Lester has warm homecoming Monday: Local favorite Jon Lester carried a shutout into the eighth inning, and the road-weary Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 Monday night. Lester, who was born in nearby Tacoma and starred at that city's Bellarmine Prep high school, allowed eight hits in 7 1/3 innings -- the final one a hard one-hopper off his right shin. He left the game with a trainer and the bases loaded but did not appear injured while watching from the bench as Jonathan Papelbon got Raul Ibanez to ground into a double play. It was Lester's fifth start without allowing a run this season, including his no-hitter May 19 against Kansas City. He struck out six in the win. (Updated 07/22/2008).
Injury Report
Shin - Probable for July 27 start vs. N.Y. Yankees (Updated - 7/22/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Lester (8-3) was back in the city where he first had his sore back examined during a series in 2006, before being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He received treatments here during the winter for the rare form of the disease. He's back in his shutout groove, after allowing five runs to Minnesota in his last start July 8. Lester was constantly ahead in counts and allowed three hits through six innings before Ibanez and Jose Lopez singled in the seventh. Lester continues to pitch well for the AL East-contending Red Sox and remains a high-end Fantasy SP. He is likely to make his next scheduled start Sunday against the Yankees despite the minor shin bruise. Lester pitched a complete-game shutout against the Yankees July 3. (Updated 07/22/2008).
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Lester has warm homecoming Monday: Local favorite Jon Lester carried a shutout into the eighth inning, and the road-weary Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0 Monday night. Lester, who was born in nearby Tacoma and starred at that city's Bellarmine Prep high school, allowed eight hits in 7 1/3 innings -- the final one a hard one-hopper off his right shin. He left the game with a trainer and the bases loaded but did not appear injured while watching from the bench as Jonathan Papelbon got Raul Ibanez to ground into a double play. It was Lester's fifth start without allowing a run this season, including his no-hitter May 19 against Kansas City. He struck out six in the win. (Updated 07/22/2008).
Injury Report
Shin - Probable for July 27 start vs. N.Y. Yankees (Updated - 7/22/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Lester (8-3) was back in the city where he first had his sore back examined during a series in 2006, before being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He received treatments here during the winter for the rare form of the disease. He's back in his shutout groove, after allowing five runs to Minnesota in his last start July 8. Lester was constantly ahead in counts and allowed three hits through six innings before Ibanez and Jose Lopez singled in the seventh. Lester continues to pitch well for the AL East-contending Red Sox and remains a high-end Fantasy SP. He is likely to make his next scheduled start Sunday against the Yankees despite the minor shin bruise. Lester pitched a complete-game shutout against the Yankees July 3. (Updated 07/22/2008).
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