The Tampa Bay Rays celebrated their 2-1 walkoff victory last night as if they had just won the World Series, but on the more subdued side of the diamond, even in heart-wrenching defeat, the Red Sox might have scored the biggest victory of all: the return of a dominant Josh Beckett. (Full article: 974 words)

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