"Josh Beckett only used up 85 pitches last night against the Cleveland Indians, but he threw many more as he warmed up repeatedly during a rain delay of 1 hour, 35 minutes at the outset at Fenway Park.

"I had to throw a lot," Beckett said. "When you've got to go warm up twice, and I was actually staying warm during (the delays), throwing in the cage and stuff. It definitely wore on me. It was humid, too."

Beckett got a no-decision in the 3-2 win that resutled from Jacoby Ellsbury's walkoff single in the ninth inning. The right-hander went six innings, allowing six hits and two runs, both on solo homers.

"I felt really good in the middle innings," Beckett said. "Even though I gave up the home run in the fourth — the third, fourth and fifth (innings) — that's as good as I've thrown the ball all year."

Despite the low pitch count, Beckett told manager Terry Francona he was done after the sixth.

"I was dead," Beckett said. "I was gassed in the sixth inning."

Morales support

The contribution made by Franklin Morales was not overlooked following the dramatics of the walkoff win. The lefty reliever pitched two scoreless innings to bridge the gap from Beckett to closer Jonathan Papelbon, who worked the ninth and was credited with the win."