Although tagged for three homers, Luis Tiant yielded only four other hits and brought his record to 7-0 by pitching the Red Sox to an 8-3 victory over the Orioles. After Rick Dempsey homered in the third inning and Eddie Murray in the fourth, the Red Sox pulled even each time with circuit clouts by Butch Hobson and Carlton Fisk off Scott McGregor. The Red Sox then took the lead in the fifth with a double by Dwight Evans and single by Hobson before putting the game away with three runs in the sixth.

With one out, Fisk walked and Fred Lynn doubled, leading to the exit of McGregor. Joe Kerrigan, in relief, passed George Scott intentionally and also walked Evans to force in Fisk. Rick Burleson followed with a single off the heel of second baseman Billy Smith's glove, driving in two runs. The Red Sox added a pair in the seventh, leaving the Orioles with only a harmless gesture when Doug DeCinces hit a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 24, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Orioles 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 2 Red Sox 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 x - 8 10 0 Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harlow cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Burleson ss 5 0 2 2 0 2 .253 Smith 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Remy 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Murray 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .269 Rice dh 4 1 0 0 1 1 .324 Singleton rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .293 Yastrzemski lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .289 Kelly lf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .300 Fisk c 3 2 2 1 1 0 .289 Crowley dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .348 Lynn cf 4 2 1 0 0 0 .316 DeCinces 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 .235 Scott 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .273 Dempsey c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .215 Evans rf 3 1 2 1 1 1 .290 Belanger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Hobson 3b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .262 McGregor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tiant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kerrigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 6 Totals 34 8 10 7 5 5 Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 32,213 Left on Base: Orioles 5, Red Sox 7 DP: Orioles 0, Red Sox 1 Errors: Singleton, Belanger Doubles: Belanger (9), Fisk (22), Evans (11), Lynn (15) Home Runs: Dempsey (4), Murray (15), DeCinces (7), Hobson (15), Fisk (8) Stolen Bases: Kelly (5) GIDP: DeCinces (7) Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McGregor L(8-5) 5.1 7 5 5 1 3 2 24 3.59 Kerrigan 2.2 3 3 3 4 2 0 15 5.86 Totals 8 10 8 8 5 5 2 39 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tiant W(7-0) 9 7 3 3 2 6 3 35 2.84 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 6 3 35 Wild Pitches: Kerrigan (3) Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow flied out to left; Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Burleson grounded out (shortstop to first); Remy flied out to right; Rice flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Singleton struck out; Kelly walked; Crowley flied out to right; Kelly stole second; DeCinces struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk doubled to right; Lynn flied out to left; Scott lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Red Sox 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dempsey homered; Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Harlow flied out to center; Smith popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Hobson homered; Burleson struck out; Remy grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Red Sox 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Murray homered; Singleton singled to right; Kelly walked [Singleton to second]; Crowley singled to right [Singleton to third, Kelly to second]; DeCinces grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Kelly to third, Crowley to second, Singleton out at home]; Dempsey flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk homered; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 2. ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger doubled to left; Harlow flied out to right [Belanger to third]; Smith grounded out (second to first); Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 2. RED SOX 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Evans doubled to center; Hobson singled to center [Evans scored]; Burleson singled to left [Hobson to second]; Remy forced Burleson (shortstop to second) [Hobson to third]; Rice flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton struck out; Kelly grounded out (second to first); Crowley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk walked; Lynn doubled to right [Fisk to third]; KERRIGAN REPLACED MCGREGOR (PITCHING); Scott was walked intentionally; Evans walked [Fisk scored, Lynn to third, Scott to second]; Hobson struck out; Burleson singled to second [Lynn scored, Scott scored, Evans to second]; Remy flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6. ORIOLES 7TH: DeCinces struck out; Dempsey singled to left; Belanger flied out to center; Harlow flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 7TH: Rice walked; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Fisk flied out to left; Lynn forced Yastrzemski (second to shortstop) [Rice scored (error by Belanger), Lynn to second]; Kerrigan threw a wild pitch [Lynn to third]; Scott singled to center [Lynn scored]; Evans singled to right [Scott to third, Evans to second (error by Singleton)]; Hobson popped to first; 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 8. ORIOLES 8TH: Smith flied out to right; Murray flied out to right; Singleton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 8. RED SOX 8TH: Burleson was called out on strikes; Remy grounded out (second to first); Rice made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Red Sox 8. ORIOLES 9TH: Kelly flied out to center; Crowley grounded out (first unassisted); DeCinces homered; Dempsey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Red Sox 8.

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