April 5,7,8 at Kansas City Royals (0-0)
April 5-Mo Vaughn hit a two run homerun off Rusty Meacham in the top of the 12th inning, capping a four run frame, breaking a 5-5 tie and giving the Red Sox a 9-5 win in Kansas City in front of 40,337 on Opening Day today. Vaughn ended up with three hits and three RBI, while Mike Greenwell added four hits in six at-bats, with two runs scored. (1-0)
W-Jeff Russell (1-0) L-Rusty Meacham (0-1) HR-BOS Mo Vaughn (1) KC-George Brett (1)
April 7-Mo Vaughn hit a three run homerun in a four run first inning, and Chuck Carr hit his first homerun as a member of the Red Sox, as Boston beat up on Kansas City, 9-3. Rookie Aaron Sele pitched six innings of three run ball in his big league debut, earning the win, while Jose Melendez pitched three perfect innings, picking up the save in his Sox debut (2-0)
W-Aaron Sele (1-0) L-David Cone (0-1) S-Jose Melendez (1) HR-BOS Mo Vaughn (2), Chuck Carr (1)
April 8-Frank Viola allowed three first inning runs and four hits, but no runs and just three hits over the next eight innings, and Mike Greenwell went 4-5 with a homerun, two doubles and three RBI as Boston completed the sweep of the Royals, doubling up KC 6-3. Chuck Carr continued his hot start for the Sox, going 2-4 with two doubles and a stolen base. (3-0)
W-Frank Viola (1-0) L-Mike Magnante (0-1) HR-BOS Mike Greenwell (1)
April 9,10,11 at Texas Rangers (1-1)
April 9-Danny Darwin was perfect for seven innings before allowing a leadoff triple to Rafael Palmiero, and had to settle for a two hitter, striking out six, and Mo Vaughn supplied the offense, going 2-4 with a homerun and two RBI as Boston won their fourth straight to start the season, beating the Rangers, 3-1. (4-0)
W-Danny Darwin (1-0) L-Nolan Ryan (0-1) HR-BOS Mo Vaughn (3)
April 10-A day after seven perfect innings from Danny Darwin, John Dopson held Texas without a baserunner for the first five innings, as the Red Sox beat Texas again, today 7-3. Mike Greenwell went 3-5 with a pair of homeruns and three RBI, while Mo Vaughn homered for the fourth time in six games to lead the attack. Dopson ended up going eight innings, allowing four hits and three runs, just one earned, walking one and striking out eight. (5-0)
W-John Dopson (1-0) L-Kevin Brown (1-1) HR-BOS Mo Vaughn (4), Mike Greenwell 2(3), Scott Fletcher (1), TEX Rafael Palmiero (1)
April 11-A dominating week of pitching by the Boston Red Sox continued today as Roger Clemens went eight innings, surrendering just five hits and two runs, one earned, with one walk and six strikeouts as Boston won their sixth straight, beating Texas 5-2. Mo Vaughn also continued his hot start to the season, going 2-4 with a double and an RBI in the win. (6-0)
W-Roger Clemens (1-0) L-Roger Pavlik (0-1) S-Jeff Russell (1) HR-TEX Juan Gonzalez (4)
News and Notes:
AL Player of the Week: Alvaro Espinoza (Cleveland) .632 (12-19) 1-6
NL Player of the Week: Larry Walker (Montreal) .444 (8-18) 4-7
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27 year old lefty Tom Glavine and the Atlanta Braves have come to terms on a new deal that will keep the 20 game winner in Atlanta for the next four years at just over $3.8 million dollars per year. Glavine has won 20 games each of the last two years, going 20-8 with a 2.76 ERA last year and 20-11 with a 2.55 ERA in the Braves magical run of 1991.
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Next on tap for the Sox will be their first seven home games of the season, the first three against the 6-0 Cleveland Indians, followed by playing host to the Chicago White Sox for four games.
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