GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (59-39) at CLEVELAND (58-40)

AL: BOSTON (59-39) at CLEVELAND (58-40)

<h3>Lester returns to the mound as Red Sox visit Indians</h3>



<div class="pre">Boston (59-39) at Cleveland (58-40) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Jon Lester will make an emotion-filleddebut when the Boston Red Sox visit the Cleveland Indians toopen a four-game series on Monday.


Lester (NR), who was diagnosed with cancer last August, will berecalled by the Red Sox and make his first appearance in themajor leagues since winning a start against the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim on August 23.


He was then scratched from his next start with a sore back onAugust 29 and, three days later, Boston announced that he had atreatable form of lymphoma.


Starting the season on the disabled list, the 23-year-old Lesterhas worked his way back through the minor leagues, going 4-5with a 3.61 ERA in 17 starts between Class A Greenville andClass AAA Pawtucket.


The Red Sox, who finished off a series win over the ChicagoWhite Sox with an 8-5 win on Sunday, will aim for their fourthstraight victory.


Boston has scored 31 runs over its last four games.

The Indians counter with Jake Westbrook (1-5, 6.07 ERA), who is3-1 with a 4.23 ERA in five career starts against the Red Sox.

In five outings since returning from an abdominal strain thatsidelined him for most of May and June, the righthander is 0-3with a 4.50 ERA.


Cleveland has won three of its last four games following an 8-3win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON AT CLEVELAND -- LINEUPS

BOSTON CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Coco Crisp CF .277 5 38 Grady Sizemore CF .272 17 52
Dustin Pedroia 2B .320 4 29 Jason Michaels LF .283 6 29
Kevin Youkilis 1B .310 9 47 Casey Blake 3B .272 14 50
Manny Ramirez DH .295 15 58 Travis Hafner DH .263 16 64
J.D. Drew RF .253 6 37 Ryan Garko 1B .321 12 39
Mike Lowell 3B .306 15 70 Jhonny Peralta SS .281 14 50
Jason Varitek C .269 9 41 Franklin Gutierrez RF .312 5 14
Eric Hinske LF .217 4 14 Kelly Shoppach C .316 4 17
Julio Lugo SS .225 6 47 Josh Barfield 2B .256 2 44

Jon Lester LHP (NO RECORD) Jake Westbrook RHP (1-5, 6.07)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
WARMUPS: BOS - JON LESTER (NO RECORD)
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (1-5, 6.07)

UMPIRES: HP - C.B. BUCKNOR
1B - JOE WEST
2B - ED RAPUANO
3B - ED HICKOX

WEATHER: 73 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 11 mph, in from center</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
STARTING BATS: BOS - JON LESTER AND JASON VARITEK
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK AND KELLY SHOPPACH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.277, 5 HR, 38 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.320, 4 HR, 29 RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.310, 9 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MANNY RAMIREZ SCORED COCO CRISP AND DUSTIN
PEDROIA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M RAMIREZ ON SECOND, K YOUKILIS ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.253, 6 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY J.D. DREW SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J DREW ON FIRST, M RAMIREZ ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.306, 15 HR, 70 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
MIKE LOWELL HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING MANNY RAMIREZ.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 4
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.269, 9 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 4 4 4 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.272, 17 HR, 52 RBI)
J MICHAELS (.283, 6 HR, 29 RBI)
C BLAKE (.272, 14 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (4) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Pedroia 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .323
K Youkilis 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .310
M Ramirez dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .297
J Drew rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
E Hinske lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 6 4 4 3 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (22, J Westbrook). RBI - M Ramirez 2 (60), J Drew (38).
GIDP - M Lowell. Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 4 -- 4
CLEVELAND - -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ###

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 1 4 4 4 2 0 0 6.56

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J Westbrook 3-0.
Batters faced: J Westbrook 8.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BOS - JON LESTER
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 4 4 4 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.225, 6 HR, 47 RBI)
C CRISP (.279, 1-FOR-1)
D PEDROIA (.323, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (4) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279
D Pedroia 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .323
K Youkilis 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .310
M Ramirez dh 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .297
J Drew rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
E Hinske lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225

Totals 6 4 4 3 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (22, J Westbrook). RBI - M Ramirez 2 (60), J Drew (38).
GIDP - M Lowell. Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281
C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 4 -- 4
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 1 4 4 4 2 0 0 6.56

Pitches-strikes: J Lester 15-9; J Westbrook 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lester 1-1; J Westbrook 3-0. Batters faced: J Lester 4; J Westbrook 8.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEVIN YOUKILIS SCORED COCO CRISP.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K YOUKILIS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.297, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 4 1 5 6 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.321, 12 HR, 39 RBI)
J PERALTA (.281, 14 HR, 50 RBI)
F GUTIERREZ (.312, 5 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (5) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .281
D Pedroia 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .322
K Youkilis 1b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .312
M Ramirez dh 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 .297
J Drew rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
E Hinske lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 11 5 6 4 2 1 4

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (22, J Westbrook); C Crisp (15, J Westbrook). RBI - M
Ramirez 2 (60), J Drew (38), K Youkilis (48). 2-out RBI - K Youkilis. GIDP - M
Lowell. Team LOB - 2.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281
C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 41 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 2 6 5 5 2 1 0 6.60

Pitches-strikes: J Lester 15-9; J Westbrook 49-29. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lester 1-1; J Westbrook 5-0. Batters faced: J Lester 4; J Westbrook 13.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 4 1 5 6 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.255, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
M LOWELL (.305, 0-FOR-1)
J VARITEK (.269, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (5) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .281
D Pedroia 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .322
K Youkilis 1b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .312
M Ramirez dh 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 .297
J Drew rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
E Hinske lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 11 5 6 4 2 1 4

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (22, J Westbrook); C Crisp (15, J Westbrook). RBI - M
Ramirez 2 (60), J Drew (38), K Youkilis (48). 2-out RBI - K Youkilis. GIDP - M
Lowell. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281
C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: GIDP - J Peralta. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 41 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 2 6 5 5 2 1 0 6.60

HBP - R Garko (by J Lester). Pitches-strikes: J Lester 27-17; J Westbrook
49-29. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lester 3-1; J Westbrook 5-0. Batters faced: J
Lester 7; J Westbrook 13.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 4 1 0 5 7 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K SHOPPACH (.316, 4 HR, 17 RBI)
J BARFIELD (.256, 2 HR, 44 RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.272, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (5) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .281
D Pedroia 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .322
K Youkilis 1b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .312
M Ramirez dh 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 .297
J Drew rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .254
M Lowell 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .307
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .269
E Hinske lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .215
J Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224

Totals 14 5 7 4 4 1 6

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (22, J Westbrook); C Crisp (15, J Westbrook). RBI - M
Ramirez 2 (60), J Drew (38), K Youkilis (48). 2-out RBI - K Youkilis. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lugo 1. GIDP - M Lowell. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Lowell (2, 2nd base by J Westbrook/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281
C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: GIDP - J Peralta. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko).


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BOSTON - 410 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 3 7 5 5 4 1 0 6.50

HBP - R Garko (by J Lester). Pitches-strikes: J Lester 27-17; J Westbrook
64-35. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lester 3-1; J Westbrook 7-0. Batters faced: J
Lester 7; J Westbrook 18.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.

Weather: 72 degrees, overcast. Wind: 11 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GRADY SIZEMORE (18) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF JON LESTER SCORED JOSH BARFIELD.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>