Sullivan vs Stoddard
Boston 5 Seattle 3
For the first three innings there was little hitting and even less run. Seattle managed to scrape out a single and double and the BoSox nothing. Mike Greenwell broke the drought in a big way when he got Boston's first hit and first run of the game on a solo HR to right field. After that everyone started to hit as Danny Tartabull took Frank Sullivan long to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead after 4. That was the score until the 6th when both teams traded runs, Boston on a ground ball out by Greenwell and Seattle on a Julio Cruz single scoring Ken Griffey, Jr. after he had doubled. The 3-2 Mariner lead did not last long as Boston put together 4 singles in the 7th and scored 2 runs on RBI hits by Carl Yastrzemski and Wade Boggs and then added another run in the 8th on a bases loaded walk by Jacoby Ellsbury. Jonathon Papelbon came on in the 9th to shut the door and earn his 5th save.
Curtis vs Hanson
Boston 5 Seattle 1
Southpaw John Curtis was the star of the this game with Seattle. After the Boston offense gave him a 3-0 lead in the third on a Wade Boggs RBI ground out and a 2 run double by Mike Greenwell Curtis looked like he might give it all back in the bottom of the inning. A single, walk and RBI single to the first 3 batters of the inning didn't look good but Curtis composed himself to get the next 3 batters and get out of the inning with a 3-1 lead. After that Curtis settled in and gave up 2 meaningless hits the rest of the way in tossing a complete game giving up one walk and striking out 7 while lowering his ERA to a sparkling 1.74.
Pineiro vs Kiecker
Seattle 5 Boston 2
After losing the first 2 games of the series at home, the Mariners were trying to salvage one game when the venue moved to Boston. It looked like it might not happen as Boston broke a 0-0 game with a run in the bottom of the 6th on a Wade Boggs RBI double. That awakened the Seattle bats as in the top of the 7th they broke open game and scored all their runs. Putting together 4 singles and 2 doubles the Mariners put all 5 runs on the board to take a commanding 5-1 lead. The Red Sox managed to get a run in the bottom of the inning but that was all the scoring in the game. Julio Cruz had a good day at the plate getting 2 hits, scored a run and drove one in. With the Seattle win, the road teams ruled the series winning all the games.
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