BOSTON — Chien-Ming Wang did much more than overshadow his past failures at Fenway Park.

The Yankees' top starter shut down the Red Sox on just two hits — a homer that nearly was caught and a bunt — in the only park in which he had a losing record where he made more than one start.

Wang also improved against Boston's best hitters in New York's 4-1 win last night.

Manny Ramirez began the game 13 for 22 against Wang and David Ortiz was 15 for 30. But they were hitless in six at bats with three strikeouts and a double play.

"I felt especially good about this because I threw the ball well here in Boston and never pitched well here," Wang said through a translator.

Not bad for a pitcher who was 2-3 with a 6.17 ERA at Fenway Park before the game.

Wang (3-0) struck out three, walked none and needed just 93 pitches in the first Yankees-Red Sox game of the season. He allowed only J.D. Drew's homer in the fifth inning and Coco Crisp's two-out bunt single in the ninth.

"His sinker was outstanding," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "He was at the top of his game."

Wang allowed only one other runner, on an error. In his previous start, the sinkerballer went six innings in the Yankees' 2-0 win over Tampa Bay.

"You see fly balls, you think the results would be different," Boston manager Terry Francona said. "He was very efficient."

The Red Sox hit a lot of line drives and deep fly balls, and Yankees outfielders had 12 putouts.

They nearly had 13, but Drew's deep drive grazed the top of right fielder Bobby Abreu's glove and landed in Boston's bullpen for a homer that made it 1-all.

ATHLETICS 9, INDIANS 7

Cleveland's reigning AL Cy Young winner C.C. Sabathia (2-2) gave up nine runs and 12 hits in 3 1/3 innings, his shortest outing in nearly two years, Bobby Crosby drove in three runs and five teammates each added two RBIs, as visiting Oakland held off Cleveland.

TWINS 5, ROYALS 0

Livan Hernandez (3-0) scattered seven hits over seven innings, Carlos Gomez doubled, tripled and drove in two runs, and Justin Morneau homered to lead off the third inning on the first pitch from Gil Meche (0-3) to lead visiting Minnesota past Kansas City.

TIGERS 5, WHITE SOX 2

After losing Dontrelle Willis to a hyperextended right knee after throwing just 14 pitches in the first inning, Magglio Ordonez hit a two-run single in the top of the third for a 3-2 lead as Detroit beat Chicago for its second win in 10 games.

RAYS 10, ORIOLES 5

Carlos Pena hit a two-run homer in the first, tied it at 5-5 in the seventh with a three-run shot, and drew a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning for a 6-5 lead to finish with six RBIs, helping host Tampa Bay rally past Baltimore.

BLUE JAYS 8, RANGERS 5

Lyle Overbay hit a three-run double, Vernon Wells drove in two runs and Jesse Litsch (2-0) allowed six hits over 5 2/3 innings and left with a 4-2 lead as visiting Toronto held off Texas to ended its three-game losing streak.

MARINERS 8, ANGELS 5

Raul Ibanez hit two home runs off Jered Weaver (1-2) and added an RBI double for a 6-4 lead in the seventh, and Felix Hernandez (1-0) allowed nine hits and four runs in 6 2/3 innings to help host Seattle beat Los Angeles.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

PHILLIES 5, CUBS 3

Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer and had a tiebreaking double in the sixth, and Brett Myers (1-1) allowed three runs on solo homers, five hits and struck out five, helping host Philadelphia snap Chicago's five-game winning streak.

METS 4, BREWERS 2

Nelson Figueroa (1-0) gave up two runs on two hits in six inning for his first major league win in five years, and Carlos Delgado, Raul Casanova and Angel Pagan had run-scoring singles as New York handed Milwaukee its third straight loss.

BRAVES 3, NATIONALS 0

Tim Hudson (2-0) scattered three hits over eight innings, Yunel Escobar hit a solo home run in the sixth inning, and Matt Diaz added a two-run, bases-loaded single in the ninth to lead visiting Atlanta past Washington.

PIRATES 1, REDS 0

Jason Bay hit a home run in the sixth inning and Paul Maholm, John Grabow (1-0), Damaso Marte and Matt Capps combined on a seven-hitter that helped Pittsburgh end a three-game losing streak with a rain-soaked victory over Cincinnati.

MARLINS 10, ASTROS 6

Jeremy Hermida hit two of Florida's team-record six home runs and the visiting Marlins won their fourth straight by roughing up Houston ace Roy Oswalt (0-3), who gave up four home runs in a game for the first time in his career.

DIAMONDBACKS 8, ROCKIES 2

Eric Byrnes, Orlando Hudson and Justin Upton hit two-run homers and Brandon Webb (3-0) gave up two runs on four hits in eight innings to beat Colorado for the second time this season as host Arizona won its seventh straight.

CARDINALS 8, GIANTS 2

Albert Pujols hit a three-run homer, Kyle Lohse (2-0) gave up two runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings as visiting St. Louis beat Barry Zito (0-3) and ended San Francisco's two-game winning streak.

PADRES 7, DODGERS 5

Jake Peavy (3-0) beat Brad Penny (1-2) for the second time in a week, and Trevor Hoffman struck out Jeff Kent with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning as San Diego handed Los Angeles its fourth consecutive loss.