There was a little concern about Jon Lester throwing on Sunday afternoon after throwing 23 pitches on Friday night before the rainout. Lester pretty much erased any of those doubts though.
Lester went eight shutout innings, allowing two hits to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in front [...]
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September 13, 2009
GAME NOTES: Jon Lester takes the mound. Let's hope he starts off better than the canceled Friday affair, when he got the bases drunk in the first and only had one out before the torrential rain come. He'll go against 'Big Game James' Shields, who is looking to move to .500 on the season, given his 9-10 record.
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September 14, 2009
With Sunday's extension of the wild card lead to four games on the back of the doubleheader sweep [Jon Lester is the beast of all beasts], Boston's entrance into the playoffs as the wild card winner is all but assured. (But at seven games behind New York, it ain't over!)
This is problematic.
Don't get me wrong, making the playoffs is great, and I'd pick that...
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September 12, 2009
The Red Sox-Rays game that was postponed last night will be made up as a doubleheader on Sunday. The postponed game will be played at 12 noon, and the regularly scheduled game will be played at 5 PM. Yep, yet another "day/night doubleheader."Jon Lester, who started last night's washout, will go in the second game tomorrow. Josh Beckett will pitch tonight in his regularly...
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September 13, 2009
Jon Lester allowed two hits in eight innings and the Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 4-0 on Sunday for a doubleheader sweep, handing the AL champion Rays their 11th consecutive loss.
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September 13, 2009
Jon Lester allowed two hits in eight innings and the Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 4-0 on Sunday for a doubleheader sweep, handing the AL champion Rays their 11th consecutive loss.
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September 13, 2009
Jon Lester allowed two hits in eight innings and the Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 4-0 on Sunday for a doubleheader sweep, handing the AL champion Rays their 11th consecutive loss.
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September 13, 2009
John Henry, not Jon Lester! Frankly, I wish the owner would share his thought on the US dollar, lumber, natural gas, and other commodities instead of the Red Sox.Brad Penny and John Smoltz sure look better in AAA...oh, the National League.Buchholz, as of now, still has the best 'swing and miss' stuff on the team.Yes, I noticed that Alex Gonzalez has yet to walk for the Sox...
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September 13, 2009
Jon Lester allowed two hits in eight innings and the Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 4-0 on Sunday for a doubleheader sweep.
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September 14, 2009
Game 142: September 13, 2009 Rays0L: James Shields (9-11)72-71, 11 game losing streak Red Sox4W: Jon Lester (13-7)84-58, 5 game winning streak Highlights: Not to be outdone by Clay Buchholz, Lester twirled eight shutout innings to sweep the Rays out of Fenway and, most likely, out of the Wild Card
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September 13, 2009
This time last year, the Tampa Bay Rays were in the middle of a miraculous run that landed on top of the AL West and eventually sent the Rays to the World Series. This year isn’t quite as fun.
On Sunday, the Rays saw their losing streak extend to 11 games when the Boston Red Sox won by a final count of 4-0. The Rays are no only 72-71 and they are already looking forward to next...
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September 14, 2009
Now that, my friends, is more like it. The Red Sox sweep of Sunday’s doubleheader against the Rays was all about dominating starting pitching. Josh Beckett’s excellent, albeit rain-shortened, outing on Saturday night was followed up by even more impressive performances by Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester.
We all know that power pitchers win in the [...]
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