Brewers Split With Red Sox. Win 6 of Last 8

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Ernest Riles

County Stadium    (02-28-2023 05:39:46)       Time 3:00, 69ø, Cloudy, Light Rain  Night Game

Sep 24, 1987           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1987 Boston            1 1 0   0 0 1   1 0 0      4  7  0
1987 Milwaukee         4 0 0   1 0 0   0 0 -      5  7  0

Recap

Bos 1st: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Bos      Marty Barrett hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Bos  1 Mil 0.

Mil 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Mil      Paul Molitor singled, hit streak now 14.

Mil      Greg Brock singled scoring Molitor to tie the score.  Bos  1 Mil 1.

Mil      Ernest Riles hit a 3 run HR(5) to take the lead.  Bos  1 Mil 4.

Bos 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Bos      Sam Horn hit a solo HR(7).  Bos  2 Mil 4.

Mil 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Paul Molitor singled scoring Manning.  Bos  2 Mil 5.

Bos 6th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Bos      Todd Benzinger hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  3 Mil 5.

Bos 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Bos      Ed Romero hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  4 Mil 5.

Bos  Sam Horn: 2 for 4, HR.

Bos  Jody Reed: 3 for 4, 2 triples, 2 runs.

Mil  Chris Bosio pitched 7 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 5 hits, 0 BB, 6 K. He's now 7-5 on the year.

Mil  Dan Plesac got the save, his 25th of the year.

Bos  Jeff Sellers pitched 6.1 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 6 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He drops to 5-12 on the season.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Barrett

Game MVP:Marty Barrett

County Stadium    (02-28-2023 05:50:29)       Time 3:47, 69ø, Wind: 4 MPH Out to LCF  Night Game

Sep 25, 1987           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1987 Boston            1 3 1   1 0 0   0 0 3      9 19  1
1987 Milwaukee         1 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 2      4  9  0

Recap

Bos 1st: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Bos      Dwight Evans singled scoring Burks to take the lead.  Bos  1 Mil 0.

Mil 1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Paul Molitor singled, hit streak now 15.

Mil      Greg Brock singled scoring Molitor to tie the score.  Bos  1 Mil 1.

Bos 2nd: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks.

Bos      Marty Barrett singled scoring Horn to take the lead.  Bos  2 Mil 1.

Bos      Todd Benzinger hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Bos  3 Mil 1.

Bos      Mike Greenwell walked scoring Marzano.  Bos  4 Mil 1.

Mil 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Dale Sveum singled scoring Riles.  Bos  4 Mil 2.

Bos 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Bos      Ellis Burks hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  5 Mil 2.

Bos 4th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Bos      Ed Romero singled scoring 1.  Bos  6 Mil 2.

Bos 9th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 4 hits and one walk.

Bos      Marty Barrett singled scoring Marzano.  Bos  7 Mil 2.

Bos      Todd Benzinger singled scoring Burks.  Bos  8 Mil 2.

Bos      Dwight Evans singled scoring Barrett.  Bos  9 Mil 2.

Mil 9th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Mil      Ernest Riles doubled scoring Gantner.  Bos  9 Mil 3.

Mil      Rick Manning hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  9 Mil 4.

Bos  Marty Barrett: 4 for 6, 2 RBI.

Bos  Todd Benzinger: 3 for 5, 2 RBI.

Bos  Dwight Evans: 3 for 4, 2 RBI, 2 W.

Bos  John Marzano: 4 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 runs.

Mil  Ernest Riles: 3 for 4, double, 2 runs.

Bos  Roger Clemens threw a complete game for the win: 4 earned runs, 9 hits, 1 BB, 9 K. He's 26-5 on the season!

Mil  Juan Nieves pitched poorly for 3 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 4 BB, 3 K. He goes to 10-14 on the year.

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GAME 3:

Game MVP:Rob Deer

County Stadium    (02-28-2023 06:01:13)       Time 3:42, 78ø, Wind: 5 MPH Out to LF  Day Game

Sep 26, 1987           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1987 Boston            0 5 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      7 13  1
1987 Milwaukee         0 2 0   0 5 0   1 3 -     11 11  0

Recap

Bos 2nd: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Bos      John Marzano singled scoring Horn to take the lead.  Bos  1 Mil 0.

Bos      Kevin Romine hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  2 Mil 0.

Bos      Ellis Burks hit a 3 run HR(18).  Bos  5 Mil 0.

Mil 2nd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk.

Mil      Rob Deer hit a 2 run HR(20).  Bos  5 Mil 2.

Bos 3rd: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits and one walk.

Bos      Sam Horn hit a 2 run HR(8).  Bos  7 Mil 2.

Mil 5th: Sent 9 batters to the plate scoring 5 runs on 4 hits, one walk and an error.

Mil      Paul Molitor doubled, hit streak now 16.

Mil      Robin Yount singled scoring Molitor.  Bos  7 Mil 3.

Mil      Greg Brock hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  7 Mil 4.

Mil      Rob Deer doubled scoring Yount.  Bos  7 Mil 5.

Mil      Ernest Riles hit a grounder scoring 1.  Bos  7 Mil 6.

Mil      Bill Schroeder singled scoring Deer to tie the score.  Bos  7 Mil 7.

Mil 7th: Scored 1 run on a hit and 3 walks.

Mil      Ernest Riles hit a grounder scoring 1 to take the lead.  Bos  7 Mil 8.

Mil 8th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Mil      Robin Yount singled scoring Felder.  Bos  7 Mil 9.

Mil      Rob Deer singled scoring Yount.  Bos  7 Mil 10.

Mil      Ernest Riles singled scoring Brock.  Bos  7 Mil 11.

Bos  Ellis Burks: 3 for 5, HR, 3 RBI, 2 great plays.

Bos  Pat Dodson: 3 for 5, 2 doubles.

Bos  Sam Horn: 3 for 4, 2 doubles, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Mil  Rob Deer: 3 for 4, double, HR, 4 RBI, 2 runs.

Mil  Robin Yount: 3 for 5, double, 2 RBI, 3 runs.

Mil  Dave Stapleton picked up the win: 1 IP, 1 hit, 2 K. He's 1-0 on the season.

Bos  Al Nipper pitched 6.2 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 8 hits, 5 BB, 4 K. He goes to 9-16 on the year.

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GAME 4:

Game MVP:Sam Horn

County Stadium    (02-28-2023 06:09:31)       Time 3:30, 64ø, Wind: 5 MPH In from LF  Day Game

Sep 27, 1987           1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1987 Boston            0 0 1   0 0 0   3 2 0      6 10  0

1987 Milwaukee         0 1 1   0 1 0   0 0 1      4  9  0

Recap

Mil 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Mil      Ernest Riles scored on a WP by Leister to take the lead.  Bos  0 Mil 1.

Bos 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Bos      Ellis Burks singled scoring Romine to tie the score.  Bos  1 Mil 1.

Mil 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Mil      Robin Yount hit a solo HR(16) to take the lead.  Bos  1 Mil 2.

Mil 4th: Failed to score on a hit and 2 walks.

Mil      Paul Molitor doubled, hit streak now 17.

Mil 5th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.

Mil      Ernest Riles singled scoring Brock.  Bos  1 Mil 3.

Bos 7th: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 3 runs on 3 hits and one walk.

Bos      Sam Horn hit a 3 run HR(9) to take the lead.  Bos  4 Mil 3.

Bos 8th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Bos      Todd Benzinger singled scoring Reed.  Bos  5 Mil 3.

Bos      Ed Romero doubled scoring Evans.  Bos  6 Mil 3.

Mil 9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Mil      Paul Molitor hit a solo HR(14).  Bos  6 Mil 4.

Bos  Kevin Romine: 3 for 3, 2 doubles.

Mil  Paul Molitor: 2 for 4, double, HR.

Mil  Robin Yount: 2 for 5, HR.

Bos  Steve Crawford pitched 2 innings and picked up the win: 2 IP, 1 hit, 0 BB, 1 K. He's 2-2 on the year.

Bos  Calvin Schiraldi pitched the final 3 innings to record his 8th save of the season.

Mil  Teddy Higuera pitched 8 innings and took the loss: 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 4 BB, 8 K. He's 15-15 on the year.