Javier Vazquez is about to get his first taste of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry.

Pedro Martinez, though, will sit out the first series between Boston and New York since last fall's thrilling AL championship series, won by the Yankees in the 11th inning of Game 7.

The Yankees reshuffled their rotation after rain postponed Tuesday's home game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

That means Vazquez, acquired by New York from Montreal in the offseason, will start Friday at Fenway Park in the first game of the season between the AL East archrivals.

"Might as well get it under fire right now," Yankees manager Joe Torre said.

Boston's home game against the Baltimore Orioles was also rained out, but Red Sox manager Terry Francona chose not to shift his rotation to get Martinez a start against the Yankees.

Francona changed the scheduled pitching days for four starters, but not for Martinez, a move that took some of the glamour out of the four-game set.

"I'm trying to understand the electricity that goes on with the fans and the Yankees, but I don't think you can ruin your rotation ... because of that point," Francona said.

So Tim Wakefield will pitch Friday night's series opener, with Curt Schilling, Bronson Arroyo and Derek Lowe working the other three games.

At Detroit, Josh Phelps broke a ninth-inning tie with an RBI single in Toronto's comeback victory.Terry Adams (1-0) picked up the win, and Justin Speier pitched the ninth for his first save. Danny Patterson (0-1) took the loss as the Tigers dropped to 5-2.Eric Hinske homered for Toronto, and Kevin Cash was 4-for-4 with three doubles and two RBIs.

At Chicago, Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer to help Ozzie Guillen's win his home debut as manager of the White Sox.Konerko made it 7-4 in the fifth, connecting off Darrell May (0-2) following walks to Frank Thomas and Carlos Lee. Esteban Loaiza allowed seven hits and five earned runs in six innings.Juan Uribe also homered for Chicago. Angel Berroa, Mike Sweeney, Aaron Guiel and Tony Graffanino homered for Kansas City.

At Arlington, Texas, Damian Miller hit a three-run homer and finished with three hits for Oakland.Barry Zito (1-1) squandered a 6-0 lead and the Athletics led by only a run before Miller's first homer made it 10-6 in the fourth. Jermaine Dye added a homer and an RBI double.

At Anaheim, Calif., Vladimir Guerrero hit a two-run homer, and Jose Guillen doubled in two runs to break a tie in the seventh to help the Angels rally to win their home opener.Bengie Molina also hit a two-run homer for Anaheim.

At St. Louis, Roger Clemens allowed just two hits and extended his scoreless streak to 13innings before giving up a run in the seventh for Houston.Clemens (2-0) pitched 6innings to move ahead of Tom Seaver for 16th place on the career victories list with 312. Last week in his Houston debut, the 41-year-old Clemens allowed one hit in seven shutout innings against San Francisco.

At San Juan, Puerto Rico, Miguel Cabrera hit two home runs, and Florida starter Brad Penny allowed only two hits.

At San Diego, Adam Eaton (1-0) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings, and Ramon Hernandez hit a two-run single in the Padres' sixth-run fourth against Jeff Weaver (0-1).Shawn Green homered for the Dodgers.