Red Sox exercise Pedro Martinez option for 2004
Pedro Martinez, 31, will return to the Red Sox in 2004 after Boston exercised a 17.5 million option. Larry Lucchino praised the move as early certainty for Pedro to pitch next season while focusing on 2003. Also notes Ken Griffey Jr. placed on 15 day DL with right shoulder dislocation. Jose Guillen to be called up. Montreal Expos at Chicago Cubs slated for 1:10 p.m. CT.
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Snow delays trio of home openers
The opening days for the Chicago Cubs Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees were swept by a spring storm causing snowouts in three cities and a rainout in Pittsburgh. Makeup games were set for later today with Cubs Expos Indians White Sox Yankees and Pirates Brewers slated to play.
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Braves power past Marlins with consecutive sixth inning homers
Gary Sheffield Chipper Jones and Andruw Jones hit three straight homers in the sixth as Atlanta beat Florida 3-0 at Turner Field. Russ Ortiz earned his first win for the Braves, with seven innings, supported by three relievers and a double-play in the eighth. John Smoltz sealed it with his second save. Carl Pavano took the loss.
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Attendance slides in first week of baseball season
Attendance fell 9.8 percent to an average of 28 272 per game in the season's first week, with 90 games played. Several clubs opened in cold wet weather including Baltimore Chicago White Sox Detroit Kansas City Mets Philadelphia and St Louis. Cleveland and the Yankees were postponed by snow while Pittsburgh was rained out.
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Four errors sink Kernels in Peoria loss
Cedar Rapids fell 3-2 to the Peoria Chiefs at O'Brien Field as four Kernels errors fueled all three Peoria runs in the second inning. Jared Abruzzo and Alberto Callaspo drove in a run each with two hits for Cedar Rapids, while Alex Dvorsky also had two hits.
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Durazo dazzles in first week with Oakland
Erubiel Durazo impressed in six games with the Oakland Athletics after a four team trade, driving in 11 runs and showing power and emotion. He hit a two run homer and a three run double in a 5-0 win over Seattle, and teammates welcomed him as a fit contributor. Durazo's spring progress included a long homer at Maryvale Stadium after a coaching talk to relax and enjoy the process.
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