Beckett strikes out 8, Youkilis homers again for Boston

 
In a matchup of hard-throwing right-handers, Boston's Josh Beckett got the best of the Detroit's struggling ace, Justin Verlander. [link]

Tags:

Related Stories
1

The Bottom Line: A Boston Red Sox Blog: Red Sox v Tigers Preview: Game 4

Verlander has not looked like and ace so far, but the Tigers will need him to quiet the Red Sox bats while the attempt to beat up on Josh Beckett... get the preview at The Bottom Line.
2

Commander Kickass, Youk Lead Red Sox To 5-1 Win

Josh Beckett went 7 strong innings and Kevin Youkilis hit his 3rd home run in 2 days to help the lead the Boston Red Sox past the Detroit Tigers 5-1 in front of 38,952 at Comerica Park. The Red Sox took 3-of-4 games in this series and finished up the season 5-2 against the Tigers.
1

Tigers Feeling Buyer’s Remorse?

The other day I sent an instant message to Ian Casselberry asking if, perchance, the Tigers may be feeling some buyer’s remorse regarding the Miguel Cabrera trade. I admitted to Ian that it’s way early but that doesn’t mean ...
2

Red Sox vs. Tigers - Box Score - May 08, 2008

Boston Red Sox Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG J Ellsbury LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .290 D Pedroia 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .301 D Ortiz DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 6 .239 K Youkilis 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .313 M Lowell 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .260 J Drew RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .277 J Varitek C 2 1 ...
2

Beckett shows the Tigers who's boss; Youkilis homers again

The Red Sox took 3 of 4 from the Tigers this week and won the season series 5-2... Josh Beckett won the battle of "aces" and Justin Verlander continued to struggle... Get the recap at The Bottom Line.
Related Blog Posts
Fire Brand of the American League5/8: I’ll see your Verlander and raise you a Beckett…
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (22-14) @ Detroit Tigers (15-20) Josh Beckett (3-2, 4.19) @ Justin Verlander (1-5, 6.28) 7:05 PM EDT | Comerica Park (Detroit, MI) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: The Red Sox (read: Julio Lugo) ...
Center FieldGameday Open Thread: Tigers 5/8
vs. Detroit Tigers 7:05 pm Comerica Park - Detroit, MI SP: Josh Beckett vs. Justin Verlander tv/radio: NESN - MLB.TV - WRKO And how about a little Beckett-Verlander montage video to get you pumped for the faceoff? video courtesy ...
Fire Brand of the American LeagueBeckett the Show Stopper
There is a reason your called an ace, a number one starter, a show stopper, the make it stop bleeding guy, etc. Josh Beckett went even further tonight striking out Curtis Granderson four times (eight total), and only gave up one run to the best ...
Keep Your Sox On: From Brooklyn to BostonGame 37: Josh and Kevin are TIGER HUNTERS!
Final Score: Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1 Call Beckett and Youk the big game hunters. Never letting the sharp toothed beast out of their sight, these two warriors looked into the eyes of a ferocious animal… and the big cat blinked . After ...
SOX1FANSmokin’ Hot Youkilis Homers Again As Sox Beat Tigers Again, 5-1… Next Stop, Minnesota!
Over the last six days, Kevin Youkilis has been smokin’ aces. No, I don’t mean hanging out in Reno with Jeremy Piven, I mean battering opposing pitchers. After a ten day period at the end of April when his bat fell uncharacteristically ...
Related News Articles
Bats, Beckett carry Sox to series win
The Red Sox won their four-game series against the Tigers with a 5-1 win on Thursday night in front of 38,952 at Comerica Park. In the process, they finished their regular-season series with the Tigers, taking five of seven games.
Red Sox beat Detroit, 5-1
DETROIT - Josh Beckett got eight strikeouts, including the 1,000th of his career and Kevin Youkilis hit another home run at Comerica Park to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1...
Beckett gets 1,000 Ks, BoSox top Tigers (AP)
Josh Beckett got eight strikeouts, including the 1,000th of his career and Kevin Youkilis hit another home run at spacious Comerica Park to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. Beckett (4-2) gave up six ...
Kevin Youkilis Sox it to Detroit again
Josh Beckett recorded eight strikeouts, including the 1,000th of his career, and Kevin Youkilis hit another home run at spacious Comerica Park to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers Thursday night.
Beckett and Youkilis lead Red Sox over Tigers 5-1
Josh Beckett got eight strikeouts, including the 1,000th of his career and Kevin Youkilis hit another home run at spacious Comerica Park to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night.