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Shaky start for Lester in Indianapolis

Jon Lester, who may be a candidate for a start this weekend, pitched five innings today in Indianapolis, and he showed some of his old control problems. Lester threw 92 pitches, just 47 of them for strikes. He walked four and gave up three runs, all of them earned, in his five innings. He gave up five hits, including a solo home run by Indianapolis' Michael Ryan, and struck out three.

Lester gave up a triple, a walk, a single and another walk to start the fifth inning. But he got out of the inning having given up only two runs, thanks to a double play ground ball and a pop up.

Lester left the game with Pawtucket trailing the Indianapolis Indians, 3-1.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 3:54 PM | Permalink