Josh Beckett pitched his first career complete game shutout for the Red Sox, beating the Florida Marlins 3-0. His ex-team could muster only 1 runner to second base. It was a dominating performance by Beckett who appears to be in mid-season form now.
One of the side stories to this game included the return of Derek Lowe to Fenway Park. Lowe, a moody guy when he left the Sox for LA in 2004, pitched well enough to win. He received ovations from the crowd on his way in from the bullpen & again when he was taken out in the 7th. Classy move Red Sox fans.
Lost in the shuffle of the Beckett complete game win was the prouction at the bottom of the order by Jason Varitek & Nick Green. Both had 2 hits & accounted for 2 of the 3 Red Sox runs. It's a beautiful thing when the 8 & 9 batters contribute to the offense.
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