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Julio Lugo on his defensive performance:

“We played good all the way around. Fortunately I came out with some good plays, and I feel like I made a difference. . .I take a lot of pride in my defense. A lot of people say I’m a better offensive player than defensive player, but we’re just going to have to see.”

Jason Varitek on Lugo's day:

“He was phenomenal in the field today and he had some good at-bats, too,."

Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett on Lugo:

“He made two unbelievable plays behind me. On one of them he saved me a run, and on the other he saved me from throwing more pitches."

Beckett on his 3-0 start this season compared to last year:

“I’m not worried about last year. I’m worried about this year. I’m worried about keeping my team in games and trying to help them win this year. There’s nothing I can do about last year. I just need to continue to make pitches when I need to because that’s been the key to my success.”

Varitek on Beckett:
“He pitched extremely well. He kept us in it and only gave up that one run.”

Varitek on team's offense:

“It helps to put eight or nine runs on the board. But when push comes to shove, we’re going to have to rely on this pitching staff to get it done.”

Terry Francona on Beckett:
“He did a good job, and they made him work hard, too. We knew they would because they didn’t want to lose today. There were a lot of foul balls and they got deep into counts, but he pitched very well and got some good defense behind him, too.”

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