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 BOSTON (AP) - Josh Beckett didn't make a very good case to be the AL starter in the All-Star game.
The Red Sox right-hander coughed up a four-run lead, giving up Sammy Sosa's 602nd career homer to break a fifth-inning tie as the Texas Rangers beat Boston 5-4 on Saturday night. The loss prevented Beckett (11-2) from keeping pace with C.C. Sabathia, who won his 12th game for Cleveland.
"When they give me four early runs like that, I've got to go out and shut the door," said Beckett, who gave up five runs and 10 hits in five innings. "I started missing over the plate with some good hitters, and you can't do that."
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