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BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles spent
13 hours at Camden Yards, accumulating 19 walks, 46 hits and 10
pitching changes.
When they finally were done Thursday with their day-night
doubleheader, both teams were content to leave town with a split.
| | After hearing of his suspension, Carl Everett responded with a homer in his first at-bat in the opener against the Orioles. |
Boston won the first game 11-7 behind a 17-hit attack that
included homers by Carl Everett and Jason Varitek. Everett's home
run came in his first at-bat since learning that he had received a
10-game suspension and a fine for twice bumping an umpire.
The players' association immediately appealed the suspension,
meaning Everett can continue playing until a hearing is held.
Mark Lewis doubled in three runs in a four-run third inning and
Will Clark and Mike Bordick homered to lead the Orioles to a 9-4
victory in the nightcap.
"Ideally, we win two. At the very least, you want a split,"
Orioles manager Mike Hargrove said. "The Red Sox came in here
playing good baseball and we were competitive with them."
Troy O'Leary went 4-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs in the
opener as the Red Sox overcame a grand slam by Clark to win their
fifth straight.
"It was a long day. It's not easy winning one," Boston's Scott
Hatteberg said. "It's tough when you lose. But we got one and
that's what's important."
Nomar Garciaparra went 3-for-5 in the first game to raise his
batting average to .403, but an 0-for-5 performance in the nightcap
dropped him to .396.
In the nightcap, Hatteberg homered to give Boston a 3-2 lead in
the second inning. Lewis doubled with the bases loaded in the third
and scored on a sacrifice fly by Luis Matos to put the Orioles
ahead to stay.
"Tonight was our night," Lewis said. "The first game it just
didn't happen for us, but the second game we battled and it went
our way."
Clark led off the fourth with his eighth homer to make it 7-3,
and a two-run drive by Bordick put Baltimore up 9-4 in the seventh.
Scott Erickson (5-7) allowed one run, three hits and six walks
in 5 1/3 innings for his second win in seven starts since June 10.
Pete Schourek (2-9) gave up five runs, five hits and five walks
in 2 1-3 innings. Afterward, he complained of arm problems and said
he would miss his next start.
"It's more my shoulder (than elbow)," he said. "I'm very
concerned. The stuff's just not there. I don't think it's anything
too serious but it's serious enough to be hindering my performance
right now."
Everett received the suspension and a fine for bumping umpire
Ronald Kulpa in Saturday's game against the New York Mets. But the
appeal gave him a chance to play, and he didn't waste any time
taking advantage of the reprieve.
Everett hit his career-high 26th homer off Sidney Ponson (5-6)
to stake the Red Sox to a 2-0 first-inning lead in the opener. He
also struck out four times.
Everett went 0-for-3 with a strikeout and two walks in the
nightcap.
The Red Sox probably have enough offense to cover for Everett's
absence if he ultimately is suspended.
"You don't look at like that. You don't look for people to pick
it up after something goes awry," Boston manager Jimy Williams
said. "You look for them to be themselves. You do not change how
you play."
Ramon Martinez (8-5) gave up five runs and six hits in five
innings to win a second straight game for the first time since May
5-10.
Game notes The first game was a makeup of a rainout one night earlier.
... Albert Belle, who stole 17 bases for Baltimore last season, has
yet to record a steal this year. ... Brady Anderson stole his 10th
base in the nightcap, giving him double figures in each of his 13
big-league seasons. ... Veteran umpires John Hirschbeck and Tim
Welke worked the second game in Orioles' caps after coming over
from contract meetings in Baltimore without their equipment. They
replaced Kerwin Danley, who injured his knee, and Ian Lamplugh, who
had a day game to work Friday.
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RECAPS
Detroit 5 NY Yankees 3
Minnesota 5 Chi. White Sox 1
Boston 11 Baltimore 7
Baltimore 9 Boston 4
(2nd game)
Oakland 5 Seattle 4
Kansas City 10 Cleveland 6
Toronto 6 Tampa Bay 5
Anaheim 6 Texas 1
Montreal 4 NY Mets 1
Pittsburgh 9 Milwaukee 2
Philadelphia 3 Chicago Cubs 2
Atlanta 5 Florida 3
Florida 6 Atlanta 1
(2nd game)
Arizona 3 St. Louis 2
San Francisco 7 San Diego 3
Houston 6 Cincinnati 2
Los Angeles 6 Colorado 3
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