Beckett, reserves get it done

-- Josh Beckett won the big showdown with Zack Greinke Saturday night as the Sox took the reigning AL Cy Young award winner yard twice in the 8-3 win over the Royals.

Beckett pitched to a 1 walk/4 strikeout win in seven innings, giving up 9 hits but only 3 runs. He got all the run support in the world though with backups Varitek and Hermida going long -- Tek even twice for the game. Pedroia and Youkilis also hit homers to contribute to a powerful victory.

The Sox snapped a 3-game losing streak against one of the best pitchers in the game, with 3 reserves seeing full action (Lowell played 3B in addition to Hermida in OF and Tek behind the dish).

Being that kind of deep is a luxury that should prove worth its weight in gold over the long season.
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