The Associated Press

BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox overcame Pedro Martinez's injury and ruined Jose Contreras' return to the majors with a five-run seventh inning and a 10-7 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.

Martinez was scratched from his start because of a mild strain of a back muscle and is listed as day-to-day. Contreras, recalled earlier in the day after four minor-league appearances, gave up all five runs in the seventh-inning rally.

The key hit was David Ortiz's two-run double that put Boston ahead to stay, 7-6, and sent New York to its seventh loss in its last nine games.

The rivals have split their first two meetings of the season the past two days, leaving them tied for first in the American League East. Yankees ace and former Red Sox star Roger Clemens goes for his 299th victory tonight at Fenway Park.

Contreras, whose ERA rose from 10.80 to 15.63, struggled with his control. He walked three in 1 1/3 innings.

Lefty Bruce Chen started for Boston and allowed three runs in four innings before being relieved by former Yankee Ramiro Mendoza. Alan Embree (3-1) pitched a perfect seventh for the win, and Brandon Lyon struck out the side in the ninth for his sixth save.

Nomar Garciaparra extended his hitting streak to 21 games, most in the majors this year.

Athletics 4, Twins 1

OAKLAND, Calif. - Tim Hudson allowed five hits in eight innings as Oakland won a testy rematch of last year's AL playoffs. Benches cleared twice during the game, in the fifth inning after Rick Reed hit Ramon Hernandez with a pitch and in the sixth when Hudson hit Bobby Kielty, but no punches were thrown and nobody was ejected.

Indians 6, Tigers 4

CLEVELAND - Rookie Brandon Phillips hit a three-run homer off Matt Roney (0-1) with one out in the ninth inning to rally Cleveland. Rookie Josh Bard homered for the Indians, and David Riske (1-0) pitched an inning for the win.

Rangers 5, Devil Rays 2

ARLINGTON, Texas - Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer and Joaquin Benoit pitched seven strong innings as Texas extended its winning streak to a season-high four games.

Hank Blalock went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI for the Rangers and leads the majors with a .365 average.

White Sox 4, Blue Jays 1

CHICAGO - Bartolo Colon won his third straight start, getting a great catch from left fielder Carlos Lee to shut off a potential rally in the fifth for Toronto. The Blue Jays came in leading the majors in batting average, runs and hits.