The Red Sox trailed BC 1-0 into the 5th before putting up 6 runs in the bottom of the inning. Navarro had a homer and Chris Carter had 3 RBI’s. The pitching staff looked good in the game; Beckett went 2 innings without giving up a hit. He threw 22 pitches, 15 for strikes. Here is the breakdown from Rob Bradford:
first inning (9 pitches, 6 fastballs, 2 curveballs, 1 changeup)
second inning (13 pitches, 11 fastballs, 1 changeup, 1 curveball/22 pitches total)
Buchholz also threw a scoreless no hit inning. Junichi Tazawa pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the 5th and got the win.
Red Sox BP coach Ino Guerrero got into the game pinch hitting for Big Papi. (He drew a walk).
Sox Win 7-1 BOX SCORE
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