Jim Rice smashed four hits, including his 30th homer, and Mike Torrez gained his 15th victory as the Red Sox defeated the A's, 6-3. Rice's homer with a man on base in the first inning raised his RBI total to 101. Rice doubled and scored on a single by Carlton Fisk in the sixth.

The Red Sox then won the game with three runs in the eighth, breaking a 3-3 tie. Rice led off with a single and counted on a double by Fisk. Jack Brohamer doubled, driving in Fisk, and scored the last run on a single by Dwight Evans. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 3

Game Played on Friday, August 18, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Red Sox 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 6 12 1 A's 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 7 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .252 Dilone cf,3b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .244 Remy 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .270 Alston rf,1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Rice lf 5 3 4 2 0 1 .326 Page lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Fisk c 5 1 2 2 0 0 .297 Carty dh 4 0 2 2 0 1 .290 Hancock cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Revering 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Brohamer dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .269 Burke pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Evans rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .265 Guerrero ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Scott 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 .242 Gross 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .194 Hobson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .249 Woodard pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Picciolo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Drago p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wallis ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Essian c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Edwards 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 .266 Duncan ph,3b,2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .279 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 12 6 1 8 Totals 31 3 7 3 3 4 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 12,730 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, A's 7 DP: Red Sox 0, A's 0 Errors: Hobson, Renko Doubles: Burleson (25), Rice (22), Fisk (33), Brohamer (11), Revering (16) Home Runs: Rice (30) Stolen Bases: Remy (22), Rice (7), Dilone 2 (44), Edwards (25), Woodard (2) Sacrifice Hits: Hancock 2 (2), Hobson (3), Guerrero (14), Alston (3), Essian (15) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(15-6) 8 7 3 3 3 3 0 34 3.85 Drago SV(7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.16 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 4 0 37 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko L(6-8) 7 8 4 4 1 6 1 30 3.54 Sosa 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 2.78 Heaverlo 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.08 Totals 9 12 6 6 1 8 1 40 Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead RED SOX 1ST: Burleson doubled; Remy flied out to center; Rice homered [Burleson scored]; Fisk flied out to left; Hancock grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone walked; Dilone stole second; Alston flied out to left; Page struck out; Carty was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0. RED SOX 2ND: Brohamer made an out to third; Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled; Guerrero out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Revering to second]; Gross reached on a fielder's choice [Revering out at third (pitcher to third)]; Essian forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0. RED SOX 3RD: Hobson grounded out (second to first); Burleson lined to right; Remy singled; Remy stole second; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards singled; Edwards stole second; Dilone singled [Edwards stayed at second]; Alston out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Edwards to third, Dilone to second]; Page lined to shortstop; Carty singled to left [Edwards scored, Dilone scored, Carty out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2. RED SOX 4TH: Fisk lined to shortstop; Hancock grounded out (second to first); Brohamer singled; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering made an out to shortstop; Guerrero made an out to second; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2. RED SOX 5TH: Scott struck out; Hobson was called out on strikes; Burleson singled; Remy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian flied out to left; Edwards struck out; Dilone walked; Dilone stole second; Alston flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 2. RED SOX 6TH: Rice doubled; Fisk singled [Rice scored]; Hancock out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Fisk to second]; Brohamer flied out to right; Fisk was picked off second but was safe on an error by Renko [Fisk to third]; Evans flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page flied out to right; Carty singled; Revering flied out to center; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. RED SOX 7TH: Scott walked; Hobson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Scott to second]; Burleson popped to first in foul territory; Remy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross walked; WOODARD RAN FOR GROSS; Woodard stole second; Essian out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Woodard to third]; DUNCAN BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Duncan singled [Woodard scored]; Dilone flied out to center; Alston made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 3. RED SOX 8TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED WOODARD (PLAYING 2B); DUNCAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Rice singled; SOSA REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Fisk doubled [Rice scored]; Hancock out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Fisk to third]; Brohamer doubled [Fisk scored]; Evans singled [Brohamer scored]; HEAVERLO REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Scott struck out; Hobson struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: Page flied out to left; Carty popped to third in foul territory; Revering doubled; BURKE RAN FOR REVERING; Guerrero reached on an error by Hobson [Burke to third]; WALLIS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Wallis forced Guerrero (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 3. RED SOX 9TH: BURKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DILONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); DUNCAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); WALLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALSTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Burleson grounded out (third to first); Remy lined to first; Rice singled; Rice stole second; Fisk made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: DRAGO REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Essian flied out to right; Duncan grounded out (second to first); Dilone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 3.

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