Jon Lester Return

Jon Lester, pitching in his first major league game in eleven months after being diagnosed with cancer in August of 2006, led the Red Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Indians in Cleveland tonight. Lester went six innings, allowing just two runs on five hits. He struck out six -- including a key punchout of Grady Sizemore in the fourth inning with two outs and the bases loaded -- and walked three Indians. Sizemore did hit a two-run homerun off of Lester in the third inning. Lester was impressive in his 2007 debut. He did run into sme trouble in the fourth but got out of it without allowing a run. It looked like he had been pitching with the Sox all season, he was that good. The solid return of Lester gives the Sox a great five-man rotation of Josh Beckett, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Kason Gabbard, Tim Wakefield and Lester. Curt Schilling's return to the team will also happen soon, he has a rehab start with the PawSox on Thursday night in Toledo. After playing sub-.500 baseball for over a month, the Red Sox now look like the powerhouse that we saw in April and May. The bats are heating up and the pitching seems to be stronger than ever. Great to have you back Jon.