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| Projections | | Timeframe | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | WHIP | K | BBI | | 2013 Season (CBSSports.com) | 205.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 3.73 | 1.34 | 173.00 | 73.00 |
| Key Stats |
| IP | W-L | SV | ERA | Ks | BB |
| 65.2 | 6-1 | 0 | 3.15 | 52 | 18 |
| Games Played By Position | | Year | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | DH | SP | RP | | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Situational Stats | | Situation | IP | W | L | ERA | SV | BB | SO | | vs Cleveland | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | vs LHB | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 2 | 20 | | vs RHB | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 16 | 32 |
| Recent Trades | | Date | Traded | Traded For | | 05/22/2013 | Jon Lester, SP BOS
Alberto Callaspo, 3B LAA
| Miguel Cabrera, 3B DET
David Phelps, RP NYY
| | 05/22/2013 | Jon Lester, SP BOS
| David Price, SP TB
| | 05/22/2013 | Jon Lester, SP BOS
Tim Lincecum, SP SF
| Doug Fister, SP DET
Jeff Samardzija, SP CHC
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| Last 10 Games | | Date | Opp | W | L | SV | IP | HA | ER | BBA | Ks | | 4/1 | @NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | | 4/7 | @TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | | 4/13 | TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | | 4/18 | @CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | | 4/24 | OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | 4/30 | @TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | | 5/5 | @TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | | 5/10 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | | 5/15 | @TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | | 5/20 | @CHW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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Latest News
| Jon Lester suffers first defeat |
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
(5/21/13) Jon Lester likely wasn't going to go undefeated this season and on Monday in Chicago he suffered his first loss. Lester fell to 6-1 after being hit hard by the White Sox.
The Red Sox ace gave up a three-run homer to Adam Dunn in the first inning and allowed two more runs in the second. He gave up six runs -- five earned -- on seven hits and three walks over six innings. Lester struck out two and his ERA is 3.15.
The 29-year-old Lester had a 2.72 ERA coming into Monday's start and has struck out 52 over 65 2/3 innings with a 1.07 WHIP and .211 batting average against. Lester is scheduled to make his next start Saturday against Cleveland.
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| Jon Lester climbs franchise strikeout list |
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
(5/15/13) Red Sox starter Jon Lester won the battle of the aces on Wednesday in Tampa Bay. With David Price allowing four runs and leaving after 2 1/3 innings due to injury, Lester cruised to victory.
The Boston starter moved into fifth place on the franchise all-time strikeout list with his 1,109th strikeout. That moved him past Josh Beckett. Lester's win pushed his record to 6-0 with a 2.72 ERA, and he seemed to improve as the game went on.
Lester, who received eight runs of support in the third inning, allowed just two earned runs (in the bottom of the third) over his entire outing. He gave up eight hits and didn't walk a batter with five strikeouts over 107 pitches.
The 29-year-old has given up just two runs over his last 16 innings with 10 Ks over that stretch. With 50 Ks over 59 2/3 innings, Lester has continues to be one of the best starters in the American League.
He'll make his next appearance Monday in Chicago.
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| Jon Lester flirts with perfection |
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com
(5/10/13) Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester put together his best performance of the season as he pitched a complete game, one-hit shutout against the Blue Jays Friday night.
Lester, who made his eighth start of the season, had his bid for a perfect game broken up by a Maicer Izturis double in the sixth inning. It was the only baserunner he allowed all night. The left-hander went the distance as he pitched nine innings, surrendered one hit and struck out five, including two in the ninth to secure a 5-0 victory. He threw 118 pitches, 79 strikes.
Lester improved to 5-0 with a 2.73 ERA after Friday's win. He has allowed three runs and struck out 12 in his last 16 innings of work. Lester is scheduled to start Wednesday at Tampa Bay. He went 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA in two starts against the Rays last season.
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| Jon Lester serves up two homers in no-decision |
by Ed Gauna | CBSSports.com
(5/5/13) After getting tagged for five runs his last time out, Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester put together a quality start in Sunday's series finale against the Rangers. He allowed three runs on five hits over six innings of work.
Lester surrendered a solo home run to Mitch Moreland in the third for the only damage over his first five frames. Then in the sixth, Nelson Cruz launched a two-run homer off the left-hander. He was done after throwing 115 pitches, 70 for strikes, and left with the game tied at 3-3.
The 29-year-old also struck out seven and walked three in the no-decision.
His next start is scheduled for Friday against the Blue Jays. In two starts against Toronto this season, Lester has gone 1-0 with a 3.46 ERA.
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| Jon Lester has rough outing |
by Jeff Lippman | CBSSports.com
(4/30/13) Red Sox starter Jon Lester did not pitch well on Tuesday in Toronto but managed to be in line to earn a win when he left the game.
But the bullpen failed him as Toronto re-took the lead in the bottom of the seventh inning off Junichi Tazawa and Lester settled for a no-decision in the 9-7 loss.
Lester (4-0) went deep enough into the game to wait around for his offense to take a lead at 7-6 with three runs scored in the seventh. The starter allowed six earned runs on six hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out five and was losing 4-0 after three innings.
Although Lester didn't pitch well Tuesday, he's won four of his first six outings and his ERA remains solid at 3.35. But it's the first time it has been over 2.27 since his first outing of the year. Lester next pitches Sunday at Texas.
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05/21/2013 08:51
Adam Dunn clubs 11 home run
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05/21/2013 00:08
Jon Lester suffers first defeat
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05/20/2013 23:19
Dunn helps White Sox hand Lester first loss of season
Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Chicago White Sox handed Jon Lester his first loss of the season with a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.
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05/20/2013 10:55
Week 8 Pitching Forecaster
Not exactly a plethora of reliable two-start options for Fantasy Week 8. Our Al Melchior tries to find a few hidden gems based on favorable matchups in his latest Pitching Forecaster.
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05/17/2013 14:40
Hit Parade for Week 8
Some heavy hitters are finally starting to return to form and good health, leaving owners with many tough decisions. Our Scott White looks at all of the streaks and matchups in his latest Hit Parade.
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| There is little to say about Jon Lester's 2012 that is nice: he set a career-high in ERA at 4.82. His 1.38 WHIP was the highest since 2007. His K/9 rate dropped from 8.5 to 7.3. And he gave up 25 home runs, the most of his career. The bright side to all of this? His fastball velocity didn't dip from his 2011 mark (although both years were down about 1.5 mph from 2010) and the Red Sox brought back John Farrell, Lester's old pitching coach, to be the manager. In the four seasons before Valentine took over, Lester had a 3.33 ERA and 1.24 WHIP, with an 8.7 K/9. That's the pitcher we should see in 2013, not the bizarro version from 2012. He should be drafted in the middle rounds of most drafts, with an upside that could return early round value. (Updated 12/3/12) |
| Upcoming 7 Games | | Date | Opp | Time | Scheduled Starter | | 5/23/13 | CLE | 7:10 pm | Zach McAllister | | 5/24/13 | CLE | 7:10 pm | Justin Masterson | | 5/25/13 | CLE | 1:35 pm | Scott Kazmir | | 5/26/13 | CLE | 1:35 pm | Corey Kluber | | 5/27/13 | PHI | 7:10 pm | Cliff Lee | | 5/28/13 | PHI | 7:10 pm | Tyler Cloyd | | 5/29/13 | @ PHI | 7:05 pm | Kyle Kendrick |
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