JON LESTER NEWS
Red Sox can breathe easy after Lester's close call
September 26, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Don't worry, folks ... Jon Lester is fine. The Red Sox get a scare after their starting pitcher is hit by a line drive in a 9-5 loss to the Yanks. It's a relief, Danny Knobler says, because Boston needs Lester to win in October.
Knobler: BoSox can breathe easy after Lester's close call
September 26, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Don't worry, folks ... Jon Lester is fine. The Red Sox get a scare after their starting pitcher is hit by a line drive in a 9-5 loss to the Yanks. It's a relief, Danny Knobler says, because Boston needs Lester to win in October.
Lester Helps Red Sox Increase WC Lead
September 06, 2009 by
Fenway West
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Jon Lester looked like the ace of the staff on the south side of Chicago this afternoon. The Red Sox starter pitched seven shutout innings and gave up just 4 hits while he struck out 8 including his 200th K of the season. Mike Lowell got the offense started with a 2-run homer in the...
Jon Lester's knee responds; next start a possibility
About 16 hours after being struck by a stinging line drive on his right knee, Jon Lester and the Red Sox were relieved that his knee is responding well to the medical treatment.
Optimism on The Baseball Show
August 08, 2009 by
Fire Brand American League
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It's easy to be down on this team right now. Just keep this in mind; the Red Sox are 1 game up on Texas and 2.5 on Tampa Bay with nine games left against the pair for the AL Wild Card. With Josh Beckett and Jon Lester on absolute fire right now, don't think this team is going...
Lester, Sox Roll Over the O’s
July 26, 2009 by
Sports Blog Net
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Jon Lester pitched well, giving up 8 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 9 in 7 1/3 innings against the Orioles. Daniel Bard and RR kept the O's off of the board to preserve Lester's victory.Ortiz drove in 3 and LaRoche and Ells each drove in 2 runs to fuel the Red Sox...
Yanks Hit and Run the Red Sox
September 25, 2009 by
Fenway West
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Jon Lester was not pitching in the third inning when he was drilled in the leg by a line drive. The injury ended his night but luckily did not end his season, X-Rays were negagitve and the early word is that he should be O.K. The Sox offense struggled against Joba and were...
Red Sox News & Notes - 12/12
December 27, 2007 by
Sox & Dawgs
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Things still remain quiet on As The Santana Turns as the Red Sox aren’t backing down from their original offers of a 3-player deal involving Jacoby Ellsbury and the 4-player deal involving Jon Lester. The Yankees and Mets are still in the mix but neither team is backing down...
Lester, Sox Roll Over the O's
July 26, 2009 by
Fenway West
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Jon Lester pitched well, giving up 8 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 9 in 7 1/3 innings against the Orioles. Daniel Bard and RR kept the O's off of the board to preserve Lester's victory.Ortiz drove in 3 and LaRoche and Ells each drove in 2 runs to fuel the Red Sox...
Cook County Conquered By Cancer Kicker
September 06, 2009 by
A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe...
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Before the season, I was pissed at the way some writer nonchalantly called Jon Lester was the "co-ace" as if everyone felt that's what he was. I'm about the biggest Lester fan you can be, and always have been--I just thought that was a little disrespectful to Beckett...
Boston Red Sox News & Notes – 9/14
September 14, 2009 by
SOX & Dawgs
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The Boston Red Sox got two stellar performances from Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester on their way to a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on Sunday. They also got a strong rain-shortened strong start by Josh Beckett on Saturday night.
The Red Sox picked up a 1/2 game on the New York [...]
Lester lowers broom
September 14, 2009 by
boston.com
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Young Red Sox pitchers do not seek out Jon Lester for advice, he explained, because Josh Beckett is there. Beckett is the elder ace and the staff’s clear leader, the starter Lester himself still emulates.
Lester's arm, Pedroia's power give Red Sox sweep
September 13, 2009 by
Sign on San Diego
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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.
Red Sox Bats Deliver Another Victory
August 25, 2009 by
Fenway West
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Jon Lester pitched well but had some bad luck with a bad bounce on a pitch that allowed the White Sox to tie the game in the 7th; taking away his chances for a win. Oki and MDC kept the Red Sox in the game and let the bats take over in the bottom of the 8 with 3 runs including a homer...
G142: Lester Leads Sox To Series Sweep Of Tampa Bay
The Young Guns were on the mark today at Fenway Park. In Game One, Clay Buchholz held Tampa Bay to a single run over seven innings in 3-1 triumph… in Game Two, Jon Lester held the Rays to a pair of singles through eight innings as the Red Sox swept the doubleheader with a [...]
Great 8: Lester, Red Sox extend streaks vs. O's
Jon Lester pitched seven shutout innings, J.D. Drew came within a double of hitting for the cycle, and the Boston Red Sox cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Monday night.
Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays Pitching Matchups: 9/1-9/3
August 31, 2009 by
SOX & Dawgs
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Tuesday, September 1st @ 7:08 PM
Jon Lester, LHP (10-7, 3.60) vs Andy Sonnanstine, RHP (6-7, 6.61)
TV: NESN, MLB.tv
Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio
Wednesday, September 2nd @ 7:08 PM
Josh Beckett, RHP (14-5, 3.80) vs Matt Garza, RHP (7-9, 3.95)
TV: NESN, ESPN, MLB...
Lester, Drew lead Red Sox over Orioles
BALTIMORE (AP) -Jon Lester pitched seven shutout innings, J.D. Drew came within a double of hitting for the cycle, and the Boston Red Sox cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Monday night.
Red Sox pitcher Lester has only bruised quads
September 26, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Jon Lester sustained only a bruised quadriceps after being hit by a third-inning liner off the bat of Melky Cabrera in Friday night's 9-5 loss to the Yankees. X-rays were negative.
BoSox's Lester has bruised quads; X-rays negative
September 26, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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Jon Lester sustained only a bruised quadriceps after being hit by a third-inning liner off the bat of Melky Cabrera in Friday night's 9-5 loss to the Yankees. X-rays were negative.
9/11 GDT: Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox
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If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have better pitching* in the band
August 17, 2009 by
Cursed To First
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Jon Lester, you're all set. The rest of you... I'm not sure what to say. Am I off the bandwagon? Well, I'm here, aren't I? But let's be realistic. The Sox have gone on two road trips in the last...
Righted by lefty
May 31, 2009 by
boston.com
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TORONTO - Coming off a season in which Jon Lester vied for the title of ace, carrying the Red Sox through the second half of the season and into the playoffs, the results this year had been even more stunning. Lester couldn't stem a wash of bad pitches leading to bad innings leading...
Revived Lester strikes again
June 12, 2009 by
boston.com
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Jon Lester reduces his brilliance into a simple couple of words. "It sounds easy, it sounds dumb, but really, just trying to execute pitches," he said, as if anyone can dominate one of the game's best lineups and strike out 11 with mere fundamentals and pluck.
For Lester, success brings more challenges
June 01, 2009 by
boston.com
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Jon Lester entered this season with an enhanced reputation after he went 16-6 with a 3.21 ERA in 2008. Lester, who struck out 12 in a dominant, six-inning victory at Toronto Sunday, has not noticed batters attacking him differently, but he has noticed something else.
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