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7:05 pm EDT Tue May 18, 2010

The Boston Red Sox have slipped back under .500 thanks to another particularly painful loss to the New York Yankees. Josh Beckett hopes he can provide some help for Boston’s beleaguered staff. The slumping right-hander will try to snap Boston’s eight-game skid in the Bronx as he pitches for the first time in 11 days Tuesday night, forming an opening-night rematch with New York’s CC Sabathia. The Red Sox are 2-5 against the arch-rival Yankees this season, and Monday’s loss - their third straight overall - may have been the most disheartening. Boston used five home runs to overcome a 6-1 deficit and take a 9-7 lead into the ninth inning, but closer Jonathan Papelbon allowed a tying two-run homer to Alex Rodriguez before Marcus Thames’ two-run shot gave New York an 11-9 win.

While they’re second in the AL to the Yankees in runs, the Red Sox had entered the season with hopes that their rotation would be among the best in the majors. Instead, Boston starters have a 5.16 ERA that ranks near the bottom of the league, and the team is already 8 1/2 games behind first-place Tampa Bay. Beckett has been dealing with back spasms since his most recent start May 7, when he allowed nine runs in 5 1-3 innings of a 10-3 loss to the Yankees. He struck out six and allowed one hit through the first three innings, but lost his command while allowing three runs in the fourth and six in the sixth. Even before his injury, the Red Sox had pushed back Beckett’s next start due to his ineffectiveness. He has a 10.48 ERA in his last four starts and a 12.60 ERA in two outings against New York. Boston managed to beat the Yankees 9-7 on opening night April 4, when Sabathia also struggled, giving up five runs in 5 1-3 innings at Fenway Park.