The streaking Red Sox extended their winning skein to six games with a come-from-behind 7-6 victory over the Brewers. Homers by Larry Hisle and Sal Bando were key blows as the Brewers built a 6-2 bulge. But the Red Sox scored three runs in the sixth inning and won in the ninth.

The decisive rally began when Butch Hobson singled, took second on a sacrifice and scored on Jack Brohamer's fourth hit of the game. Frank Duffy ran for Brohamer and counted the winning run when Carlton Fisk doubled off the left field wall. Luis Tiant, who suffered a dislocated finger on his pitching hand during spring training, made his first appearance of the season and struck out four batters while hurling three hitless innings in relief. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6

Game Played on Tuesday, April 18, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Brewers 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 - 6 9 1 Red Sox 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 - 7 11 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 .333 Burleson ss 3 1 0 1 0 0 .175 Money 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .304 Brohamer 2b 5 0 4 2 0 0 .571 Cooper 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .326 Duffy pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Hisle lf 4 2 3 2 0 0 .357 Rice dh 5 0 2 0 0 0 .400 Oglivie dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .148 Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 1 2 0 .278 Davis rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .471 Fisk c 5 0 1 1 0 2 .256 Bando 3b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .250 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Thomas cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .216 Scott 1b 3 2 1 0 1 0 .242 Moore c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273 Evans rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .206 Sorensen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hobson 3b 4 2 2 2 0 1 .385 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 9 6 4 5 Totals 35 7 11 7 4 4 Time of Game: 2:49 Attendance: 18,928 Left on Base: Brewers 6, Red Sox 8 DP: Brewers 1, Red Sox 0 Errors: Bando, Fisk Doubles: Hisle 2 (3), Davis (2), Evans (1), Fisk (4) Triples: Hobson (1) Home Runs: Hisle (5), Bando (2) Stolen Bases: Molitor (1), Moore (1) Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (2) Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (2) GIDP: Rice (1) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sorensen 5.1 8 5 3 3 2 0 27 5.40 Rodriguez L(0-1) 3.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 14 2.16 Totals 8.2 11 7 5 4 4 0 41 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley 5.1 8 6 6 3 0 2 26 4.91 Stanley 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.59 Tiant W(1-0) 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 10 0.00 Totals 9 9 6 6 4 5 2 39 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel BREWERS 1ST: Molitor popped to right; Money walked; Cooper lined to right; Hisle homered [Money scored]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Brohamer singled to right; Rice grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0. BREWERS 2ND: Davis singled to second; Bando grounded out (third to first) [Davis to second]; Thomas walked; Moore flied out to center; Molitor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk grounded out (second to first); Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0. BREWERS 3RD: Money grounded out (third to first); Cooper flied out to right; Hisle doubled to left; Oglivie popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Scott walked; On a bunt Evans reached on an error by Bando [Scott to second]; Hobson was called out on strikes; Burleson forced Evans (shortstop to second) [Scott to third]; Brohamer singled to center [Scott scored (unearned), Burleson to second]; Rice singled to right [Burleson to third, Brohamer to second]; Yastrzemski walked [Burleson scored (unearned), Brohamer to third, Rice to second]; Fisk forced Yastrzemski (third to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 2. BREWERS 4TH: Davis flied out to left; Bando popped to first; Thomas grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to center; Scott flied out to center; Evans walked; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 2, Red Sox 2. BREWERS 5TH: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Molitor singled to left; Money flied out to center; Molitor stole second; Cooper singled to right [Molitor scored, Cooper out at second (right to first to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Brohamer singled to center; Rice singled to left [Brohamer to third]; Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Red Sox 2. BREWERS 6TH: Hisle doubled to left; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted) [Hisle to third]; Davis doubled to left [Hisle stayed at third]; Bando homered [Hisle scored, Davis scored]; Thomas walked; STANLEY REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Moore singled to center [Thomas to second]; Molitor struck out; Money forced Moore (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 6TH: Lynn flied out to right; Scott singled to center; Evans doubled to left [Scott to third]; Hobson tripled to center [Scott scored, Evans scored]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hobson scored]; Brohamer flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 5. BREWERS 7TH: TIANT REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle flied out to left; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 7TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 5. BREWERS 8TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Bando popped to first; Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: Lynn flied out to center; Scott grounded out (third to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 5. BREWERS 9TH: Moore walked; Molitor was called out on strikes; Money struck out while Moore stole second [Moore to third (error by Fisk)]; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 9TH: Hobson singled to center; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hobson to second]; Brohamer singled to right [Hobson scored, Brohamer to second (on throw to home)]; DUFFY RAN FOR BROHAMER; Rice popped to third; Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Fisk doubled to left [Duffy scored, Yastrzemski to third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 6, Red Sox 7.

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