Looking to get back on track after their narrow loss the night before, the Red Sox turned to Game 1 starter Luis Tiant. Cincinnati gave the ball to lefty Fred Norman, who posted a 12-4 record during the regular season. Boston needed a strong outing from their starter and Tiant delivered, twice working out of trouble to shut out the Reds over the first five innings. Rose, however, led off the sixth with a single. Following a Griffey fly out, Joe Morgan tripled to plate Cincinnati's first run. Tony Perez followed with a sacrifice fly to drive in Morgan. Though the Reds did not score again, their bats had done enough.
Norman turned in an October masterpiece, keeping the Red Sox hitters off-balance all night. Boston managed only three singles with no runner advancing past first base. Norman struck out 12 and walked just one in the shutout. The southpaw's dominant performance has moved his team to within one victory of their first World Series championship since 1940.
With his team facing elimination, skipper Darrell Johnson has to find some way to reignite the Red Sox offense in Game 5.
Game 4: Reds 2, Red Sox 0
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