BOSTON (47-32) @ DETROIT (47-32) game 2
STARTING PITCHERS
14X (12-6 2.16) 9 (2-1 3.13)
A nip and tuck contest that saw the Sox pull even in the top of the 9th as Jerry Adair came through in the clutch delivering the tying run. But, Jose Santiago failed to retire any of the 4 batters in the bottom of the 9th as the Bengals sweep the double dip.
BOS 000 010 001 2 6 0
DET 100 000 101 3 9 0
2B BOS Scott 9 Adair 13
DET L. Green 2(3)
HR BOS Conigliaro 16 (5th off Wickersham)
RBI BOS Conigliaro 42 Adair 22
DET L. Green 1 Lumpe 7 McAuliffe 31
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Lonborg 7 7 0 5 10 2 2 31 60
Wickersham 5 3 1 0 3 1 1 18 60
WP Gladding 4-3 3.23 LP Santiago 1-5 4.00
SCORING PLAYS:
BOTTOM 1 .. L. Green doubled. Lumpe singled scoring a run. BOS 0 DET 1
TOP 5 .. Conigliaro homered BOS 1 DET 1
BOTTOM 7 .. J. Landis walked. L. Green doubled scoring a run. BOS 1 DET 2
TOP 9 .. Scott walked. Adair doubled scoring a run. BOS 2 DET 2
BOTTOM 9 .. Tracewski walked. L. Green reached on an single. Lumpe walked. McAuliffe singled scoring a run. BOS 2 DET 3
NOTES: Tigers leapfrogged Boston into 3rd place by sweeping the twin bill and taking 3 of 4 overall. Lenny Green had filled in admirably for Willie Horton, collecting three more hits in this contest. Yaz saw hit hit streak send at 9. Rookie sensation Reggie Smith has hit the freshman firewall, stuck in an 0-23 rut and 1-40 in July.
STAR OF THE GAME: 3-4 2 doubles RBI
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