Jon Lester looked like he did when he threw a no-hitter six weeks ago. The New York Yankees looked like they have in their recent struggles.
Lester threw a five-hitter and the Boston Red Sox ended a five-game losing streak with a 7-0 victory over the Yankees on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
“He used his two-seamer, his cutter, his four-seamer, got a lot of first-pitch strikes, got some double plays,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. “He really looked like a 6-foot-5 major league left-hander.”
Like the one that threw a no-hitter against Kansas City on May 19.
“Stuff-wise, I don’t think it was any different,” he said.
The Yankees lost for the fourth time in five games and another poor offensive effort meant a 30-minute closed-door meeting in the clubhouse.
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