BALTIMORE (AP) _ Jeff Frye, who broke up Baltimore's combined no-hit bid in the eighth inning, hit an RBI single in the 10th as the playoff-bound Boston Red Sox won 1-0 Sunday in what might have been the final game for Orioles manager Ray Miller.

The game had a little bit of everything. In addition to the intrigue surrounding Miller, there were two ejections following a bench-clearing incident and Baltimore's shared no-hitter through seven innings.

The Orioles, despite carrying the third-highest opening day payroll in the majors, finished 78-84. It was their second straight losing season under Miller, who could learn his fate as soon as Monday.

Frye's two-out single in the 10th off Mike Timlin (3-9) followed singles by Lou Merloni and Donnie Sadler.

The Red Sox open the AL playoffs Wednesday against the Cleveland Indians, and it was apparent that manager Jimy Williams was not intent upon winning this game. He used eight different pitchers and liberally substituted throughout.

Midway through the game, the Red Sox had a lineup that included Frye and rookies Brian Daubach, Michael Coleman and Steve Lomasney, who struck out in his first two major league at-bats.

Brian Rose (7-6) pitched two scoreless innings and Tim Wakefield got three outs for his 15th save. It was the AL-best 12th shutout for Boston.

After emergency starter Scott Kamieniecki and B.J. Ryan held Boston hitless through seven innings, Jim Corsi got the first two outs in the eighth before Frye lined a single to center. Frye then stole second and was thrown out at the plate by left fielder B.J. Surhoff trying to score on a single by John Valentin.

Both benches emptied in the top of the fourth after Boston's Troy O'Leary flipped his bat in the direction of Kamieniecki as an inside pitch headed toward his knees. One inning earlier, Baltimore's Albert Belle glared at Rheal Cormier after being hit by a pitch, bringing a warning to both benches by home plate umpire Tim McClelland.

After O'Leary threw his bat, several Boston players emerged from the dugout and Kamieniecki tossed the bat in that direction. Virtually every player and coach from both teams gathered in the infield, but no punches were thrown.

Kamieniecki and O'Leary were both ejected.

The feud was a carryover from a recent four-game series in Boston, when Nomar Garciaparra of the Red Sox was hit by a pitch from Baltimore's Al Reyes on Sept. 25.

Two days later Boston's Pedro Martinez hit Brady Anderson in the back with a pitch, prompting a postgame tirade by Miller.

Notes: Despite a disappointing season, the Orioles drew 3,433,150 to Camden Yards this season, second to Cleveland in the AL. ... Mike Bordick's double in the third was the team-record 299th by Baltimore. ... Boston stater Pat Rapp went two innings and received his 13th no-decision in 26 starts.