After the Tigers were forced to change pitchers, Jim Rice smashed a homer in the sixth inning to give the Red Sox a 1-0 victory. Dave Rozema, who started for the Tigers, came up with a stiff shoulder after allowing only two hits in the first five frames.

Jack Morris, relieving, retired Ric kBurleson and Jerry Remy before Rice rapped his round-tripper. Morris yielded only one more hit the rest of the way. Luis Tiant allowed seven hits while blanking the Tigers for his third straight victory and first shutout of the season. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 1, Detroit Tigers 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 27, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 1 4 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Burleson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Whitaker 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Staub dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Rice lf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .347 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .300 Yastrzemski cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Kemp lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .301 Fisk c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 May c 3 0 2 0 1 0 .352 Hobson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Dillard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Brohamer dh 2 0 1 0 1 0 .291 Corcoran rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Evans rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Mankowski 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Kendall 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Trammell ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrish ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Wagner ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 7 0 2 4 Totals 28 1 4 1 1 2 Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 33,335 Left on Base: Tigers 7, Red Sox 4 DP: Tigers 0, Red Sox 2 Home Runs: Rice (17) Stolen Bases: Staub (3) GIDP: Whitaker (2), Corcoran (5) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 18 2.39 Morris L(0-1) 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 11 6.16 Totals 8 4 1 1 1 2 1 29 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(3-0) 9 7 0 0 2 4 0 34 3.15 Totals 9 7 0 0 2 4 0 34 Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy flied out to left; Rice struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory; Kemp walked; May singled to right [Kemp to second]; Corcoran popped to right; Mankowski flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); Fisk singled; Hobson flied out to right; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore lined to center; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall grounded out (third to first); Burleson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to center; Thompson struck out while Staub stole second; Kemp flied out to left; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Remy grounded out (first unassisted); Rice grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran flied out to center; Mankowski flied out to center; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Fisk made an out to shortstop; Hobson singled to center; Brohamer walked [Hobson to second]; Evans struck out; Kendall forced Brohamer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker grounded into a double play (second to first) [LeFlore out at second]; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 6TH: MORRIS REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Burleson made an out to shortstop; Remy popped to left; Rice homered; Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 7TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; Kemp singled to center; May singled to right [Kemp to second]; Corcoran flied out to center [Kemp to third]; Mankowski was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: Fisk flied out to center; Hobson made an out to second; Brohamer singled to center; Evans grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 8TH: PARRISH BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Parrish struck out; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker singled to left; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING SS); Kendall grounded out (third to first); Burleson flied out to center; Remy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1. TIGERS 9TH: Thompson made an out to third; Kemp singled to left; May walked [Kemp to second]; DILLARD RAN FOR MAY; Corcoran grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dillard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 1.

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