Brilliantly pitched performance by ace Josh Beckett!
The Sox started their 2009 campaign with a brilliantly pitched performance by ace Josh Beckett as they grabbed a 5-3 victory over their AL East counterparts the Tampa Bay Rays.
Cole Hamels pitched one-hit ball over four innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0 Thursday in a spring-training matchup of teams favored to reach the World Series.