Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/19

beisbolct posted 5/19/2008 from soxanddawgs.com [flag]

Tonight, the Kansas City Royals come into Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox. It’s a different Royals team now as manager Trey Hillman has them playing some good baseball. While the Royals are 1 game below .500, they only sit two games out of first place in the AL Central. Speaking of Hillman, Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima played under Hillman in Japan for the Nippon Ham .. [link]

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Red Sox vs Royals Preview

raynergl posted 5/19/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

The Red Sox own the best home record in baseball (17-5)... Do Jose Guillen and the Royals have a chance... ? KC has won 8 of the last 12 against the Sox... so yeah, I guess they do.

WhatifsportsMLB Power Rankings - May 19

Whatifsports.com posted 5/19/2008 from www.whatifsports.com

The Cubs ride Soriano's hot streak all the way to the #1 ranking. The Rays and Rangers make a move into the Top 10 while the Yankees and Dodgers drop out. See where your favorite team ranks! Only statistical performance to date this season is used and each team is simulated against every other team 100 times.

LESTER THROWS A NO HITTER AGAINST K.C.

fenwaywest posted 5/20/2008 from fenwaywest.blogspot.com

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

Boston Red Sox - Lester throws no-hitter against Royals

Boston Sports Buzz - Red Sox Patriots Celtics ... found this 5/19/2008 on www.boston.com

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 ...

Jon Lester Proves Once Again the Sports World Revolves Around New England

Jbrown1450 posted 5/20/2008 from sportsyenta.blogspot.com

Something good happened in the New England sports scene. Go figure.

Buck returns to Royals as a proud dad
Catcher John Buck, happy and relieved, rejoined the Royals on Monday at Fenway Park. He spent the past three days in Kansas City with his wife Brooke and their newly arrived twin sons, Cooper and Brody.

Okajima reunites with Hillman
It is ingrained in Japanese players to show respect for their managers, past and present, and that's why Hideki Okajima made it a point to seek out Royals manager Trey Hillman before Monday's game at Fenway Park.

Lester hurls 18th Red Sox no-no
Jon Lester was magnificent on Monday, walking just one batter in hurling the 18th no-hitter in Red Sox history. Boston beat Kansas City, 7-0, in the opener at Fenway Park.

Royals victims of Lester's no-hitter
Left-hander Jon Lester of the Boston Red Sox became just the second pitcher to no-hit the Royals in their franchise history on Monday night in a 7-0 victory as 37,746 fans packed Fenway Park.

Red Sox's Lester throws no-hitter against Royals
Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester no-hit the Kansas City Royals on Monday night as Boston won 7-0 at Fenway Park.

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