Consecutive home runs by George Scott and Dwight Evans in the ninth inning powered the Red Sox to a 4-3 triumph over the Orioles. Scott's blast followed a single by Fred Lynn and tied the game at 3-3. Evans then drilled a pitch into the seats. Reliever Allen Ripley blanked the Orioles on two hits in 5 2/3 innings. The Birds' defeat was their eighth straight. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3

Game Played on Thursday, June 29, 1978 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium

Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 4 6 0 Orioles 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 .249 Belanger ss 3 1 2 0 1 0 .207 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Crowley ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .345 Rice lf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .327 DeCinces pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Dauer 3b 5 0 1 2 0 0 .281 Fisk c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 Murray 1b 3 0 0 0 2 1 .270 Lynn cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .318 May dh 3 0 1 1 1 1 .264 Scott 1b 4 1 1 2 0 2 .274 Mora lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Evans rf 3 2 1 1 1 1 .288 Harlow cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Hobson 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Anderson rf,lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Brohamer ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Lopez cf,rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .218 Bailey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Smith 2b 3 1 1 0 0 1 .254 Duffy 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Garcia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Skaggs c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .125 Ripley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelly ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .277 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 6 4 2 6 Totals 34 3 8 3 5 7 Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 28,899 Left on Base: Red Sox 6, Orioles 9 DP: Red Sox 1, Orioles 0 Errors: Garcia, D. Martinez Home Runs: Scott (6), Evans (16) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee 3.1 6 3 3 5 2 0 20 2.91 Ripley W(2-4) 5.2 2 0 0 0 5 0 19 4.41 Totals 9 8 3 3 5 7 0 39 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez L(6-6) 8.1 6 4 3 2 5 2 35 4.53 T. Martinez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5.93 Totals 9 6 4 3 2 6 2 37 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano RED SOX 1ST: Burleson struck out; Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Rice flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger singled to left; Dauer lined into a double play (third to first) [Belanger out at first]; Murray walked; May walked [Murray to second]; Mora walked [Murray to third, May to second]; Anderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisk popped to third; Lynn singled; Scott grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Lopez struck out; Smith grounded out (third to first); Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. RED SOX 3RD: Evans struck out; Hobson struck out; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Belanger singled; Dauer flied out to left; Murray walked [Belanger to second]; May singled to left [Belanger scored, Murray to second]; Mora made an out to second; Anderson forced May (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. RED SOX 4TH: Remy flied out to left; Rice singled to center; Yastrzemski forced Rice (second to shortstop); Fisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: Lopez flied out to right; Smith singled to center; Skaggs singled to right [Smith to second]; Belanger walked [Smith to third, Skaggs to second]; Dauer singled to center [Smith scored, Skaggs scored, Belanger to second]; RIPLEY REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Murray struck out; May lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 3. RED SOX 5TH: Lynn grounded out (second to first); Scott struck out; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 5TH: Mora grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson struck out; Lopez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 3. RED SOX 6TH: Hobson popped to third in foul territory; Burleson grounded out (first unassisted); Remy reached on an error by D. Martinez (assist by Murray) [Remy to first]; Rice walked [Remy to second]; Yastrzemski flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 6TH: Smith was called out on strikes; Skaggs grounded out (shortstop to first); Belanger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 3. RED SOX 7TH: LOPEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HARLOW REPLACED MORA (PLAYING CF); Fisk flied out to left; Lynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 7TH: Dauer grounded out (third to first); Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Orioles 3. RED SOX 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 2B); Evans walked; BROHAMER BATTED FOR HOBSON; Brohamer flied out to left; Burleson reached on an error by Garcia [Evans to second, Burleson to first]; Remy forced Burleson (shortstop to second) [Evans to third]; Rice singled [Evans scored (unearned), Remy to second]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 8TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Harlow singled to first; Anderson flied out to center; Lopez forced Harlow (third to second); Garcia forced Lopez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Orioles 3. RED SOX 9TH: Fisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Lynn singled; Scott homered [Lynn scored]; Evans homered; BAILEY BATTED FOR BROHAMER; T. MARTINEZ REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Bailey grounded out (third to first); Burleson was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 3. ORIOLES 9TH: DUFFY REPLACED BAILEY (PLAYING 3B); KELLY BATTED FOR SKAGGS; Kelly struck out; CROWLEY BATTED FOR BELANGER; Crowley singled to right; DECINCES RAN FOR CROWLEY; Dauer lined to third; Murray grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Orioles 3.

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