Cliff Lee threw seven sharp innings Wednesday night to beat Wang Chien-ming in a matchup of unbeaten starters, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees. Lee (6-0) became the first Indians pitcher to win his first six starts since Greg Swindell in 1988 and lowered his major league-best ERA to a microscopic 0.84. The left-hander has allowed just four earned runs in 44 2-3 innings after a rough 2007 that included a stint in the minors. He hasn't walked a batter in 28 straight innings. Wang (6-1) allowed three runs and five hits in seven innings for the Yankees, who dropped to 3-5 on their nine-game homestand. Victor Martinez had a sacrifice fly in the first inning, Casey Blake singled in a run in the fourth and David Dellucci added an RBI single in the fifth. Tigers 10, Red Sox 9: At Detroit, Placido Polanco hit a broken-bat, tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth off Jonathan Papelbon as Detroit edged Boston. Boston had everything set up for its sixth straight win, rallying from a four-run deficit with its star closer on the mound. But Papelbon (2-1) blew his first save in 11 chances by allowing two unearned runs. Matt Joyce hit a leadoff single off Papelbon in the ninth and shortstop Julio Lugo's fielding error created a jam. In other games it was: Royals 9, Angels 4; Blue Jays 6, Rays 2; Athletics 6, Orioles 5, 10 innings; Twins 13, White Sox 1; Rangers 2, Mariners 0. – AP Reds rout Cubs 9-0 In Cincinnati, Jon Lieber became only the second pitcher in Chicago Cubs history to allow four homers in an inning, and Joey Votto connected three times in all as the Cincinnati Reds powered their way to a 9-0 victory on Wednesday. Votto started a four-homer second inning off Lieber (2-2), who was making his first start of the season. Adam Dunn and Paul Bako also had solo shots, and Jerry Hairston Jr.'s two-run homer completed the history-matching rally. Brandon Phillips and Votto hit consecutive solo homers off Sean Marshall in the fifth. An inning later, Votto completed the biggest game of his two-year career with a two-run drive off Sean Gallagher. Mets 12, Dodgers 1: In Los Angeles, John Maine became the first New York starter this season to pitch more than seven innings, taking a shutout into the ninth. Maine (4-2) hit a two-run single and was two outs from his third shutout and complete game in Major League Baseball when Matt Kemp hit an RBI single, extending his hitting streak to 12 games. A day before his 27th birthday, Maine allowed four hits in 8 1-3 innings and won his third straight start. Elsewhere it was: Braves 5, Padres 2; Pirates 3, Giants 1; Marlins 6, Brewers 2; Astros 4, Nationals 3; Rockies 4, Cardinals 3; Phillies 5, Diamondbacks 4.
