A pair of two-run homers by Jim Rice were the big blows as the Red Sox downed the Orioles, 9-6, to snap the Birds' three-game winning streak. Rice's first circuit clout came in the third inning following a single by Jack Brohamer. His second swat came in the seventh after Rick Burleson walked. Fred Lynn contributed a two-run double in a four-run sixth inning. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 6

Game Played on Monday, May 1, 1978 (Night game) at Fenway Park

Orioles 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 - 6 8 1 Red Sox 0 0 3 0 0 4 2 0 x - 9 9 1 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bumbry lf,cf 4 1 1 2 1 0 .231 Burleson ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .193 Smith 2b 4 2 2 1 1 1 .279 Remy 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .313 Harlow cf 1 1 0 0 2 1 .356 Rice lf 4 2 3 4 0 0 .323 Roenicke ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Yastrzemski 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .288 Kelly ph,lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .294 Fisk c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .270 Singleton rf 3 0 2 1 2 0 .364 Lynn cf 3 1 1 2 1 1 .311 May dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .291 Murray 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .205 Duffy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 DeCinces 3b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .275 Carbo rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .300 Dempsey c 3 1 1 0 2 2 .250 Brohamer dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 .455 Belanger ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crowley ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Burgmeier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Garcia ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Briles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stoddard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 6 8 4 11 8 Totals 28 9 9 8 6 3 Time of Game: 3:21 Attendance: 18,710 Left on Base: Orioles 11, Red Sox 4 DP: Orioles 1, Red Sox 3 Errors: Murray, Hobson Doubles: Lynn (4), Hobson (4), Yastrzemski (3) Home Runs: Bumbry (2), Rice 2 (7) Caught Stealing: Yastrzemski (2) Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (4), Remy (4) Sacrifice Flies: Remy (2) GIDP: Bumbry (4), May (3), Kelly (3), Burleson (3) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Briles L(1-2) 5.1 6 7 4 3 2 1 24 3.93 Stoddard 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 8 8.76 Kerrigan 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 6.92 Totals 8 9 9 6 6 3 2 37 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(3-1) 6 5 4 4 6 5 0 28 5.45 Burgmeier 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2.25 Stanley SV(1) 3 3 2 2 4 3 1 15 3.48 Totals 9 8 6 6 11 8 1 44 Wild Pitches: Briles (1), Stoddard (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry flied out to left; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Harlow struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (second to first); Remy lined to second; Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton popped to second; May flied out to center; Murray was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski popped to catcher in foul territory; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked; Hobson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces singled to center; Dempsey was called out on strikes; Belanger flied out to left; Bumbry forced DeCinces (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Carbo reached on an error by Murray [Carbo to first]; Brohamer singled to center [Carbo to second]; Burleson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Brohamer to second, Carbo to third]; Remy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Carbo scored (unearned)]; Rice homered (unearned) [Brohamer scored (unearned)]; Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 3. ORIOLES 4TH: Smith struck out; Harlow walked; Singleton singled to center [Harlow to third]; May reached on an error by Hobson [May to first, Singleton to second, Harlow scored (no RBI)]; Murray grounded out (second to first) [May to second, Singleton to third]; DeCinces flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk lined to third; Lynn struck out; Hobson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Dempsey walked; Belanger was called out on strikes; Bumbry grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dempsey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: Carbo singled to center [Carbo out at second (center to second)]; Brohamer struck out; Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Smith singled to center; Harlow walked [Smith to second]; Singleton walked [Smith to third, Harlow to second]; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harlow to third, Smith scored, Singleton out at second]; Murray flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Remy singled to right; Rice singled to left [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to shortstop) [Remy to third]; Fisk walked while Remy advanced to home on a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to second]; Lynn doubled to right [Fisk scored, Yastrzemski scored]; STODDARD REPLACED BRILES (PITCHING); Stoddard threw a wild pitch [Lynn to third]; Hobson doubled to left [Lynn scored]; Carbo struck out; Brohamer flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 7. ORIOLES 7TH: DUFFY REPLACED HOBSON (PLAYING 3B); DeCinces walked; Dempsey singled to left [DeCinces to second]; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley singled to center [Dempsey to second, DeCinces to third]; BURGMEIER REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Bumbry walked (walk was charged to Torrez) [DeCinces scored, Dempsey to third, Crowley to second]; Smith walked [Dempsey scored, Crowley to third, Bumbry to second]; ROENICKE BATTED FOR HARLOW; STANLEY REPLACED BURGMEIER (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR ROENICKE; Kelly grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first) [Smith to second, Bumbry to third, Crowley out at home]; Singleton walked; May was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 7. RED SOX 7TH: BUMBRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); GARCIA REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING SS); KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Burleson walked; Remy out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Burleson to second]; Rice homered [Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski doubled to left; KERRIGAN REPLACED STODDARD (PITCHING); Fisk walked (walk was charged to Stoddard); Lynn flied out to center; Duffy forced Fisk (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 9. ORIOLES 8TH: Murray grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces was called out on strikes; Dempsey walked; Garcia grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 9. RED SOX 8TH: Carbo walked; Brohamer forced Carbo (shortstop unassisted); Burleson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Red Sox 9. ORIOLES 9TH: Bumbry homered; Smith singled; Kelly walked [Smith to second]; Singleton singled to center [Smith scored, Kelly to second]; May flied out to left; Murray flied out to center; DeCinces walked [Kelly to third, Singleton to second]; Dempsey was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Orioles 6, Red Sox 9.

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