Bob Tewksbury made his Red Sox debut in their home opener against the Chicago White Sox. It was a debut to forget. Tewksbury allowed 7 runs (3 earned) and couldn't get out of the third inning. Chicago scored 4 unearned runs in the first innings, following an error by SS Jody Reed. Boston committed 3 errors in an overall sloppy effort. Former Red Sox Carlton Fisk killed his old team, going 5-for-6 out of the clean up spot in a 12-6 win. Dwight Evans and Mike Greenwell homered for Boston.
For the second straight game, Carlton Fisk terrorized his old team. This time, the big blow was his three run home run in the 3rd inning to give Chicago a 5-0 lead, en route to an 11-0 win. The Red Sox again made 3 errors in the game, giving them 6 over the first two games of this series. Melido Perez was spectacular for the White Sox. He carried a no hitter into the 6th inning until Tony Pena broke it up with an infield single. Perez would surrender just one more hit in a complete game two hit shutout.
In desperate need of a strong start to save the bullpen, Roger Clemens delivered. He pitched six scoreless innings, striking out five. Mike Greenwell had three hits and Wade Boggs went 2-for-3 in the 3-1 Boston victory. Rich Gedman added his first home run of the season in the second inning. Lee Smith continued his early season domination, retiring the White Sox in order in the ninth to record his third save.