John Lackey gave up six runs over just 5 and 1/3 innings as the Red Sox lost 6-5 to the Indians. The only bright spot for the Sox was Adrian Beltre, who crushed two homers and knocked in all five runs.Thank goodness for Beltre, otherwise the Sox would have been dead meat. It looked like the Red Sox might get out of the sixth with only one run when Manny Delcarmen induced a pop-up with one out. Unfortunately, Dustin Richardson gave up a two-run single and the Sox fell one short after Beltre's three-run bomb. I can't understand it. Richardson has been pretty darn good against lefties this season, but he gave up a hit that put the game out of reach.
The four-game series continues tonight with Josh Beckett on the mound for the Red Sox. Beckett has made two strong starts since his return from the disabled list. He will take on 2-9 David Huff. Beckett has been hit very hard by the Indians in the regular season. In his career, he has a 6.56 ERA, very ugly.We can only hope that the ace looks very sharp today.
Trivia
Among AL clubs, only the Blue Jays hit Josh harder than the Tribe.
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