwell hit a ground ball to second baseman Bill Ripken who was able to convert it into a double play although Boggs scored on the play.  Ellis Burks followed with a single that brought Barrett in for the second run of the inning.  With Todd Benzinger at the plate Schilling attempted to pick off Burks at first but he threw the ball away - Burks made it all the way to third on the throwing error.  Two pitches later Burks came in to score when Schilling threw a wild pitch.  Benzinger then mercifully struck out to end the inning.  Boston scored three runs on two hits, two walks, an error, a passed ball and a wild pitch.

The second inning went only a little better for Schilling.  After Larry Parrish flied out to start the inning Jody Reed hit a double.  Rich Gedman flew out for the second out but Boggs hit an RBI single to score Reed.  When Barrett followed with another single, Orioles manager Frank Robinson had seen enough.  Doug Sisk came in to relieve Schilling and got Evans to fly out to end the inning.  In the next inning Sisk gave up another run on an RBI double by Benzinger.  The Red Sox led 5-0 after three innings.

Meanwhile Bruce Hurst was pitching pretty well for the Red Sox this evening.  He scattered eight hits over the first six innings and struck out seven.  But he ran into some trouble in the seventh inning.  Tettleton started the inning with a single and after Ken Gerhart and Rick Schu flew out Pete Stanicek drew a walk.  The Red Sox went to their bullpen and brought in Dennis Lamp.  Lamp gave up a single to pinch hitter Larry Sheets to load the bases, then uncorked a wild pitch to bring Tettleton in with the Birds' first (and ultimately only) run of the game.  Lamp got Cal Ripken to fly out to end the threat.  Boston would get the run back in the eighth inning on an RBI single from Reed to make the final score 6-1.  Hurst earned his 17th win of the season.