Scattering seven hits, Mike Torrez pitched the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Rangers. The Sox broke a 0-0 tie in the fifth on an RBI single by Jerry Remy and a two-run homer by Dwight Evans. After the Rangers registered in the sixth on a two-run round-tripper by Johnny Grubb, the Sox got an insurance marker in the eighth when Carney Lansford singled, stole second and raced home on a single by Gary Allenson. [The Sporting News]

Boston Red Sox 4, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Monday, April 20, 1981 (Day game) at Fenway Park

Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Red Sox 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 x - 4 10 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wills 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .313 Remy 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .188 Rivers cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Evans rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .310 Oliver dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 .189 Yastrzemski dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Bell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .389 Rice lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 Grubb rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .267 Perez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Putnam 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .303 Lansford 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .448 Sundberg c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .300 Allenson c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .280 Sample lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 Hoffman ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .179 Duran ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Miller cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Mendoza ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Torrez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 2 7 2 2 3 Totals 33 4 10 4 1 1 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 26,844 Left on Base: Rangers 6, Red Sox 8 DP: Rangers 1, Red Sox 0 Errors: Medich Doubles: Grubb (3), Sample (2) Triples: Putnam (2) Home Runs: Grubb (1), Evans (3) Stolen Bases: Lansford (1) Caught Stealing: Wills (2) Sacrifice Hits: Hoffman (2) GIDP: Perez (1) Hit by Pitch: Allenson (1,by Medich) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(1-1) 7.2 10 4 4 1 1 1 35 2.40 J. Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.80 Totals 8 10 4 4 1 1 1 36 Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrez W(1-0) 9 7 2 2 2 3 1 35 2.38 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 3 1 35 Hit by Pitch: Medich (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser RANGERS 1ST: Wills singled to shortstop; Wills was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: Remy lined to third; Evans singled to right; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first) [Evans to second]; Rice flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RANGERS 2ND: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb lined to center; Putnam tripled to right; Sundberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: Perez struck out; Lansford singled to right; Allenson grounded out (second to first) [Lansford to second]; Hoffman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RANGERS 3RD: Sample grounded out (shortstop to first); Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Wills walked; Rivers grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: Miller flied out to center; On a bunt Remy singled; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Bell flied out to center; Grubb doubled to left; Putnam lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: Rice reached on an error by Medich; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Rice out at second]; Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RANGERS 5TH: Sundberg flied out to right; Sample doubled; Mendoza flied out to center; Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 5TH: Allenson was hit by a pitch; Hoffman out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Allenson to second]; Miller grounded out (shortstop to first) [Allenson to third]; Remy singled to center [Allenson scored]; Evans homered [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski singled to right; Rice singled to right [Yastrzemski to third]; Perez flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Red Sox 3. RANGERS 6TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Oliver walked; Bell grounded out (third to first) [Oliver to second]; Grubb homered [Oliver scored]; Putnam struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: Lansford flied out to right; Allenson flied out to center; Hoffman walked; Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 3. RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg struck out; Sample grounded out (first unassisted); Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: Remy grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); Yastrzemski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 3. RANGERS 8TH: Wills flied out to right; Rivers grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 8TH: Rice grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez lined to center; Lansford singled to center; Lansford stole second; Allenson singled to center [Lansford scored]; Hoffman singled to center [Allenson to third]; J. JOHNSON REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 4. RANGERS 9TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Grubb flied out to left; Putnam singled to right; Sundberg singled to right [Putnam to second]; DURAN BATTED FOR SAMPLE; Duran grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Red Sox 4.

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