Pedro Martinez outpitched David Wells with eight innings of two-hit ball to help the Boston Red Sox beat the San Diego Padres 1-0 Tuesday.
Martinez (6-3) rebounded from an 11-hit, seven-run outing in his previous game with his best outing of the year, striking out eight, walking one and hitting a batter.
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"It was fun," Martinez said after beating the Padres in their first visit to Fenway Park. "That was a team that had a lot of strangers there, and I didn't know what to expect. But it was fun to actually give the fans what they expect."
Wells allowed six hits and struck out two before he was lifted after 81 pitches. David Ortiz and Jason Varitek singled off Wells in the sixth, but Antonio Osuna (1-1) got Kevin Millar on a flyout to right to end the inning.
Keith Foulke pitched the ninth for his 12th save.
In the seventh, Gabe Kapler hit a one-out double, then moved to third on Brian Daubach's fly ball. Akinori Otsuka gave up a double down the right-field line to Johnny Damon for the game's only run.
"We don't get to see too many of those," Damon said. "We'd love to score more runs and pad our stats a little. These games aren't great for the hitters, but they're great for the pitchers."
Yankees 2, Rockies 1
In New York, Javier Vazquez (7-3) won his fourth straight start, retiring his first 13 batters, striking out six and giving up five hits in seven-plus innings. Jason Giambi hit a two-run single as the New York Yankees defeated Colorado for its 12th win in 14 games.
Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth for his 24th save. The game ended when pinch-runner Denny Hocking was caught stealing at second by Jorge Posada following Vinny Castilla's single.
Jeff Fassero (0-6), at 41 the oldest player on the Rockies, allowed six hits, all singles, and walked four.
Blue Jays 7, Dodgers 1
In Toronto, Ted Lilly (5-2) won his fifth straight decision and Howie Clark hit his first major league home run and drove in a career-high four runs as Toronto thrashed Los Angeles.
Lilly hasn't lost in nine starts since April 21 at Boston. He allowed one run and seven hits in 7 1-3 innings, striking out seven.
Hideo Nomo (3-6), activated from the 15-day disabled list before the game, lost his fifth straight decision, matching a career high. Nomo allowed five runs and six hits in five innings.
Diamondbacks 8, Orioles 1
In Baltimore, Randy Johnson (8-4) won his fifth straight start, allowing one run and three hits in seven innings with four strikeouts and one walk as Arizona trounced Baltimore.
Sidney Ponson (3-7) gave up six runs, five earned, and 11 hits over seven-plus innings in losing his fourth straight start. He has an 8.17 ERA over that span.
Giants 7, Devil Rays 3
In St. Petersburg, Florida, Michael Tucker hit a two-run homer, and Barry Bonds went 1-for-2 with two walks in his first visit to Tropicana Field as San Francisco downed Tampa Bay.
Bonds drove in a run when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the seventh, then added a RBI single in the ninth.
Marlins 7, Indians 5
In Cleveland, Miguel Cabrera and Damion Easley each homered off the left-field foul pole with two outs in the ninth to lead Florida past Cleveland.
Cabrera tied it off Jose Jimenez (1-4) with his 14th homer -- a shot that ricocheted off the top of the pole. Jeff Conine walked, and Easley followed by lining a shot that hit off the pole near the top of the wall.
White Sox 14, Phillies 11
In Chicago, Juan Uribe and Paul Konerko both homered twice to help Chicago overcome a pair of three-run homers by Jim Thome to beat Philadelphia.
Frank Thomas and Carlos Lee also connected for Chicago, whose six homers were one shy of the team record set in 1955 against Kansas City.
Astros 1, Mariners 0
In Seattle, Roger Clemens (9-0) became the oldest pitcher to win his first nine decisions, allowing three hits in 6 2-3 shutout innings as Houston blanked Seattle.
The 41-year-old Clemens, backed by Morgan Ensberg's seventh-inning sacrifice fly off Joel Pineiro (1-8), got his 319th win to move past Phil Niekro into sole possession of 14th place on the career list.
Athletics 10, Reds 6
In Oakland, California, Damian Miller tied a career high with five RBIs as Oakland beat Cincinnati for its fourth straight win.
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