Boston ? Cleveland starter Jeff D’Amico probably has pitched himself out of the starting rotation. Luckily for him, Boston starter Byung-Hyun Kim has, too.

Kim lost his job as a starter after giving up six runs in 31/3 innings Monday night when the Indians beat the Red Sox, 10-6. D’Amico allowed four runs in 22/3 innings but avoided the loss because Chad Durbin (3-3) was able to hold Boston to just one more run through the fifth.

“We’ve got a day off coming up here. We’re going to pitch the best starters we have,” Indians manager Eric Wedge said after snapping a five-game losing streak.

“I’ve always said Durbin will have a chance to start at some point,” he said. “I think he did a good job today.”

Durbin relieved D’Amico with runners on first and third with two outs in the third and got Pokey Reese to line out to center to end the inning.

Durbin gave up one hit — Brian Daubach’s solo homer — and two walks while striking out three. D’Amico, who has a 7.92 ERA, will return to Cleveland today to have his back checked out.

“I just went out there battling” with control, he said. “It’s harder than it needs to be.”

Kim (1-1) was charged with only four earned runs, but he also helped two unearned runs score when he crossed up catcher Jason Varitek for a two-run passed ball. He gave up five hits and three walks in 31/3 innings before leaving to catcalls from the Fenway crowd.

Ben Broussard hit two of Cleveland’s eight doubles, and Ronnie Belliard had two hits to raise his AL-leading batting average to .383.

Manager Terry Francona said the team hadn’t decided whether Kim, who has a 6.17 ERA, would go to the minors or the bullpen.

“Right now, it’s just not working starting,” Francona said. “I don’t think it’s fair to him or to us. So we’re going to make a change for now.”

Bronson Arroyo will start Saturday in Toronto.

“It’s an opportunity for me,” Arroyo said. “I’ve just got to try to step in and run with it.”

Cleveland's Travis Hafner hugs second base after being tagged out by Boston second baseman Mark Bellhorn (12). The Indians went on to defeat the Red Sox, 10-6, Monday night in Boston.

The Indians hit the ball off the Green Monster three times in the first inning to take a 2-0 lead. After Boston tied it, Cleveland scored twice on Varitek’s passed ball.

Varitek also hit a solo homer, and Johnny Damon had three singles for the Red Sox, who lost their second straight game. Boston threw out five Cleveland runners on the basepaths.

It was a rematch of Wednesday’s matchup between D’Amico and Kim in Cleveland, and both pitchers were hit hard for a second consecutive start.

But the Indians won this time, thanks to four shots off Fenway’s left-field wall and two more that short-hopped it.

D’backs 12, Mets 8

Phoenix — Luis Gonzalez homered in his first three at-bats and drove in four runs, and Arizona pounded New York to snap a four-game losing streak.

Gonzalez had two chances for a fourth homer, but struck out looking in the fifth inning and grounded out to second in the eighth, leaving him with his second career three-homer game.

Chad Tracy and Steve Finley also homered as Arizona tied its club record with five home runs in a game. Tracy, moved to the leadoff spot for the first time this season, also tripled and drove in three runs.

Gonzalez also hit three homers on June 8, 2001 at Kansas City. With his 20th career multihomer game, Gonzalez increased his home run total to 10 this season.

His first two came off starter James Baldwin, a two-run shot in the first and leadoff home run in the third. His third, an opposite-field blast, came against Dan Wheeler to start the fourth inning. Finley also homered in the fourth, his 10th of the season.

Baldwin (0-1), just called up from Triple-A Norfolk, didn’t last long in his first start since Aug. 11, 2002. He allowed six runs on seven hits in two-plus innings.

Arizona starter Casey Daigle (2-1) staggered through five innings and got the victory despite being tagged for seven runs, six earned, on 12 hits. He left with a 12-7 lead.

The Mets’ Ty Wigginton went 5-for-5, setting a career high for hits. Eric Valent had his first career three-hit game, and Mike Piazza was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.