INDIANS Boston outlasts Tribe again

The Red Sox won on a two-run triple by David McCarty in the 8th, 5-3.
BOSTON (AP) -- Pedro Martinez allowed two runs in the first inning. A callus was developing on his right hand. The bases were loaded in the second and he knew he would have to start conserving his pitches if he was going to stay in Tuesday night's game.
Martinez struck out Victor Martinez to end the second -- his 52nd pitch of the game -- and then retired the next 15 batters before leaving to a rousing ovation after seven innings.
He struck out a season-high 11, and pinch-hitter David McCarty hit a two-run triple that broke an eighth-inning tie and gave the Red Sox a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
"When you get the strikeouts, you normally are going to run high in pitches. I figured I was running into deep counts," the Red Sox ace said. "They started swinging at some of those pitches and made things a little easier for me."
Martinez drives in runs
Victor Martinez doubled in two runs in the first, but Boston tied the score on solo homers by Gabe Kapler in the third and David Ortiz in the fourth.
Martinez's homer off Alan Embree (1-0) gave Cleveland a 3-2 lead in the eighth, but Boston scored three in the bottom half against Jose Jimenez (0-2).
Ortiz and Bill Mueller doubled with two outs in the eighth to make it 3-3, and Kapler bounced a single up the middle that was fielded by Ronnie Belliard behind second base, preventing the go-ahead run from scoring. Brian Daubach was announced to pinch hit for Pokey Reese, and Scott Stewart came on to relieve.
McCarty batted for Daubach and sent the ball down the first-base line into the corner, scoring both runners.
"It was good enough," Boston manager Terry Francona said. "That was exactly what we needed. You talk about a total team effort: My next move was putting [backup catcher Doug] Mirabelli in the outfield."
Keith Foulke pitched the ninth for his seventh save and 21st in a row.
Sabathia gets no support
Indians starter C.C. Sabathia allowed two runs, six hits and three walks in seven innings but he was let down by the Indians bullpen. Cleveland relievers are 5-12 with four saves in 13 chances and an ERA near 7.00.
"We're looking to see what the other options are. In the meantime we've got to use the guys that we have," manager Eric Wedge said.
"We're trying to pitch around Mueller. We don't want to give him anything to hit. We don't want to throw the ball over the plate and we throw the ball over the plate. I mean, that can't happen. This is the big leagues -- (it) can't happen."