The streaking Red Sox extended their winning skein to six games with a come-from-behind 7-6 victory over the Brewers. Homers by Larry Hisle and Sal Bando were key blows as the Brewers built a 6-2 bulge. But the Red Sox scored three runs in the sixth inning and won in the ninth.

The decisive rally began when Butch Hobson singled, took second on a sacrifice and scored on Jack Brohamer's fourth hit of the game. Frank Duffy ran for Brohamer and counted the winning run when Carlton Fisk doubled off the left field wall. Luis Tiant, who suffered a dislocated finger on his pitching hand during spring training, made his first appearance of the season and struck out four batters while hurling three hitless innings in relief. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6
Game Played on Tuesday, April     18, 1978 (Day game) at Fenway Park
Brewers      2  0  0    0  1  3    0  0  0  -   6  9  1
Red Sox      0  0  2    0  0  3    0  0  2  -   7 11  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor ss            5   1   1   0     0   2   .333      Burleson ss           3   1   0   1     0   0   .175
Money 2b              4   1   0   0     1   1   .304      Brohamer 2b           5   0   4   2     0   0   .571
Cooper 1b             5   0   1   1     0   0   .326        Duffy pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Hisle lf              4   2   3   2     0   0   .357      Rice dh               5   0   2   0     0   0   .400
Oglivie dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .148      Yastrzemski lf        3   0   0   1     2   0   .278
Davis rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .471      Fisk c                5   0   1   1     0   2   .256
Bando 3b              4   1   1   3     0   0   .250      Lynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Thomas cf             2   0   0   0     2   1   .216      Scott 1b              3   2   1   0     1   0   .242
Moore c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Evans rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .206
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hobson 3b             4   2   2   2     0   1   .385
  Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tiant p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   9   6     4   5             Totals               35   7  11   7     4   4

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 18,928
Left on Base: Brewers 6, Red Sox 8
DP: Brewers 1, Red Sox 0
Errors: Bando, Fisk
Doubles: Hisle 2 (3), Davis (2), Evans (1), Fisk (4)
Triples: Hobson (1)
Home Runs: Hisle (5), Bando (2)
Stolen Bases: Molitor (1), Moore (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Burleson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Burleson (2)
GIDP: Rice (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen                5.1   8   5   3   3   2   0  27   5.40
Rodriguez L(0-1)        3.1   3   2   2   1   2   0  14   2.16
Totals                  8.2  11   7   5   4   4   0  41

Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               5.1   8   6   6   3   0   2  26   4.91
Stanley                 0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.59
Tiant W(1-0)            3     0   0   0   1   4   0  10   0.00
Totals                  9     9   6   6   4   5   2  39

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor popped to right; Money walked; Cooper lined
to right; Hisle homered [Money scored]; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: Burleson flied out to right; Brohamer singled to
right; Rice grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Brohamer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
2, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Davis singled to second; Bando grounded out (third
to first) [Davis to second]; Thomas walked; Moore flied out to
center; Molitor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); Fisk
grounded out (second to first); Lynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Money grounded out (third to first); Cooper flied
out to right; Hisle doubled to left; Oglivie popped to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Scott walked; On a bunt Evans reached on an error
by Bando [Scott to second]; Hobson was called out on strikes;
Burleson forced Evans (shortstop to second) [Scott to third];
Brohamer singled to center [Scott scored (unearned), Burleson to
second]; Rice singled to right [Burleson to third, Brohamer to
second]; Yastrzemski walked [Burleson scored (unearned),
Brohamer to third, Rice to second]; Fisk forced Yastrzemski
(third to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red
Sox 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Davis flied out to left; Bando popped to first;
Thomas grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Lynn flied out to center; Scott flied out to
center; Evans walked; Hobson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 2, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Molitor
singled to left; Money flied out to center; Molitor stole
second; Cooper singled to right [Molitor scored, Cooper out at
second (right to first to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 3, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Burleson grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
singled to center; Rice singled to left [Brohamer to third];
Yastrzemski flied out to right; Fisk struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 3, Red Sox 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Hisle doubled to left; Oglivie grounded out (first
unassisted) [Hisle to third]; Davis doubled to left [Hisle
stayed at third]; Bando homered [Hisle scored, Davis scored];
Thomas walked; STANLEY REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Moore
singled to center [Thomas to second]; Molitor struck out; Money
forced Moore (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 6, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: Lynn flied out to right; Scott singled to center;
Evans doubled to left [Scott to third]; Hobson tripled to center
[Scott scored, Evans scored]; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED SORENSEN
(PITCHING); Burleson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hobson
scored]; Brohamer flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 6, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 7TH: TIANT REPLACED STANLEY (PITCHING); Cooper grounded
out (first unassisted); Hisle flied out to left; Oglivie struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Yastrzemski
grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Brewers 6, Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Bando popped
to first; Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Lynn flied out to center; Scott grounded out (third
to first); Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 6,
Red Sox 5.

BREWERS 9TH: Moore walked; Molitor was called out on strikes;
Money struck out while Moore stole second [Moore to third (error
by Fisk)]; Cooper flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 6, Red Sox 5.

RED SOX 9TH: Hobson singled to center; Burleson out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hobson to second]; Brohamer
singled to right [Hobson scored, Brohamer to second (on throw to
home)]; DUFFY RAN FOR BROHAMER; Rice popped to third;
Yastrzemski was walked intentionally; Fisk doubled to left
[Duffy scored, Yastrzemski to third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 6, Red Sox 7.