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Things to think about during Jacoby watch ...

Mark Melancon gave up a home run to Ben Zobrist, but that's not so bad, because Zobrist is a guy who hits some home runs. It doesn't mean they need an 11-run lead every time.

A-Gon is heating up. (I'm not wild about that nickname, by the way -- we need to work on this.)

Youk had his first multi-hit game of the year ("multi" being two in this case, but we'll take it).

Did Kelly Shoppach win the job yesterday? We'll see.

And of course, Beckett! He relied on location more than speed, which all pitchers eventually have to do. It would be ironic if an injury pushed him to a new level.

Clay Buchholz gets the ball today against Jeremy Hellickson, who had an outstanding first outing against the Yankees.