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Lester Will Pitch for Boston

Posted Jul 23, 07 5:13 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Boston will send left-hander Jon Lester to the mound against Cleveland tonight, marking the 23-year-old's first outing since being diagnosed with cancer last year. "I don't think it really  has sunken in," said Lester, who put up a 3.89 ERA in his 14 games with Pawtucket this year. Manager Terry Francona said the move will send struggling starter Julian Tavarez to the bullpen.

In his rookie season, '06, Lester was 7-2 with a 4.76 ERA for Boston, and the team has taken a particular interest in his recovery. "It's been hard getting treated like you're in a glass bottle," Lester admitted yesterday, "so it'd be nice to finally break through and get to pitch again." The Sox are 7.5 ahead of the Yankees in the AL East.

Source Boston Herald

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester delivers during the Pawtucket Red Sox's minor league baseball game against the Buffalo Bisons in Pawtucket, R.I., Friday April 27, 2007. Lester was diagnosed with anaplastic...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester watches the baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles from the dugout rail Friday, May 11, 2007, at Fenway Park in Boston. Lester has been sidelined from the club for...   (Associated Press)
Jon Lester pitches for the Greenville Drive Thursday, April 5, 2007, against the RiverDogs in Charleston, S.C. Lester is on rehab after battling cancer and hopes to return to the Boston Red Sox rotation.(AP...   (Associated Press)
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