...up 4-3. The Red Sox added two runs in the sixth when Jeff Frye tripled and scored on Donnie Sadler's single and Jose Offerman knocked in Scott Hatteberg, who had walked. Martinez pitched five innings, striking out six and allowing three runs...

...giving up consecutive singles to Mike Stanley and Scott Hatteberg. Wilton Veras sacrificed the runners over, and Jose Offerman tied it with a sacrifice fly. In 6 2-3 innings, Radke allowed three runs and six hits and two walks, striking...

...They became angrier in the eighth when Martinez stayed in the dugout after Cleveland's Charles Nagy (1-4) hit Jose Offerman, sending players streaming off both benches and bullpens. Martinez (5-0) didn't emerge from the safety of the...

...David Eckstein off waivers from Boston. BOSTON RED SOX--Designated 3B Ed Sprague for assignment. Activated INF Jose Offerman off the 15-day disabled list. OAKLAND ATHLETICS--Agreed to terms with RHP Tim Hudson on a four-year contract...

...you've got to beat the teams ahead of you," reliever Derek Lowe said. "Right now, we're playing New York." Jose Offerman homered twice and scored four runs, and Dante Bichette also homered for the Red Sox. Offerman and Lou Merloni had...

...single. "I thought if I got into scoring position, I'd score considering who we had coming up," he said. After Jose Offerman struck out, Carl Everett singled and the runners advanced to second and third on a passed ball by Jorge Posada. Both...

...nervous," said Crawford, a rookie with a 2.55 ERA. Boston made it 3-1 in the first on singles by Chris Stynes, Jose Offerman and Manny Ramirez and a wild pitch by Mark Redman (1-2). Everett put Boston ahead to stay with his sixth career...

...couldn't come up with it near the wall. "It hit my glove. I ran out of room," he said. "It was a rough day." Jose Offerman's first homer of the season, a two-run shot, gave Boston a 2-0 lead in the first. Pierzynski doubled in a...

...his right wrist, which was broken May 5. ... Bichette has hit safely in 14 consecutive games. ... Boston's Jose Offerman has a nine-game hitting streak. ... Guzman extended his hitting streak to 10 games. ... Minnesota's Doug...

...2-and-2 changeup to Jason Tyner, who hit a grounder to the right side. Sanchez fielded it cleanly and threw to Jose Offerman at first. Lowe then made like Tiger, pumping his fist skyward in a sweeping motion as players came charging out of...