PHOENIX (AP) – The Boston Red Sox made their first game in the desert one to remember.

J.D. Drew hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high seven runs, and Josh Beckett improved to 9-0 with a five-hitter as Boston routed Arizona 10-3 Friday night in the Red Sox’ first regular-season visit to Chase Field.

It took Drew six innings to double the number of home runs he hit in his first 50 games since signing a $70-million, five-year contract with the Red Sox last winter.

Drew’s eruption provided plenty of support for Beckett, who matched his season high by going eight innings, allowing two earned runs and five hits without a walk. He struck out eight, also matching a season high.

Beckett has tied the fifth-best start in franchise history, matching Sonny Siebert, who won his first nine decisions in 1971. The best start is Roger Clemens’ 14-0 in 1986.

Unlike Drew, Beckett had struggled against the Diamondbacks. He went 0-3 with a 6.97 ERA in four starts against Arizona while with the Florida Marlins.

Red Sox Nation turned out for Boston’s first regular-season appearance in Phoenix. And their team gave them plenty to cheer about from the start.

Julio Lugo led off the first by driving a 3-2 pitch from Doug Davis (4-7) 408 feet into the left field bleachers, drawing a roar from the throngs of Red Sox fans who invaded Chase Field. It was Lugo’s second leadoff homer of the season and the ninth of his career.

Drew picked up where he left off last season, when he battered the Diamondbacks as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He batted .412 (28-for-68) with seven homers and 30 RBIs in 18 games against Arizona.

Drew’s younger brother, Stephen, plays shortstop for the Diamondbacks.

With two on and two out in the third, Drew hit Davis’ first pitch 416 feet into the left center field seats to give the Red Sox a 4-0 lead.

Drew hit another three-run shot in the sixth – this one to the right field seats against reliever Edgar Gonzalez.

Drew also doubled home a run in the eighth off Gonzalez.

Davis allowed five runs on six hits in four innings, his shortest start as a Diamondback. He walked five, matching a season high, and struck out two.

Notes: With their visit to Chase Field, the Red Sox have played in all but three current major league parks – Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park, Houston’s Minute Maid Park and San Diego’s Petco Park. … Arizona 3B Alberto Callaspo fell victim to a hidden-ball trick in the third. After beating a throw to second base, Callaspo stood to dust himself off, pulling his left hand off the bag. Lugo, standing behind him with the ball in his glove, made the tag. … Eric Byrnes’ RBI single in the third extended his hitting streak to 15 games.

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