A day for the record books?

Another pasting at the hands of the Yanks, one that saw the Sox set several uncomfortable firsts:
It was the first time the Red Sox had allowed 12 or more runs in three straight games.

Josh Beckett set a personal mark, allowing 9 free passes to Yankee hitters. The last Red Sox pitcher to walk as many as nine batters in a game was Roger Moret, had nine against the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 22, 1975. Moret could at least take something away from that game, however - he pitched a complete game to get the nine, and he got the win.
Beckett's line: 5 2/3 innings, nine walks, nine earned runs and one very hard look in the mirror.

"It's unacceptable," Beckett said. "It's brutal. I couldn't get ahead or put anybody away. When you don't execute your pitches and you're walking guys on top of that, it's going to be a long day."

Struggles at the plate led to some curious lineup moves:
Shortstop Alex Gonzalez, just 1 for 17 on the homestand and 3 for 35 (.086) in his last 10 games, sat for the second straight game, replaced by Alex Cora, a lefthanded hitter asked to face the lefthanded Randy Johnson. And center fielder Coco Crisp, 1 for 9 in Friday's doubleheader, sat in favor of Gabe Kapler, even though Kapler was hitless in five career at-bats against Johnson entering the game.