Lester Vintage in First Start Since Taking Line Drive Off Leg

by Frankie PiliereFiled under: Red Sox, MLB Playoffs, Scout's Eye ViewIt was easy and obviously warranted to be worried about Jon Lester's health coming off his close encounter with a Melky Cabrera line drive last weekend in New York. The fact remains, however, that Lester was rocked for eight hits in less than three innings of work before the line drive even came into play. In other words, going into Thursday night's start against Cleveland, there was more than his health to monitor. The Boston southpaw brought his power stuff against the Yankees, but his mechanics and command betrayed him. Lester generates a great deal of his velocity with torso rotation, but he also has to be careful to stay closed long enough to command his pitches.Lester Vintage in First Start Since Taking Line Drive Off Leg originally appeared on Fanhouse MLB Blog on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments