Bay-utiful Again: Bay’s 2 HR’s Help Red Sox To 6-3 Win
soxanddawgs.com 8/19/2008 — Jason Bay paced the Boston Red Sox offense with 2 home runs and Jon Lester shutdown the Baltimore Orioles for 7 innings as they went on to win 6-3 in front of 40,329 at Fenway Park Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The win tonight allows them to stay 4.5 games behind the Rays, who beat the Angels tonight. The lead for the Red Sox in the wild card is up to 1.5 games as the Minnesota Twins lost ...

Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 8/19
soxanddawgs.com 8/19/2008 — All season long, the Red Sox have really been able to count on one pitcher, Jon Lester. While Josh Beckett may be the “ace” of the staff and Daisuke Matsuzaka has 14 wins, Lester has been the stopper for Terrry Francona’s ballclub. Whenever the Red Sox have needed to end a losing streak, time and time again Lester has been there to do the job.

Climbing the Ladder with the American League 8/18/08
seamheads.com 8/19/2008 — Back-to-Back x2 in Chicago, A Texas Size Whopping in Boston plus more in this weeks Climbing the Ladder with the American League. A.L. East W L PCT. GB L10 STRK Tampa Bay 75 48 .610 – 7-3 W1 Boston 71 53 .573 4.5 6-4 L2 New York 66 58 .532 9.5 4-6 W2 ...

Behind Enemy Lines
seamheads.com 8/19/2008 — On Sunday, a lifelong Yankee fan spent an afternoon at Fenway Park . He enjoyed the baseball, reflected upon the environment, and avoided any physical altercations, all while keeping a running diary of the events. Over the weekend, Karen and I drove up to Boston to partake in her aunt and uncle’s joint 50 th birthday celebration. Friday night, we reconnected with friends that we ...

Boston Red Sox - Bay, Lester lead Red Sox past Orioles, 6-3 - The Boston Globe
boston.com 8/19/2008 — A rare but welcome moment for Jason Varitek: The slumping catcher slugs a home run lefthanded in the second inning. A rare but welcome moment for Jason Varitek: The slumping catcher slugs a home run lefthanded in the second inning. (joe giza/Reuters)

Red Sox down O's behind Bay's blasts — Major League Baseball News 8/19/2008
Jason Bay belted two home runs, and Jon Lester worked seven strong innings to lead the Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Orioles in Monday's opener.

Lester, Bay lead BoSox by Orioles 6-3 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 8/19/2008
Jon Lester outpitched Jeremy Guthrie, and Jason Bay homered twice and drove in four runs to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Monday night. Lester (12-4) allowed one run, four hits and a walk in seven innings to improve to ...

Jon Lester's arm, Jason Bay's bat carry Red Sox over Orioles — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 8/19/2008
BALTIMORE - Jon Lester outpitched Jeremy Guthrie, and Jason Bay homered twice and drove in four runs to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Monday night. Lester...

Lester's arm, Bay's bat carry Red Sox over Orioles — Boston.com -- Baseball News 8/19/2008
Jon Lester outpitched Jeremy Guthrie, and Jason Bay homered twice and drove in four runs to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Monday night.

BOS 6, BAL 3: Bay delivers, Lester stays hot — Bleacher Report - MLB 8/19/2008
It might be safe to say that Jon Lester is the new ace of the staff. Earning his 12th victory of the season over seven innings of work, he allowed just four hits and one run while striking out five in the win over Baltimore. Jason Bay homered ...