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Lester pitches well as PawSox win matinee

Jon Lester gave up one earned run over five innings and struck out six to get the win as the Pawtucket Red Sox defeated the Syracuse Sky Chiefs, 8-4, today at McCoy Stadium. The PawSox got two home runs from designated hitter Jeff Bailey and another dinger from third baseman Rodney Nye. The PawSox scored in each of the first three innings, including four runs in the third inning, to take an early 7-1 lead.

The win moves Pawtucket to 17-18 on the season, four and a half games behind division-leading Scranton/Wilkes Barre.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 3:44 PM | Permalink