"The good news on the Josh Beckett front is that the right-hander had his second strong start in a row last night and appears to have put his inexplicably rough first outing in the past.

The velocity on his fastball also improved a tick last night, trending upwards from the 90, 91 mph in his last start against the Rays to mostly 92 and 93 against the Rangers.

But as the 'L' next to his name shows, there was some bad news associated with his effort as well."