In a matchup of hard-throwing right-handers, Boston’s Josh Beckett got the best of Detroit’s struggling ace, Justin Verlander. And Beckett reached a milestone along the way, too.
Beckett had eight strikeouts, including the 1,000th of his career, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.
Beckett (4-2) gave up six hits and a run in seven innings.
“I thought we had good at-bats off Beckett. I thought we battled him hard,” Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.
Posted: May 8th, 2008.
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