Youth of the Nation: Lester follows Clay

 
On Jon Lester's big night, the one pitcher on the staff who knows exactly how it feels to throw a no-hitter is the only one younger than Lester. Clay Buchholz says he was even more nervous for Lester's than for his own, which came last September. [link]

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