Roger Clemens registered his 350th win on Monday to add another milestone to his list of stunning achievements.
The New York Yankees righthander earned the win in a 5-1 decision over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.
He can now place that alongside numbers like his unprecedented seven Cy Young awards, 4,630 career strikeouts (second overall) and 46 career shutouts.
Clemens didn't go the distance against Minnesota, but he yielded just a run and two hits over eight innings with a walk and four strikeouts.
"He pretty much dominated our lineup," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He shut us down."
Clemens is the first pitcher to reach the 350-win mark since Warren Spahn in 1963.
He remains eighth on the all-time wins list, 11 behind Kid Nichols' 361, but the landmark victory serves as another reminder of the brilliant career Clemens has enjoyed since making his debut back in 1984.
"I wouldn't have [thought I'd win 350]," Clemens said. "I was very sincere way back when in 2003. I thought I had touched a little bit of everything in this game and wanted to move on and do something else."
There has been a need for reminders this season. Clemens has struggled in his return to New York, and Monday's win was his first since his season debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 9. He entered 1-3 with a 5.32 ERA in five games -- four starts.
Those numbers hardly compare to Clemens' career ERA of 3.11 and his overall record of 350-181.
Red Sox 7, Rangers 3
At Boston, Eric Hinske had a bases-loaded triple and Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run double for Boston.
The Red Sox salvaged a split of the four-game series after scoring seven runs in the first three games against Texas, which has the second-worst ERA in the major leagues. Coming into the series, the Red Sox had been swept in a three-game series at Seattle.
Kason Gabbard (2-0) allowed three runs, three hits and four walks in 5 2-3 innings, striking out five. Four relievers combined for two-hit relief.
Brad Wilkerson hit a three-run homer for Texas, which went 4-3 on its trip, the Rangers' first winning road trip since July 13-23 last year.
Indians 10, Devil Rays 2
At Cleveland, Fausto Carmona won his ninth game and rookie outfielder Ben Francisco homered and drove in three runs as Cleveland completed a four-game sweep.
Grady Sizemore broke open the game with an eighth-inning grand slam, the 500th hit of his career.
The Indians, whose 31-12 home mark is the best in the major leagues, finished 7-1 on their homestand. The Devil Rays have lost eight straight.
Royals 3, Mariners 2, 11 innings
At Kansas City, Missouri, David DeJesus homered, doubled twice and scored the winning run for Kansas City on Emil Brown's sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to snap Seattle's eight-game winning streak and give John McLaren a loss in his first game as manager.
DeJesus, who homered in the third and doubled and scored in the first, doubled leading off the 11th against Brandon Morrow (3-2). After a walk and a sacrifice bunt, Brown ended it with a fly ball to center.
Orioles 7, White Sox 6
At Chicago, Kevin Millar singled in the go-ahead run in the ninth off Chicago closer Bobby Jenks as Baltimore came from four runs down over the final two innings.
With Baltimore trailing 6-5, Corey Patterson led off the ninth with a double, his fourth straight hit. He scored the tying run on Brian Roberts' RBI single off Jenks (2-4), who blew his third save in 25 chances.
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