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Article: Beckett shows off playoff-hero form; Red Sox 4, Angels 0: Ortiz homers as ace mows down Angels for shutout
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 4, 2007
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Josh Beckett waited four years between postseason starts. When he
got back on the mound, nothing much changed.
He's still Mr. Zero when October rolls around.
The 2003 World Series MVP pitched his second consecutive
postseason shutout Wednesday night, backed by a two-run homer from
David Ortiz that helped the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles
Angels 4-0 in their AL playoff opener.
Beckett retired 19 consecutive batters after a leadoff single,
allowing just four hits to run his postseason scoreless streak to 18
innings. His three postseason shutouts tie Whitey Ford and Mordecai
Brown for second on the career list, one behind Christy Mathewson.
"He's a guy that wants to be great," ...