There is a reason you are called an ace, a number one starter, a show stopper, the make it stop bleeding guy, etc. Josh Beckett went even further tonight striking out Curtis Granderson four times (eight total), and only gave up one run to the best offense in the league (on paper that is).
Kevin Youkilis smacked his seventh homerun of the season off of the helpless “ace” Justin Verlander as Boston triumphed 5-1. Verlander suffered his sixth loss of the season while Beckett achieved a milestone by striking out Brandon Inge for 1,000 strikeouts in his career.
Star of the Game: You would be an idiot if:
You did not think it was Beckett. Pitching seven innings saves the bullpen. Pitching seven innings allowing only one run to score helps Boston win the game. Not only did he only allow one run, but he also just simply dominated Detroit in tonight’s contest.
Preview of Next Game: at Minnesota
Jon Lester, we can all agree, needs to be more consistent. Let’s see how he follows up his last performance against Boof Bonser and the Twins. Bonser has been pretty good this season so expect a good pitching matchup tomorrow.
