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.