Roger Clemens, the Boston pitcher, offered his view of replacement baseball.

Some of the Boston pitchers teased him about it, a serious mistake on their part.

Damon led off with a 10-pitch at-bat, signaling what the Boston pitchers would have to endure all night.

The home run was the first yielded by a Boston pitcher in 96 innings.

That is, the Yankees were facing the brilliant Boston pitcher for the third time in 24 days and perhaps benefited from the experience.

Jeff Reardon, the third Boston pitcher, got the final out.

But Clemens, the former Boston pitcher, was bending in the heat.

The Yankees saw 13 different Boston pitchers this weekend before the most dominant one took the mound.

People who have seen and heard the Boston pitcher the last 10 days or so have wondered about his behavior.

Lee Smith (1-1), the fourth Boston pitcher, allowed one hit in the final three innings, struck out four and walked two.