Lester gives Sox another win

The Red Sox came ever closer to that elusive .500 record with another win last night, this time over the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim. Jon Lester gave up just 4 hits in 6 solid innings to earn the win, while J.D. Drew and Jacoby Ellsbury each garnered RBIs. The big play of the game came in the fourth, when Carl Crawford popped a ball up that should have been caught but was kicked away by Peter Bourjos. Two runs came in, so the Sox withstood a Jeff Mathis single, a Bobby Abreu single, and a Jarrod Saltalamacchia passed ball to earn the win. Lester earned his second win of the season as Dan Haren was kept at four wins by Boston's offense. Also, Jon Papelbon saved his 5th win in as many opportunities. The Sox have won 6 of their last 7 games, and are 3-1 on the West Coast road trip. They face the Angels again tonight, with Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching against Ervin Santana. Matsuzaka looked impressive in his last start by winning easily on Patriot's Day. Hopefully, the Sox will stay alive with their offense and pitching. Go Sox!

Trivia
Lester's first two starts were no-decisions in 2011.