Yankees, Sox turn up heat

It was only an exhibition game but there was still some typical Rivalry emotion between the Yankees and Red Sox last night after three players got hit by pitches during the Bombers' 5-4 victory. Sox manager Terry Francona was upset about Tanyon Sturtze hitting Mike Lowell in the ribs with a eighth-inning fastball.

Although Sturtze claimed innocence, the Sox felt it was in response to David Riske hitting Derek Jeter - with a breaking ball - an inning earlier. Mike Myers also hit J.T. Snow in the seventh. "Actually I wasn't too pleased about it," Francona said. "Derek got hit with a (split-finger fastball). We knew it, they knew it.... I'm not too happy about it but you have to ask the man who threw it." Continue