Editing Pedro Martínez (section)

===Yankee Stadium one-hitter===
Martínez again came close to a perfect game on September 10, 1999, when he beat the [[1999 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]], 3–1. He faced just 28 batters while striking out 17 and walking none (Martínez hit the Yankees' first batter, [[Chuck Knoblauch]], but he was then [[caught stealing]]). Only a solo [[home run]] by [[Chili Davis]] separated Martínez from a [[no-hitter]]. The Davis home run came in the second inning, eliminating any suspense, but sportswriter [[Thomas Boswell]] called it the best game ever pitched at [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/baseball/longterm/1999/playoffs/lcs/articles/boz17.htm|title=In Boston, Martínez Exhibits a Mound of Courage|author=Boswell, Thomas |date=October 17, 1999|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> Martínez retired the last 22 batters he faced in a row during this game. Over the last {{frac|3|2|3}} innings, (11 batters), Martínez threw 53 consecutive pitches without allowing a base runner, and without a single ball being put in play. (Nine strikeouts, two foul-ball fly outs.) The Yankees managed only one fair ball out of his last 70 pitches after the fourth inning.