Saturday, July 24, 2010
Beckett, Bullpen Solid in Ace's Return
The highly anticipated return of Josh Beckett tonight wasn't anything spectacular, but he certainly got the job done en route to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Beckett lasted 5.2 innings, yielding just 1 run on 5 hits. He struck out 5 and walked 3. The bullpen was able to hold the fort thereafter, getting 1.1 hitless innings from Scott Atchison, 1 filthy inning from Daniel Bard, and 1 inning of security from Jonathan Papelbon for his 22nd save of the season.
Adrian Beltre continued his red-hot season by driving in Boston's first run in the 4th inning. It was Bill Hall, though, who came through for the go-ahead run in the 7th inning when he blasted his 10th home run of the season. Only two Red Sox starters -- JD Drew and Marco Scutaro -- failed to register a hit in the game.
The New York Yankees won their game tonight, and the Tampa Bay Rays lost. With those results, Boston remains 7 games back for the division lead, but trails the Rays by just 3 games for second place. The Sox send Jon Lester to the mound tomorrow night for the second of this four-game series with Seattle.
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