New York ? Five days after winning his 300th game, Roger Clemens almost made even more baseball history.

The Rocket took a no-hit bid through 7 1/3 innings — coming tantalizingly close to the only thing missing from his Hall of Fame pitching resume — but was long gone by the time the Yankees beat Tampa Bay, 1-0, Wednesday night on Alfonso Soriano’s 12th-inning single.

“I’ve never thrown one since I’ve been playing ball, and I got on the mound when I was 7,” Clemens said. “If a no-hitter happens that’s great, but I’m not going to lose any sleep over that.”

Marlon Anderson lined an opposite-field single to left on a 3-2 pitch for the only hit off Clemens, lifted after eight innings and 116 pitches with the game still scoreless.

“Sometimes that’s my worst habit, I’m around the plate too much. I’ve got to try to bounce that one,” Clemens said. “It was a split that was up, and that’s a hittable pitch.”

Beginning his fourth inning of relief, Lance Carter (4-2) walked Robin Ventura in the 12th. Ruben Sierra’s hit-and-run single sent pinch-runner Enrique Wilson to third, and Raul Mondesi was walked intentionally to load the bases.

After pinch-hitter Todd Zeile struck out, Soriano looped a soft single to center over a drawn-in infield.

“He threw a slider down, outside my zone, and I just tried to make contact,” Soriano said.

Chris Hammond (2-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the victory. The Yankees have won six of seven since being no-hit by a record six Houston pitchers.

New York pitcher Roger Clemens points toward the outfield after the third out in the top of the sixth inning. Clemens didn't allow Tampa Bay a hit for 71/3 innings, and the Yankees went on to win, 1-0 in 12 innings, Wednesday at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Victor Zambrano matched zeros with Clemens for eight innings, allowing only a fifth-inning double to Juan Rivera and an eighth-inning double to Derek Jeter.

But the Yankees couldn’t score, sticking Clemens with a no-decision in one of the finest performances of his storied career.

“I thought Roger was going to get it,” manager Joe Torre said. “He looked so comfortable out there.”

Indians 4, Tigers 1

Detroit — Jason Davis came within one out of his first career shutout and Ben Broussard’s seventh-inning double broke a scoreless tie. The Tigers have lost 11 of 12. Davis (6-5) allowed seven hits and no walks in his first career complete game, striking out three. Detroit’s Eric Munson broke up the shutout with a two-out homer to right in the ninth. Jeremy Bonderman (2-10) took the loss, allowing three runs on seven hits. He struck out a career-high eight and did not walk a batter.

Blue Jays 6, Orioles 2

Baltimore — Roy Halladay allowed two runs over seven innings to win his 10th straight start as Toronto beat Baltimore. Halladay (10-2) gave up six hits, struck out five and walked none. The right-hander is the first Toronto pitcher to win 10 starts in a row, and the first Blue Jay to win 10 straight decisions since Roger Clemens had a 15-game run in 1998. Rookie Aquilino Lopez worked the final two innings to earn his first career save. Halladay, who began his streak May 1, improved to 15-2 in his last 17 decisions on the road. He gave up a two-run homer to Jay Gibbons but outpitched Baltimore starter Omar Daal (4-8), who yielded three runs and five hits in six innings.

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Chicago — Esteban Loaiza won his 10th game, and Brian Daubach hit an RBI double against his former team as the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox.

Loaiza (10-2) gave up six hits and one run in eight innings, while striking out six and walking one.

Loaiza has already topped his win total of nine from last season and is just one win short of his career best set in 1997 with Pittsburgh.

Chicago reliever Billy Koch allowed runners to reach second and third with two outs in the ninth before closing out his ninth save in 11 opportunities.

Miguel Olivo and Magglio Ordonez each added an RBI double for Chicago.

Boston’s Tim Wakefield (5-3) was as sharp as Loaiza, taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning and tying a season-high with eight strikeouts. He gave up three hits in seven innings, walking five.

Mariners 2, Angels 0

Seattle — Freddy Garcia threw eight scoreless innings to win his fifth straight start and Mike Cameron had an RBI double for Seattle.

The Mariners, who have won eight of their last 11 games, posted their ninth shutout, best in the majors.

Garcia (8-6) has rebounded from a rocky stretch where he lost three straight starts. He saw his ERA climb to 5.90 after a loss to the Kansas City Royals May 21.

Since then, he’s gone 5-0 with a 1.88 ERA.

Arthur Rhodes pitched a perfect ninth for his third save in four opportunities.

Angels starter Aaron Sele (3-5) walked Edgar Martinez and John Olerud to start the sixth, before being relieved by Ben Weber. Cameron followed with his double to open the scoring.