Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Metro Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Acton Orioles 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0

The Orioles came out on top in this tight ballgame, with 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th. Ron Zadrozny and Dave Rutyna singled to lead off the 7th. Dan McGrath's bunt advanced the runners to 2nd and 3rd. Larry Shade's SF drove in Zadrozny. Then Jon Held's 2-out single drove in Rutyna to hand the Red Sox their first defeat. Charlie Tinschert pitched 6 strong innings. Shade picked up the win in relief. Rick Hoffman went 3 for 3, with 2 RBI for the O's. Glenn Watson went the distance for the Sox. Ward and Ellis had 2 hits each to lead the offense.