Beckett Continues to Deal

I spent my last post belly-aching about Daisuke Matsuzaka. Last night Josh Beckett made me feel a bit better. He pitched a five hit shut out against Atlanta in which he gave up five hits, all singles, and no Brave got as far as third base.

The game flew by. Former Sox pitcher Derek Lowe, a ground ball machine, pitched pretty well himself. He's the kind of guy who throws strikes and works quickly. Beckett only needed 94 pitches to get through nine innings. I'll take a game like this over a 11-10, four hour affair any time.

It seems like injuries bothered Beckett more than he let on last season. This year he has returned to form and he looks like the horse he was in 2007.