by zach hayes | Jul 21, 2008 | Game Threads, Jarrod Washburn, Jon Lester, Seattle Mariners
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (57-43) @ Seattle Mariners (38-60) Jon Lester (7-3, 3.38) @ Jarrod Washburn (4-8, 4.83) 10:05 PM EDT | Safeco Field (Seattle, WA) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Okay, I’m serious. The road woes need to stop with Seattle,...
by evan brunell | Jul 10, 2008 | Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Javier Lopez, Jed Lowrie, Jon Lester, Julio Lugo, Manny Ramirez, Tim Wakefield
With the halfway point (just after, really — it’s been 90 games) it’s time to break out the midseason Red Sox awards! Only players currently with the Red Sox are eligible. Players could only win or be the runner up once. Once their name comes up,...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 9, 2008 | Brandon Moss, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Manny Ramirez
For the second straight day Manny Ramirez provided the game changing blow.
by zach hayes | Jul 8, 2008 | Game Threads, Jon Lester, Minnesota Twins, Nick Blackburn
Prev. Gm: Minnesota Twins (50-39) @ Boston Red Sox (53-39) Nick Blackburn (7-4, 3.68) @ Jon Lester (7-3, 3.21) 7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Nick Blackburn is an excellent pitcher….at home. On the road?...
by shawn medeiros | Jul 4, 2008 | Jon Lester
Jon Lester gave the Boston bullpen no chance to blow game 1 of the series vs the New York Yankees. Lester pitched a complete game shutout striking out 8 and only allowed five hits. Boston scored in the first, second, fourth, fifth, and eighth for the win. Star of the...
by zach hayes | Jul 3, 2008 | Andy Pettitte, Game Threads, Jon Lester, New York Yankees
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (50-37) @ New York Yankees (45-40) Jon Lester (6-3, 3.48) @ Andy Pettitte (9-5, 3.98) 7:05 PM EDT | The Toilet (Bronx, NY) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Here we go. This crucial mid-season intra-division road trip continues...
by evan brunell | Jul 3, 2008 | Brandon Moss, Chris Smith, Coco Crisp, Craig Hansen, Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Aardsma, Dustin Pedroia, Hideki Okajima, J.D. Drew, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek, Jon Lester, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Justin Masterson, Kevin Cash, Kevin Youkilis, Manny Delcarmen, Manny Ramirez, Mike Lowell, Sean Casey, Tim Wakefield
A 16-11 swing has left the Sox in second place to start July, behind the surprising Tampa Bay Rays. Today comes the hated, the vaunted meek New York Yankees. Let’s kick butt and take names! Let’s take a glance back at the month that was… To the Fire...
by shawn medeiros | Jun 29, 2008 | Carlos Lee, Craig Hansen, Houston Astros, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Lance Berkman, Mike Lowell
Lance Berkman’s two-RBI double in the bottom of the eighth was the difference as Houston beat Boston 11-10. Mike Lowell’s solo-homer in the top of the ninth made it 11-10. Goat of the Game: Pitching staff? Maybe? Well a combined 11 runs with Lester giving...
by zach hayes | Jun 28, 2008 | Brandon Backe, Game Threads, Houston Astros, Jon Lester
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (50-32) @ Houston Astros (37-43) Jon Lester (6-3, 3.13) @ Brandon Backe (5-8, 4.82) 7:05 PM EDT | Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES: Lester's last 4 starts: 27.2 IP, 30 H, 3 BB, 16 K, 1.63 ERA...
by evan brunell | Jun 26, 2008 | Jon Lester
Whoever coined the phrase “less is more” must have been talking about Jon Lester. Lester has emerged before our very eyes to give the Red Sox a weapon they have lacked since the Bruce Hurst days: a bona fide left-handed starter that can pitch near the top...
