AL: BOSTON (61-39) at CLEVELAND (58-42) <h3>Beckett faces Carmona as Red Sox visit Indians</h3> <div class="pre">Boston (61-39) at Cleveland (58-42) 7:05 pm EDT</div> CLEVELAND (Ticker) - One night after a marquee pitching matchup,the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians will be taking theirhacks against another set of top-tier arms. Josh Beckett and Fausto Carmona will square off on Wednesdaywhen the Red Sox visit the Indians. On Tuesday night, Daisuke Matsuzaka outdueled C.C. Sabathia asthe Red Sox won their fifth straight game, 1-0. With Sabathia failing to earn a win, Beckett (13-3, 3.41 ERA)has a chance to move into sole possession of the major leaguelead in wins with 14. The 27-year-old righthander hasalternated wins and losses over his last five starts, going 3-2with a 4.09 ERA. He dominated the Indians on May 29, allowing two runs and threehits in seven innings to earn a victory. Last season, Clevelandpounded Beckett, scoring 16 runs over two starts. Carmona (12-4, 3.52) has been a revelation for the Indians,providing a consistent arm in the rotation other than Sabathia.Carmona comes into Wednesday's start riding a four-start winningstreak, compiling a 2.05 ERA. The 23-year-old righthander made two appearance against Bostonout of the bullpen last season, during an ill-fated attempt atbecoming the closer. He allowed five runs in one total inning,including allowing a walk-off homer to All-Star slugger DavidOrtiz. Ortiz is expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday aftertaking the past four games off with a strained left shoulder.
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">BOSTON AT CLEVELAND -- LINEUPS BOSTON CLEVELAND AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Coco Crisp CF .281 5 38 Grady Sizemore CF .275 18 54 Dustin Pedroia 2B .321 4 30 Casey Blake 3B .272 14 50 David Ortiz DH .321 16 60 Victor Martinez C .321 17 77 Manny Ramirez LF .300 15 60 Travis Hafner DH .257 16 64 Kevin Youkilis 1B .314 9 48 Ryan Garko 1B .321 12 39 J.D. Drew RF .249 6 38 Jhonny Peralta SS .278 14 50 Jason Varitek C .264 9 41 Trot Nixon RF .242 3 30 Eric Hinske 3B .211 4 14 Franklin Gutierrez LF .302 5 14 Alex Cora SS .267 2 15 Josh Barfield 2B .254 2 44 Josh Beckett RHP (13-3, 3.41) Fausto Carmona RHP (12-4, 3.52)</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">BOSTON AT CLEVELAND -- REVISED LINEUPS BOSTON CLEVELAND AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Coco Crisp CF .281 5 38 Grady Sizemore CF .275 18 54 Dustin Pedroia 2B .321 4 30 Casey Blake 3B .272 14 50 David Ortiz DH .321 16 60 Victor Martinez C .321 17 77 Manny Ramirez LF .300 15 60 Travis Hafner DH .257 16 64 Kevin Youkilis 3B .314 9 48 Ryan Garko 1B .321 12 39 J.D. Drew RF .249 6 38 Jhonny Peralta SS .278 14 50 Jason Varitek C .264 9 41 Trot Nixon RF .242 3 30 Eric Hinske 1B .211 4 14 Franklin Gutierrez LF .302 5 14 Alex Cora SS .267 2 15 Josh Barfield 2B .254 2 44 Josh Beckett RHP (13-3, 3.41) Fausto Carmona RHP (12-4, 3.52)</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND WARMUPS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT (13-3, 3.41) CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA (12-4, 3.52) UMPIRES: HP - ED RAPUANO 1B - ED HICKOX 2B - C.B. BUCKNOR 3B - JOE WEST WEATHER: 69 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 5 mph, in from center</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND STARTING BATS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT AND JASON VARITEK CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.281, 5 HR, 38 RBI) D PEDROIA (.321, 4 HR, 30 RBI) D ORTIZ (.321, 16 HR, 60 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 0 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 18 HR, 54 RBI) C BLAKE (.272, 14 HR, 50 RBI) V MARTINEZ (.321, 17 HR, 77 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 K Youkilis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 A Cora ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 F Gutierrez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 0 -- 0 CLEVELAND - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Beckett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.41 CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era F Carmona 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.49 Pitches-strikes: F Carmona 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: F Carmona 2-0. Batters faced: F Carmona 3. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND CONFIRMED STARTERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 0 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.300, 15 HR, 60 RBI) K YOUKILIS (.314, 9 HR, 48 RBI) J DREW (.249, 6 HR, 38 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 K Youkilis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 A Cora ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 F Gutierrez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 0 -- 0 CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Beckett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era F Carmona 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.49 Pitches-strikes: J Beckett 12-9; F Carmona 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Beckett 2-1; F Carmona 2-0. Batters faced: J Beckett 3; F Carmona 3. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.257, 16 HR, 64 RBI) R GARKO (.321, 12 HR, 39 RBI) J PERALTA (.278, 14 HR, 50 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 K Youkilis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 A Cora ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Totals 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 BATTING: GIDP - K Youkilis. Team LOB - 0. CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 F Gutierrez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko). ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 00 -- 0 CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Beckett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era F Carmona 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.47 Pitches-strikes: J Beckett 12-9; F Carmona 30-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Beckett 2-1; F Carmona 5-0. Batters faced: J Beckett 3; F Carmona 6. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.264, 9 HR, 41 RBI) E HINSKE (.211, 4 HR, 14 RBI) A CORA (.267, 2 HR, 15 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 K Youkilis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 A Cora ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Totals 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 BATTING: GIDP - K Youkilis. Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - K Youkilis (3, ground ball). DP: 1 (D Pedroia-A Cora-E Hinske). CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 J Peralta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 F Gutierrez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: GIDP - R Garko. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko). ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 00 -- 0 CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Beckett 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.36 CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era F Carmona 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.47 Pitches-strikes: J Beckett 29-22; F Carmona 30-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Beckett 4-1; F Carmona 5-0. Batters faced: J Beckett 7; F Carmona 6. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.302, 5 HR, 14 RBI) J BARFIELD (.254, 2 HR, 44 RBI) G SIZEMORE (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 K Youkilis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 E Hinske 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 A Cora ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Totals 8 0 0 0 1 3 1 BATTING: GIDP - K Youkilis. Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - K Youkilis (3, ground ball). DP: 1 (D Pedroia-A Cora-E Hinske). CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 J Peralta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 F Gutierrez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 BATTING: GIDP - R Garko. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko). ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 000 -- 0 CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Beckett 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.36 CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era F Carmona 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.44 Pitches-strikes: J Beckett 29-22; F Carmona 41-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J Beckett 4-1; F Carmona 6-0. Batters faced: J Beckett 7; F Carmona 9. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ (6) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF JOSH BECKETT. CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0, CLEVELAND 1 DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.254, 2 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 CLEVELAND 0 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.280, 0-FOR-1) D PEDROIA (.320, 0-FOR-1) D ORTIZ (.320, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS CLEVELAND (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 K Youkilis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 E Hinske 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .209 A Cora ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 Totals 8 0 0 0 1 3 1 BATTING: GIDP - K Youkilis. Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - K Youkilis (3, ground ball). DP: 2 (D Pedroia-A Cora-E Hinske, J Varitek-D Pedroia). CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .320 J Peralta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 F Gutierrez lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309 J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 Totals 11 1 3 1 0 3 3 BATTING: HR - F Gutierrez (6, 3rd inning off J Beckett 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - F Gutierrez (15). GIDP - R Garko. Team LOB - 1. BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (5, 2nd base by J Beckett/J Varitek). FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko). ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 000 -- 0 CLEVELAND - 001 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Beckett 3 3 1 1 0 3 1 3.40 CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era F Carmona 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.44 Pitches-strikes: J Beckett 47-34; F Carmona 41-26. Ground balls-fly balls: J Beckett 4-1; F Carmona 6-0. Batters faced: J Beckett 11; F Carmona 9. UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West. Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CLEVELAND 0 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JOSH BECKETT CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.320, 0-FOR-1) T HAFNER (.256, 0-FOR-1) R GARKO (.320, 0-FOR-1)</div>
