Josh Beckett threw a one-hit shutout with just 97 pitches in his best Red Sox start... and nobody cared. Kevin Youkilis smashed a clutch three-run homer in the seventh... and nobody was watching. During Beckett's beautiful outing, the Boston Bruins were facing off against the Vancouver Canucks in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals to win 4-0. However, I focus on the Red Sox game. Beckett gave up an infield single off the bat of Reid Brignac that Kevin Youkilis made his best effort on in the third, and then Beckett gave up absolutely nothing after that, retiring the next 19 batters of Tampa Bay. Meanwhile, Jeremy Hellickson pitched very well until the seventh inning, when Dustin Pedroia tripled off the right field wall and Adrian Gonzalez was intentionally walked. Next, Kevin Youkilis made solid contact and drove a pitch into the left-field stands for a 3-0 lead that Beckett would not relinquish. He now has a 1.86 ERA to lead the majors. I find it great that Josh is pitching so well and not giving up runs, while every Boston hitter is coming up big with clutch hits. After all, three Red Sox hitters have been named AL Player of the Week the last three weeks.
Trivia
Despite Beckett's phenomenal ERA, he has just a 6-2 record.
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