September 16, 1985: Boston Red Sox (74-69) @ Milwaukee Brewers (52-89)
We wrap up this series in Milwaukee tonight before heading back to Boston for our next-to-last homestand for the year and it’s getting ever harder to look past the likelihood that we’ll not be figuring in the playoffs this season. Plenty of pride still at stake with a winning record always the obvious goal and if we can keep stringing together some wins then who knows? Especially with us still having six games to play against the Tigers and three against the O's.
Bob Ojeda up for us in this one, with righty Moose Haas going for them. Super keen to turn around my recent mini-slump before it gets away from me.
Bill Buckner YTD stats entering the game
Game Recap
We fly out of the blocks with a 3-run 1st and then the pitchers take control, with just a smattering of hits between then and the 5th, when we add 2 more after I lead off with a single and Tony Armas puts one into the LF stand.
That sends Haas off to the showers and Ojeda does well until he flags a bit and gives up a deuce in the 8th.
He gets into more strife in the 9th and Crawford has to come in and he gives up one more in what ends up a pretty close-run thing with a 5-4 final scoreline.
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- Daily Notes: On this day in 1965, Boston's Dave Morehead pitches a 2-0 no-hitter against the Indians at Fenway Park.