Postseason ace Beckett shelled as Angels win 5-4

Josh Beckett waited four extra days for a chance to show his postseason brilliance. That shine wore off with his very first pitch. The Red Sox right-hander had the worst outing of his 10 postseason starts as Boston lost 5-4 to the Los Angeles Angels in 12 innings on Sunday night.

He gave up a double to Chone Figgins on his first pitch and needed 30 pitches and 22 minutes to record three outs.

The Angels cut Boston's lead in the best-of-five AL division series to 2-1. Game 4 is Monday night at Fenway Park.