... run double, stole third and scored on Rolen's sacrifice fly to make it 5-0. Red Sox 4, Braves 1 ATLANTA (AP) Josh Beckett threw seven more scoreless innings against Atlanta and David Ortiz homered for Boston. Beckett (9-3) has faced ...

... caught by Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira in the final voting. Youkilis made the team, anyway, along with Boston ace Josh Beckett and closer Jonathan Papelbon. The injury-riddled Mets lead the NL with four selections. Center fielder Carlos Beltran ...

... Hernandez, Texas' Kevin Millwood, Angels right-hander Jered Weaver, White Sox lefty Mark Buehrle and Boston's Josh Beckett. Although a spot for Wakefield would make for a nice story, his ERA is too high. Relievers Yankees closer Mariano ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Red Sox Manager Terry Francona was upbeat about Josh Beckett's outing never mind the ugly numbers. Beckett gave up four runs and six hits in six innings, and Chip Ambres hit a three ...

... defending AL West champions. The two benches cleared in the first inning after the Angels took exception when Red Sox ace Josh Beckett threw a pitch over Abreu's head just as time was being called by plate umpire Paul Schreiber in the first inning ...

... tiebreaking, sixth-inning solo homer off James Shields. Kevin Youkilis also homered off the Rays starter. Red Sox ace Josh Beckett, who struggled in his first two starts of the playoffs, allowing two runs and four hits in five innings, and Hideki ...

... has exhibition games on Saturday against the Hanshin Tigers and Sunday against the Yomiuri Giants. Ace right-hander Josh Beckett did not make the trip because of a back injury. Boston and Oakland will be the third set of teams to open the regular ...

... great," George Steinbrenner said. "It was a great ceremony." Atlanta's John Smoltz and Boston right-hander Josh Beckett also felt good after encouraging outings. Smoltz threw in the bullpen for about 20 minutes and called the session his ...

... 4 BOSTON (AP) Manny Ramirez singled in two runs in the first inning to end his longest RBI drought with Boston and Josh Beckett pitched eight innings. Ramirez also threw out a runner at the plate. Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz each had three ...

... influenced Boston to sign 2005 Cy Young award winner Bartolo Colon, who is 4-2, to a starting staff that includes Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka, youngsters Jon Lester and Justin Masterson and Tim Wakefield. Boston also has Clay Buchholz ...