BOSTON (AP) - Josh Beckett redeemed himself less than a week after being
booed off the mound, striking out a season-high nine as the Boston Red Sox shut
out the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Tuesday and extended their winning streak to
five.
Beckett (3-4) scattered four hits over seven innings before being pulled as a
steady rain started to fall late in the afternoon.
Beckett was celebrating his 32nd birthday and could not have atoned better
for his previous start, when he was yanked after allowing seven runs in 2 1-3
innings. Boston fans already were seething that day over news Beckett had played
golf the week before after being scratched from a start because of back
stiffness.
