Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez face off Saturday for the fourth time in their careers, lending extra intrigue to one of the most interesting early-season series with the new unbalanced schedule now in place.
Last season Clemens and Martinez had an epic battle in a Boston win at Yankee Stadium in May. Both pitched complete games, with Pedro tossing a four-hit shutout and striking out nine and Clemens giving up just two runs and fanning 13. The pair hooked up again two weeks later, but Clemens lasted only one inning before leaving with an injury while Martinez gave up one run and struck out seven in six innings.
The first meeting between the two came in Game 3 of the 1999 ALCS. Martinez again got the better of Clemens in this one as he struck out 12 in seven innings. Clemens, meanwhile, got blasted as he allowed five runs in two-plus innings.
Here's a look at how the two have fared against their division rivals during their careers.
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Martinez's career stats vs. the Yankees
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Year
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GS
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W-L
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ERA
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IP
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H
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R/ER
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HR
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SO/BB
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2000
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4
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1-2
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2.10
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30.0
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19
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7/7
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4
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34/6
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1999
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3
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3-0
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1.17
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23.0
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13
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3/3
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1
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40/6
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1998
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3
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1-2
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4.50
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20.0
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20
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10/10
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1
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23/8
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Totals
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10
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5-4
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2.73
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73.0
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52
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20/20
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6
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97/20
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Notes: On June 20 of last season, Martinez gave up three runs on three solo homers in a loss to the Yankees in Boston. ... In 1999, Pedro gave up 10 hits and struck out 11 in a mid-May win at Fenway. ... He then pitched the best game of his career against the Yankees, a dominant-performance at Yankee Stadium in a complete-game, one-hitter. He also struck out batters in the game. ... Martinez was the vicitm of poor run support against the Yanks in 1998, losing back-to-back starts against New York in September despite giving up just six runs and striking out 17 in those two outings. ... Pedro gave up four runs in just 5.2 innings against the Yankees in May of '98, but still got the win.
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Clemens' career stats vs. the Red Sox
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Year
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GS
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W-L
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ERA
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IP
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H
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R/ER
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HR
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SO/BB
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2000
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3
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1-1
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1.00
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18.0
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11
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2/2
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1
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20/4
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1999
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4
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1-2
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5.57
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21.0
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18
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14/13
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2
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18/11
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1998
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1
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1-0
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2.25
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8.0
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3
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2/2
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0
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11/3
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1997
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3
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1-0
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1.54
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23.1
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16
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4/4
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0
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34/5
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Totals
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11
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4-3
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2.78
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70.1
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48
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22/21
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3
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83/23
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Notes: In his first career start against his former team, Clemens struck out 16 Red Sox at Fenway in July of 1997, giving up just one run and four hits in eight innings for Toronto. ... He got a pair of no-decisions, but fanned 18 hitters, in two September appearances against Boston that same season. ... In his only start against Boston in 1998, Clemens struck out 11 batters in eight innings, giving up just two runs and three hits on the way to a win. ... His first start against Boston for the Yankees, Clemens gave up two hits and one run in seven innings and got the win in early 1999. ... Clemens gave up eight runs in 12 innings and went 0-1 in his other two starts against Boston in '99. ... Clemens was the winner after pitching eight shutout innings and striking out seven at Fenway in September of 2000. Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories
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