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| Height: 6-2
Weight: 190
Throws: L
Bats: L Born: Jan 7, 1984, Tacoma, WA Contract: Signed through 2008 |
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| September 2, 2008 Jon Lester won his 13th game of the year, allowing one run in five innings, though he did walk four batters as the Red Sox slaughtered the Orioles, 14-2. |
| August 28, 2008 Jon Lester came into today's match-up against the Yankees with a record of 2-0 and an ERA of 1.13 and today wasn't much different. In Lester's 6.2 innings he only gave up one run while striking out eight. |
| August 28, 2008 Today the Red Sox will try and sweep a three game series with the Yankees and most likely sweep them right out the playoff picture. Jon Lester will go for the Sox today and he has absolutely owned the Yankees this year. Lester is 2-0 against the Yanks with an ERA of 1.13. |
| August 23, 2008 Jon Lester was rocked for seven earned runs on eight hits over a mere 2.1 innings of work in Saturday's 11-0 loss to the Jays, with two walks and two strikeouts. |
| August 18, 2008 Jon Lester picked up his 12th win Monday, allowing just one run on four hits and a walk while striking out five over seven innings. |
| August 13, 2008 Boston's Jon Lester is quickly becoming the gem of the franchise, tonight earning his 11th win in a dominating performance against the Texas Rangers. Lester pitched 7 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with one walk and six strikeouts. |
| August 8, 2008 Jon Lester lost his first game in almost two and a half months as he allowed four runs to the White Sox over seven innings on Friday. |
| August 4, 2008 Jon Lester has been named the AL Pitcher of the Month for July, according to the AP. Lester went 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA over four starts in the month. |
| August 2, 2008 Jon Lester only issued two earned runs on seven hits over seven innings in Saturday's 12-2 blowout win over Oakland at Fenway Park, with one walk and five strikeouts. |
| July 27, 2008 Jon Lester recorded eight strikeouts in seven innings of two-run ball against the Yankess on Sunday night. He scattered right hits and pitched himself out of jams throughout the game. |
| July 22, 2008 Jon Lester tossed 7.1 scoreless innings against the Mariners on Monday night and improved to 8-3. The southpaw allowed eight hits, walked none, and struck out six. |
| July 4, 2008 Red Sox manager Terry Francona says that Jon Lester is a pitcher who can throw a lot of innings, according to the Boston Globe. |
| July 3, 2008 Jon Lester performed like an ace on Thursday night pitching a complete game 7-0 victory over division rival New York. The left allowed five hits, walked two and struck out eight in his seventh win of the year. |
| June 28, 2008 Jon Lester allowed six runs on nine hits, walked none and struck out three over five innings in an 11-10 loss to Houston. The six runs are the most the Boston left-hander had given up in a single game over his first 17 starts. |
| June 28, 2008 The Boston Red Sox will send Jon Lester cover mound duties this evening as they face the Houston Astros, according to the Sports Network. |
| June 22, 2008 Jon Lester picked up a no-decision on Sunday though he looked solid against the Cardinals allowing just two runs over 7.1 innings. Lester walked only one batter while picking up three strikeouts. |
| June 22, 2008 The Red Sox have released their starting lineup for today's matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals, tabbing LHP Jon Lester as the man on the mound. |
| June 17, 2008 Well, it wasn't a no-hitter, but Jon Lester had quite a performance on Tuesday. He held the powerful Phillies offense at bay, tossing seven scoreless innings while allowing six hits and a walk with five strikeouts. |
| June 17, 2008 Jon Lester will duel with the Phillies tonight in Philadelphia, according to MLB.com. Lester is 5-3 this season with a 3.43 ERA and 1.35 WHIP. |
| June 10, 2008 Jon Lester has been moved back one day in the rotation, and will pitch on Thursday instead of his originally scheduled spot for Wednesday, according to MLB.com. He is serving a five-game suspension for his involvement in last Thursday's brawl with the Rays. |
| June 6, 2008 Jon Lester has been suspended five games by MLB for his involvement in Thursday's fracas with the Rays. |
| June 5, 2008 Jon Lester allowed just one run over 6.1 innings to improve to 4-3. Lester walks no one on the night while striking out five in the effort against the Rays. |
| May 25, 2008 Life after the no-hitter has gotten off on the wrong foot for Boston LHP Jon Lester , taking the loss today as the Red Sox fell 6-3 to Oakland. Lester pitched five innings, giving up four runs (three earned) on seven hits with two walks and three strikeouts. |
| May 19, 2008 Jon Lester threw the 18th no-hitter in Red Sox history on Monday night as he twirled the gem against the Royals. Lester improved to 3-2 while allowing just two walks along with nine strikeouts. |
| May 14, 2008 Jon Lester allowed two runs on five hits, walked two and struck out four in six innings of work as the Red Sox lost 6-3 to the Orioles on Wednesday afternoon. |
| May 10, 2008 Jon Lester was hit hard by the light-hitting Twins on Friday night in a 7-6 loss to Minnesota. The Boston left-hander allowed five runs (three earned) on eight hits, walked one and struck out two. |
| May 4, 2008 What's gotten into Jon Lester? The southpaw held the Rays to four hits and one run on Sunday and improved to 2-2. Lester has been excellent in his last two outings after a rough start to his 2008 campaign. Following his work on Sunday, he now owns more strikeouts (27) than walks (26) this year. |
| April 29, 2008 Jon Lester twirled a gem for the Red Sox Tuesday, going eight shutout innings while allowing just one hit and four walks while striking out six. The lefty failed to register a win, however, as the Sox scored the lone run of the contest in the bottom of the ninth after closer Jon Papelbon pitching a scoreless top of the ninth. |
| April 28, 2008 The Red Sox have made another change in their pitching rotation, this according to the Boston Globe. Boston has moved Jon Lester into Tuesday's slot and push Daisuke Matsuzaka back a day to Wednesday. |
| April 19, 2008 Jon Lester lasted 6.1 innings on Saturday allowing 10 hits, two walks and three runs in a no-decision. Lester also had five K and allowed one home run. |
| April 14, 2008 Jon Lester struggled to find the strike zone again on Monday. He walked five batters over 4.1 innings against the Indians and has now issued 15 free passes in 20.1 frames this season. Lester also allowed five hits and four runs on Monday, and his ERA rose to 5.31. |
| April 9, 2008 Jon Lester suffered through a troublesome outing in the Red Sox 2-7 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Lester pitched 5 1/3 innings, throwing 97 pitches to allow four earned runs on five hits with four walks surrendered and no strike outs on the day. This gives Lester his second loss on the year. |
| April 2, 2008 Boston starter Jon Lester put forth a strong effort in his second start of the season, holding the Oakland A's scoreless over 6 2/3 innings of work, allowing just three hits and three walks while posting three strike outs. The results resound much better with fantasy owners than his first outing of the season, allowing four runs on eight hits in just four innings of work, bringing Lester to a seasonal ERA of 3.38 with a 1.31 WHIP. |
| March 26, 2008 Jon Lester was shaky in his first regular season start. The southpaw needed 83 pitches to get through four innings, and he allowed five hits and four runs. Lester walked three and struck out four. The whiffs are nice, but control issues continue to linger for the promising lefty. |
| March 23, 2008 Jon Lester is penciled in to start the second game of the season for Boston, according to the Providence Journal. Injuries to Schilling and Beckett will force Lester to step up. |
| March 5, 2008 Rebounding from a poor first start, Jon Lester had a solid outing on Wednesday as he allowed one run in three innings to the Reds, this according to the AP. There was nothing wrong mechanically," he said referring to his last start. You see somebody other than your own team for the first time, youre more amped up. That could have resulted in me being a little erratic. With Curt Schilling starting the year on the DL, Lester will be one of the team's starters unless he has an awful spring. |
| March 1, 2008 Jon Lester, walked four of the nine batters he faced in his first spring start Saturday against Minnesota. He gave up five runs, four earned, and recorded only three outs. Lester's velocity was present in the debut, hitting as much as 94 MPH on the gun, but his command was awful. |
| February 17, 2008 Saturday marked the first day of throwing off the mound for half of the teams 28 pitchers, according to the Boston Herald. Jon Lester, who tossed with teammates Daisuke Matsuzaka, Tim Wakefield and Josh Beckett, impressed his manager. Hes a year removed from everything he went through. Its exciting to see that, manager Terry Francona said. (Friday) he wasnt fighting to keep up with everybody. He was kind of setting the pace. He looks strong. He looked strong off the mound. Lester noted that he wont truly know how the added bulk will affect his velocity until he sees the reaction of the hitters. The lefty said there were just four instances last year - in Cleveland, in Baltimore, in Toronto, and the final game of the World Series - that he was able to max out his fastball when needed. Last year I felt fine, but that little extra just wasnt there, Lester said. In 05 when I would hump up I would throw 94 or 95 (mph). Last year when I would hump up I would throw 91." |