Don Sutton, he of beautifully permed hair, had the Cleveland batters curled into fits. (Did I really just type that? Yes. Yes I did.) He tossed a complete game shutout, spreading five hits and a walk, over nine innings. He also added five strikeouts. Meanwhile, the Brew Crew knocked Neal Heaton around for five runs. Robin Yount was 2-4 with two runs scored while Bill Schroeder was 3-3 with three RBI's and a double.
Winning Pitcher - Don Sutton
Losing Pitcher - Neal Heaton
Player of the Game - Sutton
Hall of Famers in the Game - Robin Yount, Don Sutton
Game #474 - Boston Red Sox, 5 @ Minnesota Twins, 6
The Boston Red Sox put up the first two runs of the game when Mike Easler tagged John Butcher with a two run bomb. Tom Brunansky countered in the bottom half of the first with an RBI double that plated Tim Teufel. It stayed 2-1 until the third inning, that's when Minnesota scored three, including an RBI double from Mickey Hatcher.
In the top of the fifth Easler again came to the rescue, this time roping a triple that scored Dwight Evans. Easler then crossed home on a Jim Rice single. That meant the score was tied at four, but in the top of the sixth Jackie Gutierrez squeezed home Tony Armas. With Boston now in the lead, Mickey Hatcher once again came to the rescue. Brunansky had walked, and the Hatcher pulled a "clutch hitting" FAC and doubled him home. That knotted it back up.
It was still tied until the bottom of the eighth. Jim Eisenreich singled for the third time and then stole second base. Randy Bush came in as a pinch hitter and grounded a ball to Gutierrez, but a wild throw led to his second error of the game (and 15th of the season!) and Eisenreich became the winning run!
Winning Pitcher - Ron Davis
Losing Pitcher - Mark Clear
Save - Mike Walters
Player of the Game - Mickey Hatcher, 2-3, 2 2B's, 2RBI's, intentional walk
Hall of Famers in the Game - Wade Boggs, Jim Rice, Dennis Eckersley, Kirby Puckett
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