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Beckett, Lowell Lead The Way In 8-1 Win Tickets, Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell both returned from the 15-day disabled list tonight for the Boston Red Sox as both of them played a huge role in their 8-1 win over the Texas Rangers in front 30,264 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The win for the Red Sox is their 4th straight and moves them to 2.5 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays who lost tonight. Josh Beckett was sharp in his return from the disabled list to pick up his 12th win on the year. Making his first start since August 17th, Beckett.

The miraculous in the ordinary God help me, I still love Kevin Millar so dearly. He's a special treat when I get to see him play the Red Sox, especially at a live game, where I can see all the little interactions the NESN cameras might not pick up, all the little moments where, even though I can't hear him, I feel like I know what kind of things Kevin Millar is saying. Also, watching him go through his routine in the batters' box made me downright nostalgic: * Just when I think this team has settled. MLB tickets.

Beckett, Lowell make impact in return (AP) Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell had an immediate impact in their return to the lineup for the AL wild card-leading Boston Red Sox. Beckett struck out seven over five scoreless innings in his first start in nearly three weeks and Lowell came off the disabled list to go 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs, helping Boston beat the Texas Rangers 8-1 on Friday night. Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners tickets.

Early Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/5 baseball, Josh Baseball is back tonight for the Boston Red Sox. Tonight the Boston Red Sox kick off a 3-game road trip against the Texas Rangers in the heart of Texas. So far this season the Red Sox are 7-0 against the Rangers with all of those games at the Fens. The Red Sox will start their own Texan in Josh Beckett who was activated from the disabled list before the game. Beckett's last start came back on August 17th when he was lit up like the Rockefeller Christmas tree by the Toronto Blue Jays.

Healthy Sox get set to mess with Texas Red Sox (82-57) at Rangers (69-72) 3 game series @ Arlington Stadium Game 1 Friday 8:05ET *Beckett (11-9, 4.34) vs. Millwood (9-7, 4.84) Game 2 Saturday 8:05ET Wakefield (8-9, 3.76) vs. Harrison (6-3, 5.73) Game 3 Sunday 3:05ET Byrd (10-11, 4.58; 3-1, 4.78 w/ BOS ) vs. McCarthy (1-0, 2.25) *fingers crossed Season Series: BOS leads, 7-0 Preview: As the Red Sox, fresh off a sweep of Baltimore and winners of 11 of their last 15 games, get ready to play the Rangers at Arlington Stadium. Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners ticket broker.

All-Star Kinsler to have season-ending surgery MLB, Texas Rangers All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler will have season-ending surgery to repair a sports hernia.

Beckett and Lowell to Return Tonight, but Injuries Still a Major Concern for the Sox Injuries have plagued the Sox all season long, and the last month has been especially cruel to the team. Mike Lowell was put on the DL on August 12 with a strained oblique. J.D. Drew has been out since August 18 due to a herniated disk, Sean Casey has been out since August 20 because of a neck problem and Kevin Youkilis is day-to-day because of back spasms. Top that with ace Josh Beckett, who has been out since August 17, when he lasted a mere 2 1/3 innings against the Jays - at Fenway. major league baseball tickets.

MLB Game Lines (Sept 5) National League 7:10 PM ET Philadelphia Phillies - B Myers 1.18/1 New York Mets - M Pelfrey .78/1 7:10 PM ET Chicago Cubs - T Lilly .69/1 Cincinnati Reds - B Arroyo 1.31/1 7:35 PM ET Washington Nationals - J Bergmann 1.48/1 Atlanta Braves - J Jurrjens .61/1 8:05 PM ET San Diego Padres - J Geer 3/1 Milwaukee Brewers - C Sabathia .28/1 8:15 PM ET Florida Marlins - R Nolasco 1.01/1 St Louis Cardinals - B Looper .90/1 9:05 PM ET Houston Astros - B Moehler 1.40/1 Colora. tickets for Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners.

Projo SoxTalk - McAdam on the future of Jason Varitek Click the play button below to hear Sean McAdam's comments, recorded this morning. The topics: Josh Beckett's return to the mound tonight in Texas (we think), reinforcements arriving in the infield, and whether the Red Sox will or will not bring back Jason Varitek in 2009. Here's what Sean said about Varitek.".Clearly he's not going to be a $10-million-a-year player anymore the way he has been the last four, after signing that new free agent deal after the 2004 World Series. baseball tickets.