Boston Red Sox's Victor Martinez hits a single against the Baltimore Orioles during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Updated: Thursday, 10 Sep 2009, 1:19 AM EDT
Published : Thursday, 10 Sep 2009, 1:18 AM EDT
BOSTON (API) - Pinch-hitter Victor Martinez hit a three-run double to break a seventh-inning tie, and the Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore 7-5 on Wednesday night to improve to 13-2 against the Orioles this season.
Billy Wagner pitched a perfect seventh inning, striking out two, for the victory -- the first AL decision of his career.
After Daniel Bard put two men on in the eighth, Jonathan Papelbon got four outs for his 35th save, giving up one run.
Jason Bay had three hits for Boston, which maintained its two-game lead in the AL wild-card race over Texas, a 10-0 winner over Cleveland.
Matt Albers faced three batters, giving up two hits, including Dustin Pedroia's comebacker that bounced off Albers' leg toward third base for a game-tying single.
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