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Josh Beckett and Jered Weaver remained locked in a pitcher's duel Friday night, with the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels tied at 1 through six innings in Game 2 of their AL playoff series.
Jered Weaver followed in John Lackey's day-old footsteps throughout the night, all the way to his final triumphant walk off the Angel Stadium mound. He even waved his cap at the standing, cheering crowd with nearly the same sweep of his arm.
Start with big boppers Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and Ryan Howard. Throw in aces Josh Beckett and John Lackey. Spice it up with wild card Troy Tulowitzki.
J.D. Drew homered twice, and Jed Lowrie hit his first career grand slam on Sunday and the Boston Red Sox headed into the playoffs with a 12-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett is ready to pitch again, a day after getting scratched from a start because of back spasms.
Roy Halladay pitched a three-hitter for his second consecutive shutout and the Toronto Blue Jays sent the Boston Red Sox to their sixth straight loss, 12-0 on Wednesday night.
Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett was scratched from Monday night's scheduled start because of back spasms.
David Ortiz homered and drove in three runs, and Clay Buchholz took a shutout into the seventh inning to help the Boston Red Sox move closer to the postseason with a 10-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.
Jon Lester allowed two hits in eight innings and the Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 4-0 on Sunday for a doubleheader sweep, handing the AL champion Rays their 11th consecutive loss.
CC Sabathia against Josh Beckett loomed as a low-scoring duel between two of baseball's best pitchers.
Justin Verlander allowed four hits in eight innings, and Ryan Raburn homered for Detroit on Thursday to lead the Tigers to a 2-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and avert a four-game sweep.
Long after their nights on the field were over, A.J. Burnett and Josh Beckett remained in their dugouts, riveted by all the zeros on the Yankee Stadium scoreboard. Most of the fans were still in their seats, hoping for a hit. Maybe even a run.
Long after their nights on the field were over, A.J. Burnett and Josh Beckett remained in their dugouts, riveted by all the zeros on the Yankee Stadium scoreboard.
The addition of Victor Martinez to the Boston Red Sox lineup has proven to be mutually beneficial to the team and its grateful newcomer.
With a flair for the dramatic and a litany of game-winning hits that propelled the Boston Red Sox to two World Series championships, David Ortiz earned his reputation as one of baseball's best sluggers and a player who comes through in the clutch.
Dustin Nippert allowed one run while pitching into the sixth inning of a spot start for flu-ridden Vicente Padilla, and the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the slumping Boston Red Sox, 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Josh Beckett capped a brilliant first half of the season with a three-hitter, joining teammate Tim Wakefield as the only 11-game winners in the AL as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-0 Sunday.
Josh Beckett kept firing strikes. Kansas City hitters kept missing them.
First-time All-Star Tim Wakefield earned his AL-leading 11th victory, and David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs to lead the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Wednesday night.
Rookie Tommy Hanson threw six scoreless innings despite a bout with the flu, and homers by Chipper Jones and Garret Anderson carried the Atlanta Braves past Boston 2-1 on Sunday, preventing a Red Sox sweep.
Josh Beckett allowed just five singles for his first shutout since joining the Red Sox, and Jason Varitek doubled twice and scored twice to lead Boston to a 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.
J.D. Drew hit an RBI single to spark an eighth-inning rally, then scored the go-ahead run on Mike Lowell's fly ball Thursday night to help the Boston Red Sox beat New York 4-3 and improve to 8-0 against the Yankees this year.
Jason Bay's bases-loaded double keyed a six-run third inning and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 6-3 victory Thursday.
Josh Beckett's suspension was reduced from six games to five on Sunday, allowing the Boston Red Sox ace to take his next turn in the rotation.
Boston pitcher Josh Beckett has been suspended for six games and fined by Major League Baseball, which determined he intentionally threw a pitch near the head of the Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu last week.
About a week and a half late with this, but bear with me. A pretty fascinating tidbit came from Bill Simmons' podcast with Dave Roberts from April 30th. Talking about his famous stolen base in the 9th inning of Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS, Roberts said this:
As if the situation wasn't already odd enough, Sunday's benches-clearing incident that resulted in four Angels ejections and none for the Red Sox has led to just one player suspension, that to Boston pitcher Josh Beckett.
Josh Beckett opened 2009 in fine fashion, turning in his first 10-strikeout game in 21 starts (postseason included) while allowing one run over seven innings against the Rays.
Red Sox Await Arrival of the Rockies' ExpressThe Rockies have won 21 of their last 22, but do not have as much postseason experience or as much star power as the bigger-market and higher-paid Red Sox.
An Open Letter To All Sports Journalists [from Alyssa Milano]My future fiance is pissed off. Note: Milano Rules as declared on this article prevail.
Head games? Tonight's anthem singer is Beckett's exCountry music artist Danielle Peck will sing the national anthem and "God Bless America" at tonight's Indians game. She will not sing, "Stand by Your Man."
[Editors' Note: We must apologize in advance to fans of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies for giving such short shrift to your teams in the following article, but, honestly now, you have to admit, other than you--who cares?] THE EVIL DUMPIRE
Pitching splits are, quite possibly, even more ridiculous than batting splits. That might just make them more fun to mess with, though. Here, then, are some utterly absurd things to consider about pitchers one month into the 2007 MLB season.
Schilling hopes to rebound in next startThere wasn't a whole lot to study. It'd be like analyzing a race when your car stalls at the start. What's there to analyze?" Schilling (8 hits, 2 walks, 5 earned runs) was a loser Monday for the first time in seven Opening Day starts (3-1, three no-decisions).
MLB: Beckett a big addition for Boston"I've gotten to know Josh Beckett the last few years. He's a little different in that he's not going to get caught up in all the hype -- good or bad -- that's said about him.
Josh Beckett in BostonBeckett says his shoulder feels better than last offseason and is eager to work with Curt Schilling.
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