Boston's Beckett to miss Saturday start Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett
will miss his scheduled start against the Blue Jays on Saturday because of
numbness in the pinky and ring finer on his right hand.
The 28-year-old righty confirmed he has persevered through the injury for most
of the season and felt he needed some time off. Beckett was roughed up for
eight runs on eight hits in less than three innings against Toronto on
Sunday, and is just 2-4 in his last six starts.
Jon Lester and Daisuke Matsuzaka will move up their scheduled starts one day
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Daisuke Matsuzaka needed 105 pitches to get through 5.0 innings on Tuesday, but the laboring effort didn't stop him from improving to 15-2. He allowed six hits and two runs against the Orioles. Matsuzaka walked five, struck out six, and mixed in a wild pitch.
Jason Varitek socked his 10th homer of the season on Tuesday night. The shot is remarkable because Varitek has become the first Red Sox catcher to reach double-digit home runs in nine seasons, the Boston Globe reports.
