Boston Red Sox
April 16, 2000
Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 4
BOSTON (AP) - Carl Everett hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday, lifting the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics 5-4. He sent a 3-1 pitch from T.J. Mathews (0-1) into the center-field bleachers for his team-leading fifth homer. The home run was the first walkoff homer for the Red Sox since June 14 of last season when Jeff Frye beat the Minnesota Twins. Everett also had an RBI double. Derek Lowe (1-0) got one out for the win. The Athletics have lost five of six. Boston starter Ramon Martinez went six innings, and allowed seven hits and four runs. Omar Olivares pitched seven innings for the A's. He retired 10 straight batters after walking Brian Daubach in the first.
April 15, 2000
Boston Red Sox 14, Oakland Athletics 2
BOSTON (AP) - Pedro Martinez avenged his last loss with the help of four RBIs from Carl Everett and four Oakland errors on Saturday as the Red Sox beat the Athletics 14-2. Martinez (3-0) allowed two runs, five hits and struck out nine in seven innings to beat Tim Hudson (1-1), who outdueled the AL Cy Young Award winner on Aug. 19, 1999 -- 13 appearances ago. Hudson allowed seven runs, six hits and four walks in 1 2/3 innings -- the shortest start of his career. The A's defense didn't help, giving up three unearned runs. Everett was 3-for-4 with two doubles and Brian Daubach also had a pair of doubles for Boston. Manny Alexander tripled, scored three runs and drove in two for the Red Sox. Olmedo Saenz hit a solo home run off Martinez in the second.
April 14, 2000
Oakland Athletics 13, Boston Red Sox 6
BOSTON (AP) - Eric Chavez hit a grand slam as the Oakland Athletics scored six runs in the first inning on Friday night to beat the Boston Red Sox 13-6 and send them to their first home loss of the season. Kevin Appier (2-1) allowed three earned runs and eight hits in six innings, striking out six to win his second consecutive start. Frank Menechino and Jason Giambi also homered for the A's. Giambi pulled up lame running out an RBI groundout in the seventh inning. He was diagnosed with a hyperextended right knee. Giambi was expected to be examined after the game. Brian Rose (0-2) retired only two batters and walked four, giving up a two-run homer to Menechino and then walking the bases full before giving up Chavez' third home run of the season. Menechino also doubled and scored in the second to make it 7-0.
Veteran Gaetti leaves Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) - Gary Gaetti's long shot bid to continue his career
at age 41 ended Friday when he retired with a knee problem after
going hitless in 10 at-bats with the Boston Red Sox. Gaetti, a
third baseman most of his career who played on the 1987 champion
Minnesota Twins, joined the Red Sox early in spring training
after playing the last two seasons with the Chicago Cubs. "I was
concerned because my knee did not feel real good," Gaetti said in
making his announcement before Friday night's game with the
Oakland A's. His career batting average is .256 with 360 homers
and 1,340 RBIs. Last October, Gaetti had arthroscopic surgery to
remove cartilage from his left knee. When he reported to the Red
Sox for his 20th major-league season, he said his knee felt fine
but he knew he had a slim chance to make the team.
April 13, 2000
Boston Red Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 3
BOSTON (AP) - Wilton Veras, who has walked just 92 times in over 2,000 professional at-bats, drew a bases-loaded walk to break an eighth-inning tie and lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night. It was 3-3 when Nomar Garciaparra singled to lead off the eighth, then Troy O'Leary walked. Carl Everett hit a double-play ball to second base, but Jason Maxwell kicked the ball around for an error that loaded the bases. Jeff Frye hit a fly ball to shallow left field, and Denny Hocking threw Garciaparra out at the plate for a double play. Eddie Guardardo relieved Bob Wells (0-1), walked Jason Varitek and then worked the count to 3-2 on Veras before throwing ball four far outside. Tim Wakefield (1-0) earned the victory with one scoreless inning and Derek Lowe got his second save.
April 12, 2000
Boston Red Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 3
BOSTON (AP) - Nomar Garciaparra drove in three runs and Carl Everett drove in two as the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-3, Wednesday night. Garciaparra, last year's AL batting champion, was 4-for-22 with no RBIs in his first six games, but is 6-for-9 with six RBIs in the current series. Everett, who hit .189 in spring training after being obtained from Houston, is 5-for-8 with two homers and five RBIs in the two games with Minnesota. He's hitting .464 and has hit in all eight games this season. Jeff Fassero (1-0) left with a 7-3 lead after five innings and got his first win with Boston. The Red Sox spoiled 21-year-old Johan Santana's (0-1) second major league start with seven runs in 3 2/3 innings.
April 11, 2000
Boston Red Sox 13, Minnesota Twins 4
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Red Sox didn't need another outstanding performance from a Martinez, not with Carl Everett's two homers and Nomar Garciaparra's four hits. Ramon Martinez became the first Boston pitcher to win other than his brother, Pedro, and Garciaparra went 4-for-5 as the Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 13-4 Tuesday in their home opener. Ramon Martinez (1-1) allowed four of Minnesota's first five batters to reach as the Twins went ahead 1-0, but he allowed just three hits in his other four innings, and the Red Sox scored two runs in the first and eight in the second. Everett connected from both sides of the plate for the fourth time in his career. Boston went ahead with two runs in the bottom half off of the first off Joe Mays (0-1.
April 10, 2000
Red Sox prepare for Fenway opener with roster moves
BOSTON (AP) - When the Boston Red Sox play their Fenway Park
opener Tuesday, they will look a little different from the team
that opened on the road last week. The Red Sox put third baseman
John Valentin on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of
tendinitis in his left knee, a move retroactive to April 6. To
replace Valentin, the team plans to recall Wilton Veras from
Triple-A Pawtucket in time for the home opener. The Red Sox also
put Bryce Florie on the 15-day DL, with a strained right groin,
retroactive to April 9. Juan Pena will be moved from the 15- to
the 60-day DL to make room on the roster for Rob Stanifer.
Valentin went 3-for-7 in Boston's first two games before his knee
sent him to the doctors. Veras had a strong spring, batting .438
(14-for-32) in 12 games and went .288 in 36 games in the majors
last year after being called up when Valentin was injured.
April 9, 2000
Boston Red Sox 5, Anaheim Angels 2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Another start for Pedro Martinez, another victory for the Boston Red Sox. Martinez, the only Red Sox pitcher to win this season, struck out 12 in 7 1/3 innings Sunday as Boston beat the Anaheim Angels, 5-2, and ended a four-game losing streak. Martinez (2-0) had his streak of scoreless innings stopped at 32. The unanimous AL Cy Young winner allowed one run and five hits, and struck out at least 10 for the 10th straight start. Troy O'Leary hit his first two homers of the year, and Carl Everett and Trot Nixon also homered as the Red Sox snapped the Angels' three-game winning streak. All were solo shots. Kent Bottenfield (0-1) had retired nine straight before O'Leary and Everett hit consecutive homers with two outs in the fourth.
April 8, 2000
Anaheim Angels 7, Boston Red Sox 5
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Ken Hill pitched two-hit ball for six innings and Darin Erstad was 3-for-5 with an RBI as the Anaheim Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 on Saturday night. The Angels won their third straight following two season-opening losses to the New York Yankees. The Red Sox have lost four straight to drop to 1-4, the first time they've been three games under .500 since they ended 1997 at 78-84. Hill (1-1) allowed two singles and a run. He walked four and struck out three in earning his first victory since Aug. 4. Anaheim broke open a tight game in the sixth, chasing starter Brian Rose (0-1) during a four-run inning that made it 6-1. Scott Spiezio homered in the sixth for Anaheim. Troy Percival pitched the ninth for his first save.
April 7, 2000
Anaheim Angels 7, Boston Red Sox 3
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Garret Anderson hit a three-run homer and Jason Dickson pitched 6 2/3 strong innings in his first regular-season appearance in more than a year as the Anaheim Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 Friday night. Dickson, who missed last season after shoulder surgery in March 1999, allowed two runs and four hits -- a home run by Carl Everett and three doubles -- en route to his first victory in the majors since July 12, 1998 at Seattle.Leadoff doubles by Troy O'Leary in the second inning and Trot Nixon in the fourth were the only hits off Dickson until Everett connected on an 0-2 pitch leading off the seventh. Anaheim took a 3-0 lead in the first against Pete Schourek (1-0) on a double by Adam Kennedy, a two-out walk to Tim Salmon and a first-pitch homer by Anderson.
April 6, 2000
Seattle Mariners 5, Boston Red Sox 2
SEATTLE (AP) - Kazuhiro Sasaki struck out the side in the ninth inning for his first major league save as the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Thursday night. Sasaki, the career saves leader in Japan, struck out Jason Varitek, Scott Hatteberg and Jose Offerman. Mike Cameron and David Bell hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning and Alex Rodriguez drove in two runs as the Mariners rallied for the victory. John Olerud gave the Mariners their first lead on a fielder's choice off Bryce Florie (0-1), a grounder to first that scored Mark McLemore. Jose Mesa (1-0) pitched one-plus inning for the victory. Trot Nixon hit a solo homer off Aaron Sele, the former Washington State University pitcher making his first start for the Mariners.
April 5, 2000
Seattle Mariners 9, Boston Red Sox 3
SEATTLE (AP) - Jay Buhner homered and drove in four runs Wednesday night, and the Seattle Mariners bounced back from a season-opening loss to Pedro Martinez, beating the Boston Red Sox 9-3. Seattle, the beneficiary of seven walks, overcame a pair of solo home runs by Brian Daubach. Alex Rodriguez and John Olerud also homered for the Mariners, and John Valentin homered for the Red Sox. Kazuhiro Sasaki, the Japanese closer Seattle signed during the offseason, made his Mariners' debut, pitching a one-hit ninth with one strikeout. Seattle loaded the bases in the first against Ramon Martinez (0-1) when Mike Cameron singled, Mark McLemore walked and Rodriguez was hit by a pitch. Olerud hit a sacrifice fly, John Mabry singled for a 2-0 lead and Buhner hit a three-run, opposite-field homer on a 1-2 pitch. Freddy Garcia (1-0) allowed two runs and two hits in five innings.
April 4, 2000
Boston Red Sox 2, Seattle Mariners 0
SEATTLE (AP) - Pedro Martinez started this season the same way he ended last year -- with pure dominance. Martinez struck out 11 and held Seattle to only two hits in seven innings Tuesday night, pitching the Boston Red Sox past the Mariners 2-0 in the first opener at Safeco Field. Playing their first season without Ken Griffey Jr. since 1989, the Mariners didn't come close to scoring on Martinez (1-0), who has given up only one earned run in his last 42 innings. Mike Cameron, one of the players acquired for Griffey, was 0-for-4 and struck out three times. Derek Lowe relieved to start the eighth and completed the combined two-hitter. Before the game, he agreed to a four-year contract worth about $10 million. Jamie Moyer (0-1) took the loss.
Bosox sign closer to four-year contract
(AP) - Boston Red Sox closer Derek Lowe agreed Tuesday to a
four-year contract, a deal said to be worth $10 million. Lowe,
26, had 15 saves and pitched 109 1/3 innings in 74 games with 80
strikeouts last season. Right-handed hitters batted .189 against
Lowe, a right-hander, while left-handers hit .235 last season,
when he was 6-3 with a 2.63 ERA. Boston acquired Lowe, along with
catcher Jason Varitek, from Seattle on July 31, 1997, in a trade
for reliever Heathcliff Slocumb. The deal contains an option for
a fifth season.
April 3, 2000
Schourek rejoins Boston
(AP) - Pete Schourek, who pitched for Pittsburgh last season
after making a much-debated start for Boston in the 1998
playoffs, has re-signed with the Red Sox. Schourek, 31 next
month, was released by the Pirates last week, only one day after
he apparently secured the fifth spot in their starting rotation.
The left-hander was 4-7 with a 5.34 ERA last year in the second
season of a $4 million, two-year contract. Boston's deal with
Schourek was reached last Friday and announced Sunday by general
manager Dan Duquette. The Red Sox open the season Tuesday in
Seattle and Schourek is scheduled to pitch in Boston's fourth
game Friday at Anaheim. Tim Wakefield, left off Boston's roster
for last year's AL championship series with the New York Yankees,
will move to the bullpen to make room for Schourek. He split his
time last season between starting and relieving.
Wakefield sent to bullpen
(AP) - Tim Wakefield is headed to Boston's bullpen, and the
knuckleballer isn't happy. Wakefield split his time between the
bullpen and the rotation last season, winning six games, getting
15 saves and posting a 5.08 ERA. "It's hard to swallow two days
before the season starts and all the work I've put in," Wakefield
said. "I don't see any reasoning for it." After the Red Sox
signed Pete Schourek on Sunday, Red Sox manager Jimy Williams
decided to use Wakefield as a setup man for closer Derek Lowe "I
think it's best for our ballclub, but I can understand his
disappointment," Williams said. "Now we have to move on."
Boston's rotation has the Martinez brothers, Pedro and Ramon,
followed by Jeff Fassero, Schourek and Brian Rose.