Combining on a six-hitter, Chuck Rainey and Mark Clear pitched the Red Sox to a 2-1 decision over the Rangers. Boston scored both its runs in the sixth inning. Reid Nichols led off with an infield hit, Jerry Remy followed with a sacrifice bunt and pitcher Jon Matlack's throw to first was dropped by Pat Putnam for an error, putting runners on first and second. A double by Dwight Evans scored Nichols, and Remy scored the go-ahead marker on a groundout by Jim Rice. [The Sporting News]



Boston Red Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       8, 1982 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Red Sox      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Rangers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               3   1   1   0     0   1   .304      Wright cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Evans rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .252      Stein 2b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .154
Rice lf               4   0   0   1     0   1   .264      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Perez dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Putnam 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .246
Lansford 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      L. Johnson dh         2   0   1   1     1   1   .359
Stapleton 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .333
Hoffman ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .315      Grubb lf              3   0   3   0     0   0   .368
Allenson c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .282        Sample pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Nichols cf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .214        Parrish rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .149
Rainey p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Roberts rf,lf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wagner ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .224
                                                          Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     0   6             Totals               30   1   6   1     1   8

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 18,950
Left on Base: Red Sox 4, Rangers 3
DP: Red Sox 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Remy (4), Evans (6), Putnam (2), Grubb (2)
Caught Stealing: Grubb (1), L. Johnson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Remy (5)
GIDP: Allenson (2), Wright (3)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rainey W(3-0)           7.1   6   1   1   1   6   0  26   1.99
Clear SV(4)             1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.66
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   8   0  31

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(0-2)          9     6   2   1   0   6   0  33   2.12
Totals                  9     6   2   1   0   6   0  33

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Don Denkinger


RED SOX 1ST: Remy was called out on strikes; Evans grounded out
(third to first); Rice was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Wright grounded out (first unassisted); Stein
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Perez grounded out (third to first); Lansford
singled to right; Stapleton flied out to left; Hoffman struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Putnam flied out to left; L. Johnson was called out
on strikes; Sundberg flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Allenson grounded out (pitcher to first); Nichols
struck out; Remy doubled to left; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grubb singled to right; Roberts singled to center
[Grubb to second]; On a bunt Wagner forced Grubb (pitcher to
third) [Roberts to second]; Wright grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wagner out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Rice grounded out (third to first); Perez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lansford flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Stein struck out; Bell was called out on strikes;
Putnam doubled to right; L. Johnson singled to center [Putnam
scored]; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Rangers 1.

RED SOX 5TH: Stapleton grounded out (third to first); Hoffman
flied out to right; Allenson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Grubb singled to center; Roberts flied out to
right; Grubb was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 6TH: Nichols singled to third; Bell dropped a foul fly
hit by Remy for an error; Remy reached on a fielder's choice on
a sacrifice bunt [Nichols to second]; Evans doubled to left
[Nichols scored, Remy to third]; Rice grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Remy scored (unearned)]; Perez flied out to center;
Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Wright grounded out (third to first); Stein struck
out; Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 7TH: Stapleton flied out to left; Hoffman singled to
left; Allenson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Hoffman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Putnam flied out to left; L. Johnson walked; L.
Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Sundberg
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 8TH: Nichols flied out to center; Remy grounded out
(third to first); Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Grubb doubled to left; SAMPLE RAN FOR GRUBB;
Roberts grounded out (first to pitcher) [Sample to third]; CLEAR
REPLACED RAINEY (PITCHING); Wagner struck out; Wright was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RED SOX 9TH: PARRISH REPLACED SAMPLE (PLAYING RF); ROBERTS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Rice grounded out (third to
first); Perez singled to left; Lansford struck out; Stapleton
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Stein flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(pitcher to first); Putnam grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Rangers 1.