Fantastic
Just saw that Lester is the first BoSox southpaw to pitch a no hitter since 1956. Pretty impressive...
NICE!!
credit when due.....congrats Jon Lester
Lester had 9 strikeouts , 2 walks and 130 pitches.
No hitters are always cool no matter who does it but I prefer the youngsters.
Great story. Overcomes cancer. Pitches game seven of the World Series. Pitches no-hitter.
The kids got stuff. Gonna be a good one.
Red Sox staff...two no hitters in the last two years by pitchers under 25. Enough to make Yank-off fans cringe.
BTTT
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| KAN (21-23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BOS (28-19) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| W: | J. Lester (3-2) |
| L: | L. Hochevar (3-3) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .323 | |
| A Callaspo 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 | |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | |
| J Guillen DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 | |
| B Butler 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .276 | |
| M Olivo C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .274 | |
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | |
| E German LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .103 | |
| T Pena SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .169 | |
| Totals | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||
| BATTING Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Callaspo 1, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 2 |
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| FIELDING E: M Grudzielanek (2, pop up) DP: 3 (A Gordon-M Grudzielanek-B Butler 2, T Pena-M Grudzielanek-B Butler). |
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ESPN showed the ending of that game here, always great to see. The announcers made almost as much noise as the BoSox fans.
Good for him. They showed the top of the 9th on ESPN.
Interesting that I just finished reading this book about Sandy Koufax.
Jacoby Ellsbury made a diving catch in the 4th inning in center field to save the no-no.
Look at all the advantages the Red Sox have now:
1) Two superb power hitters in Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz.
2) A young and excellent pitching staff.
3) A lot of young players that are making major contributions to the team.
In the post-steroid era, the emphasis on young players and strong pitching will ensure the Red Sox will remain strong for years to come.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer kid - and I’m a diehard Yankee fan. Congrats, Mr. Lester!
Can you put me on the no-hitter in the 7th ping list please?
Hooray Jon Lester!
I work nights at a post office and heard it on the radio.
Great! Especially since his future seemed uncertain
due to non-Hodgkins lymphoma not all that long ago.
Heard on radio:
—Varitek is the only catcher to catch 4 no hitters
(Lowe, Nomo, and Buckholz were the other pitchers)
—18th no-no in Sox history; only the Dodgers have more
The night Buckholz threw his no-hitter was the Saturday of
Labor Day weekend. I was watching a minor league game in
New Britain, CT (Rock Cats) and kept checking on the
Sox on the radio; heard about impending no-hitter. They
mentioned it on the loudspeaker, etc., and I was tuning in
and heard Buckholz get the final out etc