NEW YORK (AP) -Josh Beckett has been scratched from a scheduled start again, and the Boston Red Sox ace plans to have his ailing right elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews in Alabama.
Beckett is to see Dr. Andrews on Friday, Boston manager Terry Francona said after Thursday's 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees.
A 20-game winner and postseason star for the Red Sox last season, Beckett hasn't pitched since Aug. 17, when he reported numbness and tingling in his right arm.
He missed a turn in the rotation, but had been slated to start Friday night against the Chicago White Sox. Daisuke Matsuzaka will get the ball for Boston instead.
