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Red Sox vs. Lowe: Gonzalez 7-23, Ross 3-10, Punto 3-11, Ortiz 2-7, Byrd 1-6, Aviles 1-3, Pedroia 0-3, McDonald 0-2.
Guardians vs. Beckett: Damon 15-57, Kotchman 7-25, Hafner 7-20, Cabrera 5-16, Choo 5-16, Sizemore 3-16, Brantley 3-10, Santana 0-7, Hannahan 1-8, Marson 2-5, Kipnis 1-3, Duncan 0-2.
Stat of the Day: Beckett has 1,038 strikeouts with the Red Sox, six away from passing Bruce Hurst for sixth place on the team's career list.
Notes: Nava was called up and Clayton Mortensen was optioned. Justin Thomas was designated to make room on the 40-man roster for Nava. ... Beckett is pitching for the first time since April 29 when he threw 126 pitches against the White Sox. ... Beckett has has a 2.93 ERA in his last four games. He has had four consecutive quality starts since getting shelled by the Tigers in his first start. ... The Sox have lost eight of their last 10 games. ... The 38-year-old Lowe will be making his seventh start of the season. He has made just one career start against the Red Sox, that coming for the Braves on June 20, 2009 at Fenway Park. He took the loss in a 3-0 game. Lowe was with the Red Sox from 1997-2004, going 70-55 with 85 saves and a 3.72 ERA in 384 games. ... The Guardians are coming off an 8-1 loss at home against Chicago. They have lost two straight. ... Former Red Sox reliever Dan Wheeler has a 5.59 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP in 10 appearances for the Guardians.