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For those of you who wonder why Beckett pitched the whole game: it's pitch count, pure and simple. Red Sox management has said repeatedly that they stick to the pitch count. Even if the pitcher is throwing a no-no, he will come out when he hits his pitch count. Conversely, if the pitcher is doing well and he's below his pitch count, he stays in. Watch some Red Sox games and you will see this. It's a simple but effective strategy, it really cuts through the debate of when to leave a pitcher in and when to take him out. Grady Little's wacky decision making is very much a thing of the past.
