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MLB: Los Angeles Angels 5, Boston 0

Fri, 10/09/2009 - 10:55 by shalini.bahadur

Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 9: John Lackey allowed four hits over 7 1/3 innings Thursday and Torii Hunter hit a three-run homer to give the Los Angeles Angels a 5-0 playoff win over Boston.

It was only the second victory for the Angels over the Red Sox in their last 14 post-season meetings.

In the opening game of their American League Division Series, Lackey collected his first post-season victory in seven years. He walked just one batter, struck out four and threw 114 pitches before being relieved by Darren Oliver with one out in the eighth and a runner on second base.

MLB: Boston 3, Cleveland 0

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 12:10 by harsheeb

Boston, Oct. 1 -- Jon Lester combined with three relievers on a three-hitter Thursday to bring the Boston Red Sox a 3-0 victory over Cleveland.

The Red Sox have struggled heading into their playoff meeting with the Los Angeles Angels next week, but ended a six-game losing streak with a solid pitching performance.

Lester (15-8) retired the first 15 men he faced before giving up a double to Lou Marson in the sixth. He allowed two hits overall and struck out seven in 6 1/3 innings.

Kevin Youkilis drove in the first Boston run with a sacrifice fly in the opening inning and the Red Sox added two in the third on consecutive RBI singles from David Ortiz and Jason Bay.

MLB: Boston 4, Tampa Bay 0 (2nd game)

Mon, 09/14/2009 - 12:42 by harsheeb

Boston, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Jon Lester and Billy Wagner combined on a four-hit shutout Sunday, leading Boston to a 4-0 win over Tampa Bay, capping a doubleheader sweep.

Lester (13-7) gave up two hits in eight scoreless innings with three walks and seven strikeouts.

Wagner gave up two hits in the top of the ninth as Tampa Bay's late-summer swoon continued.

Boston, which swept the three-game series, scored on Jason Varitek's two-run sixth-inning single, an RBI groundout by Mike Lowell and Jason Bay's eighth-inning solo homer.

Four batters had one hit each for the Rays, who suffered their 11th consecutive loss.

DH Pat Burrell was ejected in the eighth for arguing balls and strikes.

MLB: Boston 8, Tampa Bay 4

Wed, 09/02/2009 - 10:09 by preet_20

St. Petersburg, Fla. Sept. 1: J.D. Drew hit a two-run homer Tuesday to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 8-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Kevin Youkilis and Jason Bay added solo homers for the Red Sox, who have won four straight and seven of their last eight games.

Jon Lester (11-7) got the win after allowing two runs on seven hits over six innings.

Boston is 3 1/2 games ahead of Texas and six games in front of Tampa Bay for the AL wild-card spot.

Carlos Pena hit a solo homer and had two RBI and two runs, and Dioner Navarro had an RBI for the Rays, who have lost four of their last six games.

Andy Sonnanstine (6-8) took the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits in just four-plus innings.

MLB: New York Yankees 5, Boston 2

Mon, 08/10/2009 - 10:01 by preet_20

New York, Aug. 10: Back-to-back eighth-inning homers by Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira Sunday helped the New York Yankees beat Boston 5-2 for a four-game sweep.

Alex Rodriguez had a solo homer and scored two runs and Nick Swisher followed the Damon and Teixeira homers with a two-run single in the Yankees' seventh straight win.

Andy Pettitte pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks with four strikeouts as New York ran its lead to 6 ½ games over the second-place Red Sox in the AL East.

Phil Coke (4-3) allowed Boston to go up 2-1 when he served up a two-run homer to Victor Martinez in the eighth but still got the victory.

Martinez's homer -- his 17th of the season -- gave the Red Sox their first runs in 31 innings.

MLB: Boston 6, Washington 4

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 16:36 by preet_20

Washington, June 24: Homers by David Ortiz and Jason Varitek accounted for five runs Wednesday and Boston held on to defeat Washington 6-4.

The Red Sox overcame an early 1-0 deficit on a three-run blast by Ortiz in the fourth and Varitek added a two-run shot in the sixth to make it 6-1.

Boston won its fourth straight.

Jon Lester (6-6) lasted six innings to get the victory, giving up three runs on six hits. Jonathan Papelbon threw 11 pitches in a 1-2-3 ninth for his 17th save.

The Nationals, who are stuck on 20 victories, lost their third in a row. The setback went to Craig Stammen (1-3), who surrendered six runs on seven hits in 5 1/3.

MLB: Boston 5, Toronto 1

Fri, 05/22/2009 - 09:19 by Salinder Kumar

Boston -- Jon Lester allowed a run over 6 1/3 innings Thursday and Boston finished off a three-game sweep with a 5-1 win over Toronto.

The American League East-leading Blue Jays had a chance to distance themselves from Boston in the series, but emerged from the three games with just a half-game lead over the Red Sox.

Lester (3-4) had allowed 13 runs in 9 2/3 innings while losing his two previous starts. He bounced back by scattering eight hits and striking out four to get the win.

Jason Bay hit a two-run homer in Boston's three-run first inning, his 13th blast of the season. Bay set a franchise record by hitting his 11th straight home run with at least one man on base.

Red Sox lefty signs big contract

Sun, 03/15/2009 - 22:53 by admin

Boston -- Boston Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester, a cancer survivor, has signed a five-year contract worth a reported $30 million, all guaranteed.

Both Boston newspapers (the Globe and the Herald) said the deal was done Sunday morning.

Lester, 27, enjoyed a breakout season in 2008. In a career-high 33 starts (210 1/3 innings), his record was 16-6 with a 3.21 earned-run average, 66 walks and 152 strikeouts.

His 1.95 ERA as a starter in the post-season is the third-lowest in franchise history.

He joined Babe Ruth (1916) and Lefty Grove (1937) as the only Boston southpaws with as many as 15 wins, 30 starts, 200 innings, 150 strikeouts and a sub-3.50 ERA in a single season.

Last season, the lymphoma survivor, a native of Tacoma, Wash., received the Hutch Award for "fighting spirit and competitive desire" by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and in 2007 was given the Tony Conigliaro Award for overcoming adversity.