Boston starter Bill Lee's abysmal postseason continues as he was touched up for a five-run fourth inning, and Cincinnati road this offensive barrage for a 7-1 win. With the series now tied at one game apiece, the teams will travel to Fenway Park for the next three games.
The Red Sox tried to jump on Reds' starter Don Gullett by loading the bases in the second inning with one out. Carl Yastrzemski doubled, Dwight Evans was hit by a pitch, and Rico Petrocelli walked. Tommy Harper got Yastrzemski across with a sacrifice fly but that was the only run allowed by Gullett.
Lee had his stuff working for the first three innings but disaster struck as it was Cincinnati's turn to load the bases in the fourth. The Reds had already tied the score on an RBI single by George Foster, but Lee only needed one more out to get off the hook. Bobby Tolan hit a sinking fly ball toward the left-center field gap. Reggie Smith charged hard and got to the ball only to have it clang off his glove allowing all the runners to score. Tolan was credited with a double as it would have been a great play if Smith had been able to make the catch. Cincinnati tacked on another run on a Dave Concepcion double and Boston never recovered.
Tolan's terrific postseason continues as he went 2-4 to raise his batting average to .326, and he has driven in seven runs. Even though his heroics put the Reds over the top, Joe Morgan received Player of the Game honors as he went 2-5, scored a run, and ran wild on the basepaths with three steals.
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