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Like night and day Everett homers in first game, fizzles in nightcap
BALTIMORE (AP) - Mark Lewis doubled in three runs in a four-run third inning and Will Clark and Mike Bordick homered as the Baltimore Orioles beat Boston 9-4 Thursday for a split of a day-night doubleheader. 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 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. 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. 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, Scott 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. 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.
Pete Schourek (2-9) gave up five runs, five hits and five walks in 2 1/3 innings. 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 second game. The Red Sox hope they have enough offense to cover for Everett's absence if he is ultimately suspended. "You don't look at it 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. Notes: The first game was a makeup of Wednesday night's rainout. ... 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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