Red Sox’s Beckett activated from 15-day DL with middle finger injury

By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

The Boston Red Sox have announced that starting pitcher Josh Beckett has been activated from the 15-day disabled list. He went on the 15-day disabled list earlier this month with what the team described as an “avulsion on the right middle finger.”

He went on the disabled list three days after initially being listed as day-to-day with a finger injury. After going through tests, Beckett and the team found out the severity of the injury.

Beckett last pitched on May 13th in a no-decision game against the Baltimore Orioles. He went four innings in the game before being replaced.

The four innings were the fewest he has pitched in a game this season. In his season-opening starter, he went five innings against the Kansas City Royals.

The veteran pitcher was 7-0 on the season before the no-decision against the Orioles. His last win came in a 9-2 win against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 8th on the road.

Beckett also picked up a win at home on May 2nd against the Oakland Athletics in a 6-4 win.

In April, Beckett was 5-0 on the season. He went five innings in a 7-1 win against the Royals on April 4th.

Six days later, Beckett went seven innings in a 14-3 win against the Seattle Mariners on April 10th. He also went six innings in a 7-2 win against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on April 16th.

Then, on April 21st, he went 6 2/3 innings in a 7-5 win against the New York Yankees. To close out the month, Beckett went eight innings in a 5-2 win against the Baltimore Orioles.