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Among the sea of Dominican flags at Fenway Park Friday night, a few of the more traditional Red Sox fans in attendance were getting their first lesson in Spanish. Pedro Martinez, Boston's new ace, was on the mound against the Cleveland Indians, and a large contingent of the city's Dominican population had arrived to lend him their vociferous support. Long before the first pitch, as Martinez warmed up in the bullpen, the chanting and cheering began, and it didn't stop until Pedro's final pitch retired David Justice to end the ninth...
Pedro struck out twelve batters through nine innings Friday night. He walked off the mound after the ninth inning losing 2-0 (the Red Sox would end up winning the game in 10 innings), but nevertheless received a standing ovation from the crowd at Fenway. It's not very often that fans call for a losing pitcher to come back out for a curtain call, but Pedro is different: He has captured all of Red Sox Nation's heart...
...seems like I've taken up that role," Marcucci said. "If I keep throwing well, [Walsh] will keep pitching me. I've been lucky sometimes being the guy on the mound when we score our runs...
Schaefer, who hadn't seen mound time since the spring break trip to Florida due to arm trouble, tossed a one-two-three frame and showed he may have begun his trip back from injury...
Carmack got aboard with a bloop single, and Harris reached after Quirk threw wildly to first on his bunt back to the mound...