Lester's precision wows Royals most

 
David DeJesus, the first batter that Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester faced on Monday night, thought he'd started the game with a hit. What resulted was merely the first out of Lester's no-hitter in a 7-0 Red Sox victory at Fenway Park. [link]

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LESTER THROWS A NO HITTER AGAINST K.C.

Jon Lester threw his first career no hitter against the Kansas City Royals tonight. He has faced just one more than the minimum before walking the first batter in the ninth. He then got a grounder to third advancing the runner to second for the first out in the 9th. DeJesus grounded out to Youk for the second out. The Fenway crowd cheered as Lester got a foul for strike one, a swing and a miss for
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High Five

Lefty Jon Lester became the 18th pitcher in Boston Red Sox history to keep an entire team hitless over nine innings, shutting out the Kansas City Royals 7-0 Monday night for his first career no-hitter.
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Boston Red Sox - Lester throws no-hitter against Royals

Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester delivers against the Kansas City Royals in the first inning of their MLB baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Monday, May 19, 2008. Boston Red Sox starter Jon Lester delivers against the Kansas City Royals in the ...
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The Official Site of Major League Baseball: News: Major League Baseball News

BOSTON -- There was never a question about Jon Lester's poise or his promising arsenal of pitches. It's just that he never put it all together quite like Monday night, when he thrilled the Fenway Park faithful -- not to mention his teammates -- by ...
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Jon Lester Proves Once Again the Sports World Revolves Around New England

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