It was just like old times for New York: David Wells pitchedmarvelously into the eighth inning, and Mariano Rivera took care ofthe ninth as the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 Wednesdaynight at Camden Yards.
New York's first win of the season did have a twist, however, asnewcomer Robin Ventura homered in the seventh off Jason Johnson tobreak up an outstanding pitching duel.
Signed by New York as a free agent in January, Wells (1-0) lookedevery bit as good as he did during his first stint with the Yankees,when he went 34-14 in 1997-98 and pitched a perfect game.
The left-hander allowed four hits, walked one and struck out onein 71/3 innings.
It was Wells' first start since last June, when he cut short adisappointing 5-7 season with the White Sox to undergo back surgery.
INDIANS 6, ANGELS 5: Rookie Ryan Drese, a late replacement forCleveland starter Chuck Finley, earned his second major-leaguevictory as the Indians held off host Anaheim.
Finley opted out of his scheduled start after his wife--actressTawny Kitaen--was charged earlier in the day with spousal abuse andbattery for allegedly attacking him on Monday.
Finley did not come to the ballpark Wednesday after his wife wascharged. Cleveland general manager Mark Shapiro said there wasnothing physically wrong with Finley, and the 39-year-old lefty wasexpected to rejoin the team for its weekend series at Detroit.
Kitaen was arrested Monday night after arguing with Finley as theydrove home from dinner to their Newport Beach home, said ToriRichards, spokeswoman for the Orange County district attorney'soffice. Kitaen, 40, was ordered released Wednesday on her ownrecognizance from Orange County Jail in Santa Ana.
TWINS 1, ROYALS 0: Eric Milton gave up two first-inning singles,then retired 19 batters in a row to pitch Minnesota over host KansasCity.
Milton (1-0), who was 15-7 last season, struck out two and did notgive up a walk in seven crisp innings while outdueling Dan Reichert(0-1).
DEVIL RAYS 2, TIGERS 1: Randy Winn snapped an 0-for-10 streak withan RBI single in the 12th inning that gave host Tampa Bay the victoryover Detroit.
BLUE JAYS-RED SOX RAINED OUT: The Toronto Blue Jays and Boston RedSox were rained out after two innings at Fenway Park, but the Red Soxsustained a loss when starting pitcher Dustin Hermanson injured hisgroin.
No makeup date was announced.
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