Notching his first shutout and fourth victory of the season, Mike Torrez pitched the Red Sox to a 5-0 verdict over the White Sox. Jim Rice continued his torrid hitting, smashing a two-run homer in the first inning.

Carl Yastrzemski belted a two-run round-tripper in the third and the Bosox got another tally on an RBI single by Butch Hobson. The White Sox' scoreless streak was extended to a club-record 23 innings. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Sunday, May 7, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Red Sox 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x - 5 7 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molinaro lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .323 Burleson ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .219 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 Orta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Rice lf 4 2 2 2 0 2 .364 Bonds dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .319 Yastrzemski 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .301 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Fisk c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .266 Nordhagen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Lynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .293 Lemon cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Hobson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .286 Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .208 Evans rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Nahorodny c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Bailey dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .067 Torrealba p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 6 0 0 4 Totals 31 5 7 5 3 5 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 30,921 Left on Base: White Sox 4, Red Sox 5 DP: White Sox 0, Red Sox 2 Home Runs: Rice (9), Yastrzemski (1) Stolen Bases: Molinaro (2), Burleson (4) GIDP: Orta (4), Lamar Johnson (5) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrealba L(1-4) 2.2 6 5 5 2 2 2 16 4.86 LaGrow 3.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 4.05 Willoughby 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 4.15 Totals 8 7 5 5 3 5 2 34 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(4-1) 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 31 4.37 Totals 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 31 Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Lou DiMuro WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Remy struck out; Rice homered [Burleson scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk walked; Lynn walked [Fisk to second]; Hobson flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Bonds singled to right; Lamar Johnson forced Bonds (shortstop to second); Nordhagen grounded out (first unassisted) [Lamar Johnson to second]; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 2ND: Evans grounded out (third to first); Bailey struck out; Burleson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm struck out; Nahorodny popped to first in foul territory; Molinaro singled to right; Molinaro stole second; Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 3RD: Remy popped to center; Rice singled to left; Yastrzemski homered [Rice scored]; Fisk singled to center; Lynn grounded out (second to first) [Fisk to second]; Hobson singled to center [Fisk scored, Hobson to second (on throw to home)]; LAGROW REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); Evans walked; Bailey forced Evans (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta flied out to center; Bonds grounded out (first unassisted); Lamar Johnson singled to center; Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 4TH: Burleson singled to right; Remy lined to center; Burleson stole second; Rice was called out on strikes; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5. WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon flied out to right; Soderholm was called out on strikes; Nahorodny grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 5TH: Fisk flied out to left; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Hobson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5. WHITE SOX 6TH: Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted); Kessinger singled to center; Orta grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 6TH: Evans popped to left; Bailey grounded out (shortstop to first); Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5. WHITE SOX 7TH: Bonds singled to left; Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Bonds out at second]; Nordhagen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 7TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5. WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon singled to left; Soderholm forced Lemon (shortstop to second); Nahorodny flied out to center; Molinaro flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5. RED SOX 8TH: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Hobson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5. WHITE SOX 9TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Orta struck out; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Red Sox 5.

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