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2014 Season - Game 101

Posted on June 6, 2014 at 11:28 PM.

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THE BOSTON GLOBE (RED SOX DYNASTY REPORT)

TORONTO, ON - The Red Sox limped their way into the Rogers Centre today, and they were desperate for a win. Boston has been 1-4 since the All-Star Break, and their AL East lead has been shrinking. Facing off against a revenge hungry division rival wasn't going to help. The good news was that Lester would not have to go up against Drew Hutchison or ROY front-runner Marcus Stroman, a 7-10 Brandon Morrow might be what the doctor ordered.

Morrow pitched well, despite his record, giving up a single ER in the second and making it through a bizarre 4th inning that would leave the Red Sox without a manager. Dustin Pedroia would earn his "Laser Show" nickname and hit a line drive in the CF-RF gap, only to round second while Colby Rasmus and Jose Bautista fumbled around with the ball on the warning track. 3B Coach Daniel Cora would wave Pedroia home for an inside-the-park HR, and it would be a close play at the plate. John Farrell thought he was safe, but the ump didn't agree and called Pedroia out. Farrell made his way to the plate for a frank discussion, and a few minutes of shouting and choice words later he was thrown out. The worst part is, if Pedroia had stayed at 3B he would have joined Mike Napoli and made Will Middlebrooks' 2R-HR a three-run shot, but they would have to live with a 3-0 lead instead.

Lester is having a legendary contract year

As it turned out Boston wouldn't need that extra run, after trading off single-run innings in the 7th (Mujica allowed a runner credited to Lester) the game ended quietly 4-1. Lester would have 4BB, an alarming trend to his 2014 season, but balance it out with 11K. Lester's LOB% is supported by his strike out totals, which are freakish considering his career average. Lester is currently on pace for almost 300K's, something nobody would have predicted before the season.

Boston Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays
Jul 23, 2014	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston (61-40)	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	0
Toronto (52-50)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	1
W: Lester (11-2) L: Morrow (7-11) S: Uehara (36)