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“DIARY OF A WINNER”
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THE "IDIOTS" REVERSE THE CURSE April 20, 2004 ... If Pedro Martinez has yet to complete his journey back to the pinnacle of his profession, he proved himself better last night than the American League's reigning Cy Young Award winner, Roy Halladay, as he harnessed the Blue Jays over seven innings to lead the Sox to a 4-2 victory before 26,010 at SkyDome. By reclaiming the command he has made one of his trademarks, Martinez improved to 2-1 and lowered his ERA to 3.86 from 4.82 by surrendering two runs (one earned) on five hits and a pair of walks in his last start before he faces the Yankees Sunday in the Bronx. He held the Jays scoreless until the seventh, when his control began to falter even though he continued to periodically hit 92 (his season high) on the radar gun. Martinez, who threw 104 pitches. Martinez gave way to Scott Williamson, who silenced the Jays in the eighth before Foulke finished it off in the ninth. The way Foulke put it, he may have felt a little like Martinez. It made sense to Manny Ramirez, who reflected on Martinez after cooling down from a ninth-inning incident in which he took exception to a pitch near his head from reliever Terry Adams. Ramirez headed for the mound, prompting the benches and bullpens to empty, though peace quickly was restored. Ramirez aided the cause by ripping a 92-mile-an-hour sinker from Halladay up the middle to knock in David Ortiz in the first inning. Ortiz had lined a two-out double to left.
Pedro Martinez remains unbeaten at SkyDome, improving to 3-0 with a 2.59 ERA in seven career starts Byung Hyun Kim, who threw 45 pitches over 2 1/3 innings Monday in a rehab start for Triple A Pawtucket, is scheduled to make his next outing Saturday for Pawtucket as he inches closer to joining the Boston rotation. Kim, who is coming back from a strained right shoulder, allowed one run on four hits against Rochester. He walked none and struck out two. Trot Nixon took six rounds of batting practice in Fort Myers, Fla., without pain as he rehabs from a mildly herniated disk. He is expected back next month. Ellis Burks said yesterday his left knee is not right. He suffered a slight tear of the meniscus, or cartilage, changing directions on the basepaths during a game late in spring training. And he has received cortisone injections to reduce the swelling and discomfort. But Burks plans to keep playing until he can play no more. A veteran leader who has played through discomfort much of his career, Burks said he has no reason to consider surgery. |
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