NEW YORK -- New York Yankees stars Derek Jeter and Alfonso Soriano left Monday's game against the Boston Red Sox after being hit on their hands by high-and-tight pitches from Pedro Martinez.

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X-rays on Jeter and Soriano were negative, and both were day-to-day with bone bruises.

"It was really sore. I wanted to stay in the game but I couldn't,'' Soriano said, adding he thinks he'll only miss one or two games. "I'm very relaxed because it's just swelling in my hand. ... We'll see how I feel tomorrow.''

Soriano, New York's leadoff hitter and All-Star second baseman, injured his left hand on a pitch from Martinez in the first inning. The ball appeared to glance off Soriano's hand, but plate umpire Ed Montague ruled Soriano swung for a strike.

Martinez said he didn't mean to hit Soriano.

"Are you crazy? The guy's right on top of the plate,'' Martinez said. "The only way you're going to get Soriano out is inside. He hits curveballs, he hits changeups, he leans over the plate. He's that good. You've got to give him a lot of credit. When you throw inside, you're going to hit guys sometimes. I don't try to hit anybody, it was just an accident.''

Soriano remained in the game and struck out. Jeter, the next batter, was hit on the right hand by Martinez's high fastball on a 1-2 pitch, drawing boos from the crowd.

Jeter immediately yanked his hand away in pain. He bent over as he was attended to by a trainer and manager Joe Torre, but stayed in the game until the third.

"It swelled up pretty quick, but fortunately it's not broken,'' said Jeter, who hopes to play Tuesday night at Cleveland. "If I can throw, I'll play.''

Their departures left the Yankees with a makeshift infield for the finale of the four-game set against their longtime rivals, but New York pulled out a 2-1 victory to split the series.

Enrique Wilson replaced Soriano at second in the top of the second inning, then moved to shortstop when Jeter came out to start the third. Robin Ventura moved from third base to second, and Todd Zeile entered at third.

Wilson doubled twice off Martinez and scored a run.

Soriano, named a starter for the AL All-Stars on Sunday, is batting .299 with 22 homers and 51 RBI.

Jeter, who missed six weeks after dislocating his left shoulder opening day, is hitting .297 with five homers and 20 RBI.