Complex sentence: They struck first on a David Justice sac fly off Ramón Martínez in the fourth, but, after shutting out the Red Sox for four innings, starting pitcher Dave Burba left with a strained forearm.
Split into simpler sentences: They struck first on a David Justice sac fly off Ramón Martínez in the fourth. But after shutting out the Red Sox for four innings, starting pitcher Dave Burba left with a strained forearm.