Bosox take 2 of 3 from Brew Crew

8/7-8/9 - Milwaukee County Stadium
Brewers 6, Red Sox 1
Roger Clemens vs Teddy Higuera
Boston inexplicably started a worn out Rocket only to see him done in 2 1/3 innings worth of work.  Quite honestly it wouldn't have mattered one bit since Teddy Higuera tossed a two hitter while going the distance.  The only blemish on Higuera's day was a Ted Williams solo shot in the 4th.  The bottom of Milwaukee's lineup did most of the damage.  Jim Gantner (8th spot) went 2 for 4 with 3 RBI and in the 9th hole BJ Surhoff was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI and a homer.  Six different Brewers scored runs in this contest.

Red Sox 5, Brewers 4
Frank Sullivan vs Bill Travers
A see-saw battle saw both starters exit the game with identical 7 IP / 4 ER linescores.  Boston took the lead for good in the top of the 8th when Bill Castro gave up a "Tater" to the "boomer" George Scott.  Sparky Lyle pitched the final 2 scoreless frames to notch the save.  Wade Boggs went 3 for 4 to increase his season aver age to .588.  Ben Oglivie was also 3 for 4, so his average is at a whopping .625.

Red Sox 9, Brewers 7
Dennis Eckersley vs Mike Caldwell
The rubber match was a wild one.  Neither starter was effective, especially Caldwell, who made his career on being basically a "Yankee killer".  That part of his resume would have no effect on the Bosox who run up his cash register to the tune of 7 ER's in 4.2 innings.  With the score 9-4 Boston's pen began to melt down by giving up 3 runs in the 8th.  Tom Burgmeier and Ellis Kinder each had issues, so they had to rely on Dick Radatz to throw a perfect 9th to save it.  Dewey Evans had a perfect 4 for 4 game at the plate.  Rico Petrocelli had 3 RBI's.  Boston had 17 hits total.  Milwaukee had 15 hits.  In a losing effort Paul Molitor went 4 for 5 with 5 RBI's.  Rob Deer went 3 for 5 to raise his average to .385 on the season which shocks everyone.