Pedro Martinez got a warm welcome from the Fenway Park fans — and a rude awakening from his former Boston teammates.

The former Red Sox ace was greeted by the adoring crowd with chants of "Pedro! Pedro!" as he warmed up before the bottom of the first inning. He promptly gave up four runs in that inning, four more in the third and spent the rest of the game on the sidelines as baseball's hottest team went on to a 10-2 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.

Martinez still flashed the charming smile they had seen during seven years in Boston.

"It's not disappointing at all," Martinez said. "The reception I got, I will always remember that as one of the best moments of my life."

When Jason Varitek came to bat against his former batterymate, it was a strange moment.

"It was very weird," the catcher said, but "he got the respect and ovation from the fans that he so well deserved."

With the victory, Boston extended its winning streak to 11 games — all against NL teams and its longest in 11 years.

Martinez (7-4) allowed eight runs, six earned, and acknowledged he was caught up in the emotion of the moment. His ERA rose from 3.01 to 3.45.

"Obviously, he didn't have his good stuff," Mets manager Willie Randolph said. "Coming back here was a lot for him and I guess he didn't have the focus that he normally has."

Boston's newest pitching star, Josh Beckett, allowed two runs and five hits with seven strikeouts and one walk in 7 2-3 innings, five days after retiring his first 16 batters in a 10-2 win over Philadelphia.

As he left the mound, he got a loud ovation and tipped his cap.

"They went more nuts for Pedro than for me," he said.