Jon Lester has been spectacular this season, however last night would just not be his night. Lester was sporting his biggest ERA against the White Sox and last night would not help that statistic any. The Sox bats rallied late, but came up short and lost their first game in the last 6 days.
Lester just didn't have it last night. Lester gave up 3 runs in the 1st when he gave up a single, a walk and then a HR to Adam Dunn. Red 0-3. Lester gave up 2 more runs in the 2nd inning when he gave up back to back RBI doubles to De Aza and Ramirez. Red 0-5. In the 3rd the Red Sox got 2 runs back when Salty smacked a 2 run HR. Red 2-5. Lester would give up his 6th and final run in the 5th inning when he gave up an RBI single to Viciedo. Red 2-6. The kicker for all of these runs Lester gave up last night is that each and every one of them was with two outs.
Lester pitched 6 innings and then gave the ball to the bullpen. Morty pitched the 7th and Breslow pitched the 8th. The bullpen continued to be consistent and would give up no more runs. The Sox grabbed two more runs in the 7th when Papi and Napoli both walked and then Middlebrooks brought them home with an RBI double. Red 4-6. In the 9th, Middlebrooks almost tied up the game with a ball that was about 3 feet short of being a homerun.
The Sox won 5 straight, but they wouldn't push it to 6. Let's get back after a new win streak tomorrow.
Red Sox 4 White Sox 6 BOXSCORE
WP: Axelrod (2-3) LP: Lester (6-1)
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