Mr. Laz
05-28-2005, 04:04 PM
Boston pounded out 27 hits
NEW YORK (AP) -- Edgar Renteria, Manny Ramirez and the Boston Red Sox broke out of their slump with 27 hits and a satisfying rout.
Renteria hit a grand slam, Ramirez got four singles and Boston battered New York Yankees pitching Saturday for a 17-1 victory that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Trot Nixon homered and drove in five runs for the Red Sox, who backed unbeaten Matt Clement with their biggest offensive outburst of the year. Johnny Damon also had four hits and scored three times, and John Olerud had three hits in his first major league game since last fall.
Carl Pavano (4-3) and Paul Quantrill were roughed up for the Yankees, who had their five-game winning streak snapped and lost for only the third time in 19 games. They had won nine consecutive games at home.
The 27 hits were the most for the Red Sox since they tied the club record of 28 on June 27, 2003, against Florida. Pavano started that game as well, for the Marlins.
All the offense made it tough on the scoreboard operator at Yankee Stadium -- the board went blank for a few moments in the eighth inning as the Red Sox piled on. Boston came within one hit of matching the Yankees' record for hits allowed.
The Red Sox had been held to three runs or fewer in three consecutive games for the first time since August 2003. But the Red Sox had set a season high for hits by the fifth inning behind Ramirez and Renteria, who finished with five RBI.
Ramirez's big game snapped a 1-for-16 skid. He hit just .193 in his previous 31 games, a slump that dropped his average to .224.
Pursued by Boston last offseason, Pavano gave up five runs and a season-high 11 hits -- 10 singles and a double. He lost for the first time in eight starts since April 15 at Baltimore and was booed off the mound by a disappointed crowd of 55,315.
Clement (6-0) struck out his first three batters, then worked out of trouble the rest of the afternoon. He allowed five hits in six shutout innings, striking out seven and walking four.
Damon drove Pavano's second pitch off the center-field fence for a double. He advanced on Renteria's sacrifice bunt and scored on a sacrifice fly by David Ortiz.
Damon added a two-out RBI single in the second, and Renteria followed with a run-scoring infield single, making it 3-0.
Renteria singled with two outs in the fourth to spark another rally. After Ortiz walked, Ramirez and Nixon hit consecutive RBI singles for a 5-0 lead, chasing Pavano.
Three straight Red Sox singles in the fifth chased Mike Stanton, and Renteria sent Quantrill's second pitch over the right-field fence for his fourth career slam.
After Ortiz walked again and Ramirez singled for his fourth consecutive hit, Nixon made it 12-0 with a three-run shot to center, his seventh homer of the season.
Jay Payton, who replaced Ramirez in left field in the sixth, added a two-run drive off Quantrill in the seventh.
Game notes
Olerud made his first start at 1B for Boston and singled to right in his first at-bat. He finished 3-for-6 but could have had five hits -- he hit two balls that deflected off the pitcher for groundouts. ... The 19-game season series is tied 4-4. ... Renteria's previous grand slam came on June 9, 2004, with St. Louis at Wrigley Field. ... Derek Jeter was hit in the back by Clement's pitch in the third. He left for a pinch-hitter in the fifth with New York down 12-0. ... Wearing pinstripes, Adam Sandler and Chris Rock each threw out a ceremonial first pitch. Rock's toss flew way over the head of Yankees catcher John Flaherty. ... Ramirez's third hit gave him 1,800. ... Red Sox C Kelly Shoppach made his major league debut when he came in to catch in the seventh.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Edgar Renteria, Manny Ramirez and the Boston Red Sox broke out of their slump with 27 hits and a satisfying rout.
Renteria hit a grand slam, Ramirez got four singles and Boston battered New York Yankees pitching Saturday for a 17-1 victory that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Trot Nixon homered and drove in five runs for the Red Sox, who backed unbeaten Matt Clement with their biggest offensive outburst of the year. Johnny Damon also had four hits and scored three times, and John Olerud had three hits in his first major league game since last fall.
Carl Pavano (4-3) and Paul Quantrill were roughed up for the Yankees, who had their five-game winning streak snapped and lost for only the third time in 19 games. They had won nine consecutive games at home.
The 27 hits were the most for the Red Sox since they tied the club record of 28 on June 27, 2003, against Florida. Pavano started that game as well, for the Marlins.
All the offense made it tough on the scoreboard operator at Yankee Stadium -- the board went blank for a few moments in the eighth inning as the Red Sox piled on. Boston came within one hit of matching the Yankees' record for hits allowed.
The Red Sox had been held to three runs or fewer in three consecutive games for the first time since August 2003. But the Red Sox had set a season high for hits by the fifth inning behind Ramirez and Renteria, who finished with five RBI.
Ramirez's big game snapped a 1-for-16 skid. He hit just .193 in his previous 31 games, a slump that dropped his average to .224.
Pursued by Boston last offseason, Pavano gave up five runs and a season-high 11 hits -- 10 singles and a double. He lost for the first time in eight starts since April 15 at Baltimore and was booed off the mound by a disappointed crowd of 55,315.
Clement (6-0) struck out his first three batters, then worked out of trouble the rest of the afternoon. He allowed five hits in six shutout innings, striking out seven and walking four.
Damon drove Pavano's second pitch off the center-field fence for a double. He advanced on Renteria's sacrifice bunt and scored on a sacrifice fly by David Ortiz.
Damon added a two-out RBI single in the second, and Renteria followed with a run-scoring infield single, making it 3-0.
Renteria singled with two outs in the fourth to spark another rally. After Ortiz walked, Ramirez and Nixon hit consecutive RBI singles for a 5-0 lead, chasing Pavano.
Three straight Red Sox singles in the fifth chased Mike Stanton, and Renteria sent Quantrill's second pitch over the right-field fence for his fourth career slam.
After Ortiz walked again and Ramirez singled for his fourth consecutive hit, Nixon made it 12-0 with a three-run shot to center, his seventh homer of the season.
Jay Payton, who replaced Ramirez in left field in the sixth, added a two-run drive off Quantrill in the seventh.
Game notes
Olerud made his first start at 1B for Boston and singled to right in his first at-bat. He finished 3-for-6 but could have had five hits -- he hit two balls that deflected off the pitcher for groundouts. ... The 19-game season series is tied 4-4. ... Renteria's previous grand slam came on June 9, 2004, with St. Louis at Wrigley Field. ... Derek Jeter was hit in the back by Clement's pitch in the third. He left for a pinch-hitter in the fifth with New York down 12-0. ... Wearing pinstripes, Adam Sandler and Chris Rock each threw out a ceremonial first pitch. Rock's toss flew way over the head of Yankees catcher John Flaherty. ... Ramirez's third hit gave him 1,800. ... Red Sox C Kelly Shoppach made his major league debut when he came in to catch in the seventh.