BOSTON 9, PITTSBURGH 7

Damon Buford hit a two-run homer and Donnie Sadler added a two-run single in a five-run eighth inning to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 9-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fort Myers, Florida.

Troy O'Leary hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning off Pittsburgh starter Francisco Cordova to help the Red Sox build a 4-0 lead.

Doug Strange, Emil Brown and Jermaine Allensworth each hit solo homers in the fifth inning for Pittsburgh off Boston's Robinson Checo.

Dennis Ecklersley picked up the win despite allowing two runs in one inning. Boston starter Tim Wakefield pitched four innings and yielded just one hit.