"When Josh Beckett walked slowly off the mound in the fourth inning favoring his right ankle yesterday, did any hope of the Red Sox advancing deep into the postseason go with him?

The Sox will send their best starting pitcher back to Boston this morning to get checked by a specialist and determine the extent of the injury he suffered while throwing a pitch to Toronto's Brett Lawrie.

Beckett said the sensation in his foot was unlike anything he had felt before. For now, the team is describing it as a sprained ankle."