It was not as bad as some of his recent outings, but Josh Beckett struggled early in tonight's game. He gave up a homer in the first and another in the second and at the end of the third inning the Red Sox were down 4-1. He then settled in and looked good; no walks in the game with 9 strikeouts. The additional homers are a reason for concern though and there is still no clear answer for why the homerun numbers are way up.
The Red Sox offense fought back and tied the game 5-5 in the 8th but RR gave up 2 runs in the bottom of the inning before being yanked for MDC. Delcamen did not fare much better; he gave up a home run to Longoria.
Red Sox Lose 8-5 BOX SCORE
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Rays | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0
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2 comments:
Yep. Beckett was not the lights out we wanted him to be. No doubt.
Whoever, after the 2nd inning...he seemed to really settle down and look...dare I say...like Beckett.
So, I have hope. I do not believe Beckett is injured. I do not believe Becks is tipping pitches. I think that Beckett is working through a mechanical issue and whatever adjustment he made. WORKED.
So, I might be the eternal optimist...but I think in this case, I have reason to be.
I sure hope you are right. It is so strange how he has gone from great to bad to great in the last 5 games.
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