Red Sox push back Beckett’s next start
Posted June 24, 2011 6:25 pm.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PITTSBURGH — Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett’s next start has been pushed back to help him recover from an illness that left him bedridden earlier this week.
Veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield will start in Beckett’s spot Saturday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with Beckett not taking the hill again until Tuesday when the Red Sox travel to Philadelphia. Andrew Miller will face the Pirates on Sunday.
Boston manager Terry Francona said Friday that Beckett felt well enough to pitch this weekend but that “it wasn’t in his best interest.” Francona said the delay will allow Beckett to go through his normal preparation before facing the NL East-leading Phillies.
Beckett is 6-2 with a 1.86 earned-run average, tops in the American League.
