OAKLAND, Calif. – Tino Martinez and the New York Yankees are hitting so splendidly that Randy Johnson didn’t even need a strikeout to collect his 250th win.

Martinez hit two more homers to give him eight in eight games, and slumping Jason Giambi doubled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ eighth straight victory, 6-4 over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

Although Johnson failed to strike out a batter for the first time in nearly five years, the Yankees (19-19) roared back to .500 by overcoming an early three-run deficit and rallying in the seventh. They sent spiraling Oakland to its eighth straight loss on an afternoon filled with milestones, impressive performances and general weirdness.

Johnson (4-2) allowed a run in the first inning for the first time in 16 starts, but recovered to pitch six innings of seven-hit ball. He became the 42nd pitcher to reach 250 victories – but he didn’t increase his career total of 4,211 strikeouts, third on the majors’ career list.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the longest appearance of Johnson’s career without a strikeout, surpassing his three innings on April 10, 1989, with the Montreal Expos against Philadelphia. The Big Unit last failed to get a strikeout on Aug. 25, 2000, while pitching just 2 1-3 innings for Arizona against the New York Mets.

Johnson, who was born and raised in the Oakland suburbs, struck out at least four in each of his first seven starts with the Yankees. Tanyon Sturtze, Tom Gordon and Mariano Rivera each pitched one inning of scoreless relief, with Rivera collecting his sixth save in eight chances.

But the Yankees owe their surge to the spectacular offensive performances that seem to turn up in every outing these days.

Besides Martinez’s heroics, Derek Jeter had three hits, including an RBI single, while rookie Robinson Cano had a career-high four hits. Tony Womack even stole four bases for the second time in five days, tying his career high and the Yankees franchise record.

What’s more, Joe Torre won his 1,800th game, becoming just the 13th manager in major league history to reach the mark.

With chants of “Tino! Tino!” emanating from the Coliseum stands, Martinez hit a solo homer in the second inning and a two-run shot in the fourth, both over the short right-field fence against A’s starter Dan Haren. It was the 21st multihomer game of his career, and it gave him 10 homers in his last 11 starts.

Martinez’s streak of five consecutive games with a homer ended Friday, but he hit another Saturday. His second homer off Haren was his 12th of the season, tying teammate Alex Rodriguez for the major league lead.

Jason Kendall had a run-scoring double for the A’s, who had been outscored 35-10 in four losses to the Yankees over the last eight days. Oakland hasn’t won since its series opener at Yankee Stadium on May 6.

In the seventh, Giambi hit the first pitch he saw from Ricardo Rincon (1-1) down the right-field line to score Rodriguez, putting New York up 5-4. Giambi, who’s getting consistent playing time on the Yankees’ road trip to help the club determine his future, went 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored.

Rincon was terrible, allowing two hits, two walks and two runs in the seventh while getting just two outs.

The A’s injury woes got even worse: Bobby Kielty left the game before the second inning with soreness in his left rib cage. Kielty, who appeared to get hurt while slugging an RBI single in the first, was scheduled for precautionary X-rays later in the day.

Notes: Because the afternoon hadn’t been strange enough already, Yankees C Jorge Posada hit Erubiel Durazo on the hand while trying to throw the ball back to the mound in the eighth inning. Durazo slumped to the ground in pain, but continued his at-bat. … A’s 3B Eric Chavez didn’t start, pinch-hitting in the ninth. His 5-for-36 slump had dropped his average to .191 before he popped out to Rivera for the last out of the game. … The A’s recalled RHP Seth Etherton from Triple-A Sacramento to take Harden’s roster spot. RHP Keiichi Yabu will take Harden’s next turn in the rotation Wednesday against Boston, and the A’s won’t need a fifth starter again until May 28.

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