Beckett halts Red Sox skid with 8-1 win
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Josh Beckett's 20th win couldn't have come at a better time for the Boston Red Sox. The All-Star right-hander pitched six strong innings to become the first 20-game winner in the majors since 2005, and the Red Sox used late home runs by Jason Varitek, David Ortiz and Mike Lowell to pull away to an 8-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday night.
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Josh Beckett allows two runs in seven innings to earn his 18th victory, and the Red Sox complete another successful season at Camden Yards by beating the Orioles, 3-2.
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Josh Beckett has 10 strikeouts and ties for the major league lead with his 13th win as the Red Sox snap a three-game losing streak with a 10-3 victory over the White Sox on Friday night.
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Josh Beckett gave the Red Sox a reason to smile again. David Ortiz, Jason Varitek and Mike Lowell added to the fun.
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Josh Beckett needs a bigger trophy case: Now he has an AL championship series Most Valuable Player Award to go along with his 2003 World Series MVP. Unflappable and close to unhittable, Beckett shut down Cleveland twice, including a victory in Game 5 that started Boston's comeback from a 3-1 deficit in the best-of-seven series.
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Curtis Granderson tripled off Josh Beckett on the first pitch of the game, and the Detroit Tigers went on to stop their season-worst losing streak at five, beating the Boston Red Sox 7-4 Monday night.
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Red Sox ace Josh Beckett expects the best from Colorado's batters despite an eight-day layoff for the National League champions that threatens to cool off the red-hot Rockies for the World Series starting on Wednesday.
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Josh Beckett became the major leaguesâ first 16-game winner Friday, surviving a shaky first inning when he walked three batters to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Chicago White Sox in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
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A game finally went Boston's way when Toronto right fielder Alex Rios slapped the ball the wrong way. Rios accidentally swatted Alex Cora's fly ball into the stands from about 10 feet in front of the wall for a two-run homer in the seventh inning that gave the Red Sox a 6-4 win Thursday night and snapped their six-game losing streak.
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SAN DIEGO -- Josh Beckett sure looks like the starting pitcher for the American League in the 2007 All-Star Game. He beat Jake Peavy and the Padres, 4-2, with eight innings of stellar work yesterday, improving to a major league-best 11-1.
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Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett will be looking to become major league baseball's first 13-game winner tonight when he toes the rubber against visiting Oakland.
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Derek Lowe pitched effectively into the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox took control of the American League wild-card race Thursday night by beating the
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The Boston Red Sox made their first game in the desert one to remember. J.D. Drew hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high seven runs, and Josh Beckett improved to 9-0 with a five-hitter as Boston routed Arizona 10-3 Friday night in the Red Sox' first regular-season visit to Chase Field.
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While Jake Peavy got dirty, Josh Beckett's stuff was simply filthy. Beckett topped Peavy in a matchup of two of baseball's top pitchers, becoming the first 11-game winner in the majors and leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2 victory Sunday over the San Diego Padres.
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Mike Lowell's pinch-hit sacrifice fly scored David Ortiz in the 10th inning and lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
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Manny Delcarmen struck out Sammy Sosa on a 96 mph, full-count fastball with the bases loaded on Friday night to preserve the win for Tim Wakefield and give the Boston Red Sox a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers.
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Josh Beckett won his major league-leading 17th game and rookie Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits, helping the Boston Red Sox beat Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Tuesday night.