April 11, 1985: New York Yankees (0-2) @ Boston Red Sox (2-0)
The last game of this Yankees homestand sees our Great White Hope, the Rocket, Roger Clemens make his first start of the year against tricky southpaw Dennis Rasmussen. I’ve not seen much of Dennis, just the one game last season not long after I’d come to Boston when I went 1-for-3 with a double. Keen to bounce back from my ohfer yesterday.
Bill Buckner YTD stats entering the game
Game Recap
Once again we fall behind early as Don Baylor takes Rog solo deep in the 2nd, but we return the favour immediately as I crack a sharp double and eventually score on a Gedman hit.
No such luck on my next AB as a get jammed and float a lazy fly out to Ken Griffey in LF.
We get our noses in front in the 5th as Rasmussen goes walkabout and Jim Rice singles one in. Jim Ed already looks primed for another big year and there’s no doubt he’s key to our success.
That solo shot is still the only hit Rocket has conceded thru 6 but the game is far from won as we aren’t having much luck either. I ground out weakly in the home 6th.
I’m due to lead off the 9th but in the end am not needed as Clemens goes the distance, allowing just two hits and fanning seven in an impressive display, despite a spot of wildness in walking six.
Three-from-three against the Yanks is never to be sneezed at, and we’ll be seeing them again soon – only this time on their turf, a wholly different proposition altogether.
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