Article: Beckett cools off Rox; Red Sox 13, Rockies 1. Playoff ace starts Series sizzling; Red Sox tee off on rusty Francis

Viewed from afar, winning 20 of 22 games at this point in the season sounds pretty good. But when you consider the second loss of that stretch came in the 22nd game, which also happens to be Game 1 of the 103rd World Series, it doesn't seem so special anymore.

That's the cold reality today for the Colorado Rockies, baseball's darling team that ran out of magic Wednesday, despite wearing their lucky black jerseys.

Ace Josh Beckett padded his October resume, and his Boston Red Sox put on an impressive display of American League-style baseball Wednesday at Fenway Park during a 13-1 rout of the Rockies.

"That's not the way we drew it up," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said. "One of the ...

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