Beckett loses control late
Red Sox SP Josh Beckett pitched 6 1/3 innings on Thursday night, allowing six runs off seven hits against the Angels. He took a two-hit shutout into the sixth inning before giving up four straight hits with one out, leading to four Los Angeles runs. The right-hander came back out for the seventh but was pulled for Manny Delcarmen after issuing a one-out walk. Both runners he left on base ended up scoring and Beckett took his third loss of the year in the 7-2 defeat. 'He hit his spots all night and then he missed three or four consecutive hitters,' Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. 'Sometimes you need a break, maybe a foul ball. It just happened. He was very good up until that point. It was nothing physical and then he came back and got the hitters after that.' Beckett struck out six and walked two while losing his second straight decision. [...]
