Beckett's ALDS start pushed back to Game 3

JE · Sep 29, 2008

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BOSTON (TICKER) —Josh Beckett will not be on the hill when the Boston Red Sox begin their title defense.
Beckett strained his oblique in a bullpen session over the weekend, forcing Boston manager Terry Francona to juggle his postseason rotation.

Beckett, who went 12-10 with a 4.03 ERA in 27 starts this season, was scheduled to start Game One of the American League Division Series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday. However, the righthander suffered the injury Friday and will now start Game Three in Boston on Sunday.

Lefthander Jon Lester, who went 16-6 this season, will get the nod for Game One and Daisuke Matsuzaka, who posted an 18-3 record, will start Game Two.

“I don’t think it’s frustrating,” Francona said. “Things happen and, if you deal with them well enough you handle it and, if you don’t, you go home.

“Things happen and you have to deal with them and you find a way to win. I think Lester and Daisuke will do just fine.”

Beckett went 4-0 in the postseason in 2007, helping the Red Sox to their second World Series title in four years. He is 6-2 with a 1.73 ERA in 10 career postseason starts.

“Just being pushed back isn’t the end of the world,” Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay said. “Hopefully, we get in a position when we get to Josh it is not life or death, and we can reevaluate then.

“But he is a big-game guy, and he is a guy you want out there when the game is on the line.”

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Word is he'll remain in Boston and start Game 3.

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