Tek: Lester better as game progressed

(NECN) - Some who did not watch the Red Sox from wire-to-wire during the 162-game regular season may have been worried about ace Josh Beckett being pushed back to Game 3 in the ALDS. One look at Game 1, and any worries were gone. Lester hit a couple of bumps along the road, like Jed Lowrie's error in the third inning, but he settled in and essentially dominated the Angels lineup. Lester went seven strong innings, allowing six hits and zero earned runs, while striking out seven in the Red Sox 4-1 win over the Angels. read more

NECN | October 2, 2008

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