Lester has been scratched from his scheduled Wednesday start. He will now start on Friday.
8/05/10
Lester (11-7) gave up four runs (two earned) on seven hits and four walks, striking out three in five-plus innings against the Indians yesterday. Cleveland won, 9-1. Lester has lost four consecutive starts for the first time in his career. (He has gotten a total of three runs of support while he was in the games over that span.)
7/04/10
Lester (10-3, 2.76 ERA) pitched seven strong innings as the BoSox defeated the O's, 9-3, yesterday. He remains undefeated against Baltimore in 12 career decisions.