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Thursday, Jul. 20 1:35pm ET
Red Sox, Orioles toil hard for split

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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.