Brewers’ 18-0 Win a Club Record

BOSTON —  The Milwaukee Brewers recorded the largest shutout in the club’s history today, pounding out 20 hits and beating the Boston Red Sox 18-0 before a Patriots Day crowd of 35,478 in Fenway Park.

Dave Parker and Greg Brock had four hits each, and Gary Sheffield, Edgar Diaz and Brock drove in three runs apiece. Milwaukee had nine doubles and one triple but no home runs.

Ted Higuera (1-0) allowed two hits in 6 1/3 innings as he won in Fenway Park for the first time after five losses. Tom Filer and Dan Plesac finished the combined three-hitter.

Mike Boddicker (1-1) gave up six runs and six hits in 2 1/3 innings, and Dennis Lamp followed by allowing three runs and four hits in 1 1/3 innings. Rookie Dana Kiecker allowed four runs in 1 1/3 innings, and Mike Rochford gave up four runs in 2 1/3 innings.

Every Milwaukee starter except Dale Sveum got a hit.

The 18 runs by the Brewers were one short of the team record, set against Boston on May 31, 1980. The 18-0 loss was one run short of the biggest shutout defeat for the Red Sox; Cleveland beat Boston 19-0 on May 18, 1955.

The major league record for the largest shutout was the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 22-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 16, 1975. The American League record of 21-0 was set by the Detroit Tigers against Cleveland Indians on Sept. 15, 1901, and tied by the New York Yankees against the Philadelphia Athletics on Aug. 13, 1939.

Parker, who has hit safely in all five Milwaukee games, had three doubles and a single. Brock doubled twice and singled twice.

Higuera, bothered by injuries last year, allowed only a single by Ellis Burks leading off the fifth inning and a single by Tony Pena. He struck out three and walked four.

Greg Vaughn had two doubles and a single and two RBIs, while Diaz drove in three runs with three singles.

The nine doubles by Milwaukee were two short of the American League record set by Detroit against the Yankees on July 14, 1934.

The Patriots Day game started at the traditional time of 11:05 a.m. to allow fans to watch the latter stages of the Boston Marathon.