Jim Rice and Fred Lynn slugged solo homers and Jerry Remy singled home two other runs to spark the Red Sox to a 6-3 decision over the Indians. Sox starter Mike Torrez, a $2.4 million offseason acquisition, was tagged for 13 hits but staggered to his first win of the year. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3

Game Played on Wednesday, April 12, 1978 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium

Red Sox 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 6 11 1 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 3 13 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 5 1 4 2 0 0 .364 Dade rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .389 Burleson ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .211 Kuiper 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Rice dh 5 1 2 1 0 2 .364 Grubb lf 5 0 2 0 0 2 .267 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Thornton 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .286 Fisk c 5 0 1 0 0 2 .211 Horton dh 5 0 1 0 0 2 .294 Lynn cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .368 Blanks ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .353 Scott 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .235 Bell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .333 Evans rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .125 Manning cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .071 Hobson 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .158 Pruitt c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .231 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Waits p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 11 5 4 8 Totals 38 3 13 2 2 7 Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 6,234 Left on Base: Red Sox 8, Indians 11 DP: Red Sox 0, Indians 0 Errors: Hobson, Thornton Doubles: Grubb 2 (3), Manning (1), Dade (2) Home Runs: Rice (2), Lynn (1), Thornton (3) Stolen Bases: Remy (4), Burleson (1) Caught Stealing: Dade (1) Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (1), Manning (1) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(1-0) 8.1 13 3 2 2 5 1 38 3.77 Burgmeier 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0.00 Drago SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6.75 Totals 9 13 3 2 2 7 1 41 Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Garland L(1-1) 6 9 5 5 4 6 2 30 7.50 Waits 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 11 3.00 Totals 9 11 6 6 4 8 2 41 Wild Pitches: Torrez (1) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford RED SOX 1ST: Remy flied out to left; Burleson grounded out (third to first); Rice homered; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. INDIANS 1ST: Dade singled to left; Dade was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kuiper grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb doubled to left; Thornton walked; Horton lined to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Indians 0. RED SOX 2ND: Lynn homered; Scott grounded out (third to first); Evans walked; Hobson popped to first in foul territory; Remy singled to right [Evans to third]; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 2ND: Blanks singled to left; Bell singled to center [Blanks to second]; Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Blanks to third, Bell to second]; Pruitt grounded out (third to first); Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. RED SOX 3RD: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk singled to left; Lynn grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 3RD: Kuiper struck out; Grubb doubled to right; Thornton flied out to left; Horton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. RED SOX 4TH: Scott struck out; Evans walked; Hobson flied out to center; Remy singled to right [Evans to third]; Remy stole second; Burleson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 4TH: Blanks grounded out (second to first); Bell struck out; Manning grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. RED SOX 5TH: Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski struck out; Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. INDIANS 5TH: Pruitt singled to left [Pruitt out at second (left to second)]; Dade grounded out (second to first); Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Indians 0. RED SOX 6TH: Lynn struck out; Scott singled to right; Evans singled to center [Scott to second]; Hobson walked [Scott to third, Evans to second]; Remy singled to right [Scott scored, Evans scored, Hobson to third, Remy out at second (right to second)]; Burleson singled to right [Hobson scored]; Burleson stole second; Rice struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 0. INDIANS 6TH: Grubb grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton flied out to center; Horton singled to right; Blanks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 0. RED SOX 7TH: WAITS REPLACED GARLAND (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Fisk was called out on strikes; Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 0. INDIANS 7TH: Bell flied out to right; Manning doubled to center; Pruitt walked; Dade singled to right [Manning scored, Pruitt to second]; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first) [Pruitt to third, Dade to second]; Grubb struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 1. RED SOX 8TH: Scott struck out; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Hobson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 1. INDIANS 8TH: Thornton homered; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks singled to center; Torrez threw a wild pitch [Blanks to second]; Bell struck out; Manning flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Indians 2. RED SOX 9TH: Remy singled to center; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Remy to second]; Rice singled to first [Remy scored (error by Thornton)]; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Fisk popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 2. INDIANS 9TH: Pruitt grounded out (second to first); Dade doubled to right; Kuiper singled to center [Dade to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Grubb was called out on strikes; Thornton reached on an error by Hobson [Dade scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kuiper to second]; DRAGO REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); Horton struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Indians 3.

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