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Beckett aims for 12th win as Red Sox host Rangers

Jun 30, 2007 - 1:04 PM Texas (32-47) at Boston (49-29) 7:05 pm EDT

BOSTON (Ticker) - Josh Beckett will look to become baseball's first 12-game winner when he takes the hill for the Boston Red Sox against the Texas Rangers as the clubs face off in the second contest of a four-game series on Saturday night.

In his last start against San Diego ace Jake Peavy last Sunday, Beckett (11-1, 3.07 ERA) threw eight solid innings as the Red Sox won the rubber game of the three-game series, 4-2.

He allowed more than one baserunner only once in an inning en route to yielding two runs and five hits with one walk and eight strikeouts.

Boston looks for its second straight win after posting an exciting 2-1 victory over the Rangers in the series opener on Friday night. Tim Wakefield tossed 6 2/3 solid innings, and Manny Delcarmen, Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon shut the door.

It was a big win for the Red Sox, who went 4-5 on their recent nine-game west coast road swing. The trip had been going well until they were swept by the Seattle Mariners in three games to end the jaunt.

Texas will counter with Robinson Tejeda (5-7, 6.57), who had one of his worst outings of the season his last time out. The righthander yielded seven runs - five earned - and five hits in 3 2/3 frames last Sunday in a 12-9 loss vs. the Houston Astros.

However, Tejeda has had success against the Red Sox this season, tossing seven scoreless innings - surrendering just two hits - in a 2-0 victory vs. Boston on April 6.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TEXAS 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 11 0
    BOSTON 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA, RON MAHAY (5TH), JOAQUIN BENOIT (7TH),
    AKINORI OTSUKA (8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD
    BOS - JOSH BECKETT, JAVIER LOPEZ (6TH), KYLE S

    Jun 30 10:25 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Rangers vs. Red SoxJun 30 10:11 PM


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    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY SAMMY SOSA (14) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    5TH OFF JOSH BECKETT.
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 5, BOSTON 4
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.206, 2-FOR-2)

    Rangers vs. Red SoxJun 30 8:52 PM


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    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY KENNY LOFTON SCORED BRAD WILKERSON.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, K LOFTON ON FIRST, R VAZQUEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 4
    BOSTON 4 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAIRSTON JR (.244, 0-FOR-2)

    Rangers vs. Red SoxJun 30 8:35 PM


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    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY BRAD WILKERSON SCORED FRANK CATALANOTTO AND
    MARLON BYRD.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B WILKERSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 3
    BOSTON 4 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.233, 0-FOR-1)

    Rangers vs. Red SoxJun 30 8:30 PM


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    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARLON BYRD SCORED SAMMY SOSA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, F CATALANOTTO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1
    BOSTON 4 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.217, 0-FOR-1)

    Rangers vs. Red SoxJun 30 8:28 PM


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    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY KEVIN YOUKILIS (9) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 2ND OFF ROBINSON TEJEDA SCORED ALEX CORA.
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0, BOSTON 4
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.322, 1-FOR-1, RBI)

    Rangers vs. Red SoxJun 30 7:44 PM


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    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MIKE LOWELL SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J DREW ON FIRST, D ORTIZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
    BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.266, 8 HR, 33 RBI)

    Rangers vs. Red SoxJun 30 7:28 PM


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    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID ORTIZ SCORED DUSTIN PEDROIA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ORTIZ ON FIRST, K YOUKILIS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
    BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.290, 11 HR, 43 RBI)

    Rangers vs. Red SoxJun 30 7:22 PM

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