In six innings and two batters against the Phillies, Beckett gave up seven runs (six earned) on a season-high 11 hits.
Still, what does it mean?
The answer is nothing too significant - not at this stage.
Clearly, you always want to win, and I'm sure Phillies' fans got some measure of satisfaction after finally shutting up the inordinate number from Red Sox Nation that descended on Citizens Bank Park over the weekend.
This was one of the high-profile series of interleague play, the reigning World Series champion against the most successful team over the last 5 years.
In reality, however, it was a three-game set that looked considerably more significant on paper than in reality.
If somebody wants to conclude that Boston winning two out of three signifies that the Red Sox are the better team, that's fine.
Still, it's June, and since Boston plays in the American League, it really doesn't matter if the Red Sox are the better team in June, July, August or even September. The only time the quality of the Red Sox compared to that of the Phillies would matter would be in October if the teams are playing in the World Series.
Last season the Phillies finished 4-11 in interleague play and that certainly didn't matter in October.
So in terms of right now, the Phillies playing the Red Sox isn't any bigger than the three-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays beginning tomorrow.
Here's what you can take out of yesterday's win - the Phillies won at home. That supersedes the fact that the win was over the Red Sox.
The Phillies are the best road team in baseball, but their home record ranks with Washington's and Colorado's. Of the teams with winning records, the Phillies are the only one with a losing record at home.
Going into yesterday's games, only the Nationals and Rockies (10 each) had fewer victories at home than the Phillies (12).
