Staying in the chase for the East divisional crown, the Red Sox swept past the Tigers, 5-1, on the wings of a three-run first inning. A single by Rick Burleson opened the game and two outs later, Carl Yastrzemski walked. Carlton Fisk then broke an 0-for-11 slump with a run-scoring single. After a wild pitch and a walk to Fred Lynn, a single by Butch Hobson plated a pair of markers.

Lynn drove in a run with a single in the fifth and George Scott added the last tally for the Red Sox with a single in the eighth. Jason Thompson homered for the Tigers' run off Dennis Eckersley. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Thursday, September 21, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Red Sox 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 5 10 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 1 Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Burleson ss 5 1 4 0 0 0 .250 LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Remy 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Whitaker 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Rice lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .317 Dillard 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Yastrzemski dh 2 2 0 0 2 0 .280 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Fisk c 4 1 1 1 0 2 .280 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .294 Lynn cf 2 1 1 1 2 0 .290 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Hobson 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .244 May c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Scott 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .230 Corcoran rf 3 0 3 0 0 0 .271 Evans rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .251 Mankowski 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Eckersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 5 10 5 6 5 Totals 31 1 6 1 1 3 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 15,213 Left on Base: Red Sox 7, Tigers 4 DP: Red Sox 2, Tigers 3 Errors: LeFlore Home Runs: Thompson (25) Stolen Bases: Yastrzemski (3) GIDP: Hobson (12), Remy (13), Mankowski (8), Kemp (7) Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Eckersley W(18-8) 9 6 1 1 1 3 1 32 3.20 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 3 1 32 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(13-11) 9 10 5 5 6 5 0 39 3.68 Totals 9 10 5 5 6 5 0 39 Wild Pitches: Wilcox (5) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan RED SOX 1ST: Burleson singled to right; Remy popped to third in foul territory [Burleson to second]; Rice grounded out (second to first) [Burleson to third]; Yastrzemski walked; Fisk singled to left [Burleson scored, Yastrzemski to second]; Wilcox threw a wild pitch [Yastrzemski to third, Fisk to second]; Lynn walked; Hobson singled to center [Yastrzemski scored, Fisk scored, Lynn to third]; Scott flied to right in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to right; Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. RED SOX 2ND: Evans walked; Burleson singled to right [Evans to third]; Remy made an out to shortstop; Rice struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson made an out to first; Kemp singled to center; May made an out to first; Corcoran singled to second [Kemp to second]; Mankowski struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. RED SOX 3RD: Fisk struck out; Lynn grounded out (first to pitcher); Hobson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell walked; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker forced Trammell (second to shortstop); Staub made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. RED SOX 4TH: DILLARD REPLACED WHITAKER (PLAYING 2B); Scott flied out to center; Evans singled to left; Burleson singled [Evans to third (error by LeFlore), Burleson out at second (right to shortstop)]; Remy walked; Rice grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp flied out to right; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Tigers 0. RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski walked; Yastrzemski stole second; Fisk struck out; Lynn singled to center [Yastrzemski scored]; Hobson grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Lynn out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran singled to right; Mankowski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at second]; Trammell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. RED SOX 6TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Evans struck out; Burleson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore popped to first in foul territory; Dillard made an out to third; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. RED SOX 7TH: Remy grounded out (first to pitcher); Rice flied out to left; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: Thompson homered; Kemp lined to center; May flied out to right; Corcoran singled to second; Mankowski forced Corcoran (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Tigers 1. RED SOX 8TH: Fisk grounded out (third to first); Lynn walked; Hobson singled to center [Lynn to second]; Scott singled to left [Lynn scored, Hobson to second]; Evans lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Hobson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Trammell popped to first in foul territory; LeFlore flied out to center; Dillard lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1. RED SOX 9TH: Burleson singled to center; Remy grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Burleson out at second]; Rice struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1. TIGERS 9TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson singled to center; Kemp grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Tigers 1.

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