"Felix Hernandez had a career record of 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA in four starts at Fenway Park, including a pair of shutouts.

So if anyone would seem to be a sure bet to secure the Mariners' sixth win in a row and a rare sweep of a road trip, it would be Hernandez pitching in a place that brings out the best in him.

And for seven innings, he gave the Mariners all he could. But it wasn't enough. He left with the game tied and got a no-decision Sunday.

Was it as dominant as previous Fenway outings? No. But it was still pretty good.

Hernandez pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits while striking out 10 and walking one.

"They made him work early, but he took control of the ballgame and was able to give us seven strong innings," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said.

The first inning was a grinder for Hernandez. He gave up back-to-back one-out singles to Dustin Pedroia and Adrian Gonzalez. After striking out David Ortiz, he walked J.D. Drew to load the bases but rallied to strike out Jed Lowrie.

"He's real good at righting himself," Wedge said.

He escaped with no damage on the scoreboard, but the 27 pitches he threw took a toll.

"It was just controlling my sinker more," he said. "In the first inning, it was breaking too much. (Catcher Miguel) Olivo said I'm going to sit in the middle of the plate and just throw it because it's going to move anyway. After that, it was fine."

Hernandez also ran into trouble in the third. He gave up singles to Jacoby Ellsbury and Pedroia to start the inning. He struck out Gonzalez, but Ortiz hit a 1-2 pitch and drove it high off the Green Monster to score both runners."