FENWAY PARK Yankees, Red Sox play 'classic' game

Jesse Orosco made his Yankee debut Friday night.
THE HARTFORD COURANT
BOSTON -- The Yankees and Red Sox played a thriller Friday night at Fenway Park. Both managers thought so.
"That's a classic automatically right now," Yankees manager Joe Torre said.
"I think anyone who saw it would be proud to say they saw the game," Red Sox manager Grady Little said.
The Yankees won 4-3 by scoring a run in the ninth inning to beat Red Sox closer Byung-Hyun Kim again.
There wasn't a trace of the bad blood that some had anticipated after Pedro Martinez's last start against the Yankees.
As for Kim, it doesn't matter whether he has an "A" or "B" on his cap. The Yankees have sunk him twice since he became the anchor in the Red Sox bullpen.
The Yankees led the Red Sox by 31/2 games in the American League East heading into Saturday night's game.
Game action
After the Red Sox tied it with a run in the eighth, Enrique Wilson led off the ninth with a single against Kim (3-3, 3.38 ERA) and stole second. He moved to third on a groundout and scored on Derek Jeter's sacrifice fly to center.
Martinez allowed three runs and seven hits in 62/3 innings. He struck out 10, walked four and threw a season-high 128 pitches -- his highest total since 136 in eight innings May 1, 2001, at Seattle.
"He pitched his heart out out there tonight," Little said. "He did a heck of a job."
Yankees starter David Wells, hampered by a cranky back, allowed two runs and seven hits in 52/3 innings. He walked five, nearly doubling his season total.
Jesse Orosco, making his Yankees debut, got the biggest out in the sixth. After Wells walked the bases loaded, Orosco struck out Johnny Damon to keep it tied at 2.
"You didn't waste any time putting my feet on hot coals," Orosco told Torre in the dugout.
"He's cool under pressure," Torre said. "I've seen him before."