Beckett gave up only three hits to Yankees, and all were by Jeter



After Marlins' pitcher Josh Beckett left, the Yankees feasted on the bullpen.
MIAMI (AP) -- Josh Beckett made Alfonso Soriano look bad three times, and he made Aaron Boone's knees buckle.
Against Derek Jeter it was a different story.
Beckett gave up only three hits Tuesday night, and they were all by Jeter.
"We're not quitting," Beckett said. "Even if we lose [tonight], we're not packing our stuff up."
With the score 1-all, Jeter doubled to end Beckett's night in the eighth. The Yankees then feasted on the Florida bullpen.
Jeter came home on Hideki Matsui's two-out single off Dontrelle Willis, and homers in the ninth by Boone and Bernie Williams broke the game open.
In contrast
The Yankees' dangerous third and fourth hitters, Jason Giambi and Williams, went a combined 0-for-5 against Beckett. But Jeter had a 3-for-4 night with two doubles and three runs scored.
"He's got those guys coming up behind him, so you're going to challenge him," Beckett said. "He's in the perfect spot, because he can hit."
Beckett took the loss but deserved better.
His last start was a two-hit shutout to save Florida's season and beat the Chicago Cubs, and he was almost as good against the Yankees.
"It was kind of wasted effort," teammate Juan Pierre said. "Josh pitched a great game. We just couldn't get him any run support."
Marlins get 8 hits
Florida had eight hits against Mike Mussina and Mariano Rivera. Derrek Lee, Luis Castillo and Mike Lowell each went 0-for-4 for the Marlins, who are batting .216 and have scored five runs in the series.
Lowell's average for the series fell to .083. Alex Gonzalez is batting .111, Lee .167, Miguel Cabrera .182 and Ivan Rodriguez .200.
"We're not swinging the bats like we're capable of," Lee said. "I know I'm not."
The Yankees didn't do much hitting either against Beckett. The right-hander struck out Soriano and Jeter to start the game, both on 97 mph fastballs.
Soriano swung at three curves in the fourth and missed them all. Boone's knees went wobbly as he was called out on strikes in the seventh on a 76 mph curve.
Beckett wavers in fourth
Beckett wavered in the fourth, when Jeter doubled with one out to give the Yankees their first runner. Giambi walked, and with two out Beckett hit Matsui on the front foot with a 1-2 curve to load the bases.
That set up a duel with Jorge Posada. Beckett got ahead in the count 1-2, but Posada fouled off two pitches to stay alive, then drew an RBI walk on a 3-2 pitch close enough to draw a protest from Marlins manager Jack McKeon, who screamed at plate umpire Gary Darling.
"You saw both clubs arguing about the calls, so take it from there," McKeon said.
"I've never been one to complain about that," Beckett said. "If he doesn't call a strike, it's not a strike."