Boston Red Sox
Late Saturday night notes
06:13 AM EDT on Sunday, May 25, 2008
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Despite Saturday night's loss, Josh Beckett struck out nine and now has five or more strikeouts in each of his last 15 starts. That's the longest streak for a Red Sox pitcher since Pedro Martinez fanned five or more in 14 straight outings from July 1-Sept. 14, 2004.
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Jacoby Ellsbury saw his hitting streak snapped at five with an 0-for-4 night, but made a spectacular, diving catch on Jack Hannahan for the first Oakland out of the night. The grab came one pitch after Ellsbury had chased down a foul pop-up in the Oakland bullpen, only to have the ball just squirt away from his glove. On the next pitch, Ellsbury went after a sinking liner and, extending his glove hand, made the sprawling catch.
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Including the two games played in Tokyo this March, the Sox are 4-10 in their last 14 road games against the A's.
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