Standout relief pitching by Eduardo Rodriguez enabled the Brewers to topple the Red Sox, 8-6. After spotting the Sox a three-run lead in the first frame, the Brewers bounced back with single runs in the first and third and took the lead with four runs in the fourth. A two-run single by Charlie Moore highlighted the fourth-inning rally. Moore also clouted a solo homer in the game.

Rodriguez relieved Andy Replogle with none out in the second and allowed only one run until the ninth when he was chased by a two-run single by Jim Rice. Bob McClure came on and retired Carl Yastrzemski on a fly to right to end the game with the tying runs on base. The start of the game was delayed more than two hours by rain. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 8, Boston Red Sox 6

Game Played on Thursday, July 20, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

Red Sox 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 6 11 2 Brewers 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 x - 8 12 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Remy 2b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .268 Molitor 2b 5 1 2 0 0 1 .301 Evans rf 4 0 0 0 1 3 .268 Money 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .290 Rice lf 5 2 3 3 0 0 .325 Bando 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .270 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 0 0 1 0 .307 Hisle dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 .291 Fisk c 4 1 3 3 0 0 .302 Lezcano rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .325 Lynn cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .322 Davis lf 4 2 2 1 0 0 .263 Scott 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .267 Yount ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Hobson 3b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .259 Thomas cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .241 Duffy ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .243 Moore c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .262 Brohamer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Replogle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 6 11 6 2 7 Totals 34 8 12 7 1 4 Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 35,044 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Brewers 5 DP: Red Sox 2, Brewers 1 Errors: Hobson, Duffy, Yount Doubles: Remy 2 (14), Rice (14), Money (15), Thomas (13) Home Runs: Fisk (14), Moore (4) Sacrifice Hits: Money (7), Yount (6) GIDP: Rice (13), Hisle (10), Davis (3) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lee L(10-4) 3.1 7 6 6 1 2 1 17 3.30 Drago 4.2 5 2 1 0 2 0 20 3.52 Totals 8 12 8 7 1 4 1 37 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Replogle 1 5 3 3 0 1 1 8 4.87 Rodriguez W(2-3) 7.2 6 3 3 2 6 0 31 4.06 McClure SV(5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.95 Totals 9 11 6 6 2 7 1 40 Wild Pitches: Drago (2) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia RED SOX 1ST: Remy doubled to right; Evans struck out; Rice doubled to left [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk homered [Rice scored]; Lynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor made an out to second; Money doubled to left; Bando singled to left [Money scored]; Hisle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bando out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1. RED SOX 2ND: Scott singled to center; Hobson singled to center [Scott to second]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED REPLOGLE (PITCHING); Duffy forced Scott (third to shortstop) [Hobson to second]; Remy forced Duffy (first to shortstop) [Hobson to third]; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1. BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano reached on an error by Duffy; Davis grounded into a double play (second to first) [Lezcano out at second]; Yount grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1. RED SOX 3RD: Rice made an out to first; Yastrzemski flied out to left; Fisk singled to left; Lynn flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 1. BREWERS 3RD: Thomas was called out on strikes; Moore homered; Molitor flied out to center; Money singled to center; Bando grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 2. RED SOX 4TH: Scott struck out; Hobson struck out; Duffy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 2. BREWERS 4TH: Hisle walked; Lezcano singled to left [Hisle to second]; Davis singled to center [Lezcano to second, Hisle scored]; Yount struck out; Thomas doubled to left [Davis to third, Lezcano scored]; DRAGO REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Moore singled to center [Thomas scored, Davis scored]; On a bunt Molitor singled to third [Moore to second]; Money flied out to center; Bando was called out on strikes; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Brewers 6. RED SOX 5TH: Remy made an out to first; Evans struck out; Rice singled; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Fisk singled to left [Yastrzemski to second, Rice scored]; Lynn flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 6. BREWERS 5TH: On a bunt Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); Lezcano grounded out (third to first); Davis made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 6. RED SOX 6TH: Scott flied out to right; Hobson struck out; Duffy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 6. BREWERS 6TH: Yount flied out to left; Thomas grounded out (third to first); Moore grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 6. RED SOX 7TH: Remy flied out to right; Evans reached on an error by Yount; Rice grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 6. BREWERS 7TH: Molitor singled to center; Money out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Molitor to second]; Drago threw a wild pitch [Molitor to third]; Bando made an out to first; Hisle singled to left [Molitor scored]; Lezcano lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 7. RED SOX 8TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 7. BREWERS 8TH: Davis singled; Yount out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Davis to second]; Thomas made an out to shortstop [Davis to third]; Moore reached on an error by Hobson [Moore to second, Davis scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Molitor was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Brewers 8. RED SOX 9TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Hobson singled to center; BROHAMER BATTED FOR DUFFY; Brohamer flied out to left; Remy doubled to right [Hobson to third]; Evans walked; Rice singled to center [Evans to third, Remy scored, Hobson scored]; MCCLURE REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Yastrzemski flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Brewers 8.

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