Beckett Levels Playing Field
It was a solid performance. Josh Beckett needed to throw over 100 pitches to get through 6 innings, but he didn’t allow a single run during that time.
It was a much needed performance by Beckett for the Sox coming off from losing 2 games to the Yankees at Fenway. The defense for the club was solid as usual (leading the Majors in fewest errors), and the offense did enough to get the job done.
With it still being early in the season, I’m not out to make any predictions at this time. However, I do think things could come together really well for this club. Assuming that when Coco comes back the offense gets another kick-start, that would require that Wily Mo can perform as he has while only playing part-time, the Red Sox should be able to produce a solid offensive front with minimal room for error by pitchers.