KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Jason Bay had four hits and two RBIs and
Josh Beckett pitched effectively into the seventh inning to help
the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Tuesday
night.
Beckett, 0-3 with a 5.31 earned run average while allowing 29
hits in 20 1-3 innings in his previous three starts, held the
Royals to four hits and two runs in 6 2-3 innings. He struck out
seven and walked two.
Beckett (10-8) gave up an RBI double to Mark Teahen in the
first, and after Alex Gordon led off the second with a single,
Beckett retired 16 of the next 17 he faced. He improved to 3-0 in
five career starts against Kansas City.
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