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April 25, 2007
Jon Lester was rained out in his start for Pawtucket tonight in Rochester.
The PawSox have tomorrow off, so the plan now calls for the left-hander to pitch for Pawtucket Friday night against Buffalo at McCoy Stadium.
If Lester were to stay on a five-man-rotation schedule, he would work again at McCoy on Wednesday, May 2, against Indianapolis.
Lester, recovering from non-Hodgkins lymphome, is in the minors on a rehabilitation assignment. A pitcher can spend a maximum of 30 days on a minor-league rehab stint before his organization would have to either assign him to the big-league team or a minor-league team.
In Lester's case, his 30th day is May 4. At that point the Sox will have to decide what to do with him.
If Boston feels he's ready to pitch in the big leagues, he'll likely replace Julian Tavarez in the rotation. Tavarez had a solid start last week in Toronto, but was tagged for six runs in 4 2/3 innings by the Jays at Fenway on Tuesday night.
The Sox, apparently, are not going to rush Lester into a start Sunday in New York. Tavarez still is listed as the starting pitcher for the series finale against the Yankees.
-- Steven Krasner
Posted by Steven Krasner 
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