G98: Red Sox 8, Athletics 3

Athletics - 000 001 110 - 3  9  0
Red Sox   - 101 310 20x - 8 14  1

Trevor Cahill (4.50, 90 ERA+) / Josh Beckett (3.42, 136 ERA+)

Cahill faced the Red Sox in Fenway earlier this month. On July 8, he threw five shutout innings, allowing only one hit, before J.D. Drew opened the sixth with a solo home run. Dustin Pedroia singled, Kevin Youkilis walked, and David Ortiz belted a three-run dong. The Red Sox won 5-4.

On July 7, Beckett went 6.2 innings against Oakland, allowing two runs, in a 5-2 win. He has a 2.44 in nine Fenway starts this year.

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