Red Sox 7, Royals 0
Jon Lester is mobbed by teammates after his no-hitter. (Charles Krupa/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
The man who won the deciding game of the 2007 World Series for the Red Sox now has yet another amazing accomplishment under his belt. Eight months after Clay Buchholz's no-no, Jon Lester turned in the 18th no-hitter in team history.
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Boston 7, Kansas City 0
Today's Boxes 5/19/08
CHC 7, HOU 2
WSH 4, PHI 0
MIN 7, TEX 6
COL 4, SF 3
STL 8, SD 2
TB 7, OAK 6
LAD 6, CIN 5
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Standings thru 5/19/08 | Recap: KC | BOS | Gameday | Royals stats | Red Sox stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
Grudzielanek , 2B3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .323
Callaspo , 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
Gordon , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
Guillen , DH3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
Butler , 1B2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .276
Olivo , C3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274
Teahen , RF3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263
German , LF2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .103
Pena , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .169
Totals 27 0 0 0 2 9 5
BATTING Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Teahen; Callaspo.Team LOB : 2.FIELDING E : Grudzielanek (2, fielding).DP : 3 (Gordon-Grudzielanek-Butler 2, Pena-Grudzielanek-Butler).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , CF-LF3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .276
Pedroia , 2B3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .303
Ortiz , DH2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .247
Ramirez , LF3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .299
Crisp , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
Lowell , 3B3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273
Youkilis , 1B4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .327
Drew , RF3 2 1 0 0 1 2 .282
Varitek , C3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .290
Lugo , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280
Cora , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .409
Totals 27 7 5 4 6 4 7
BATTING 2B : Youkilis (16, Hochevar).3B : Ellsbury (2, Hochevar).HR : Varitek (5, 6th inning off Hochevar, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Ellsbury 3; Youkilis 2; Drew; Varitek 5.RBI : Ramirez (28), Youkilis (34), Varitek 2 (17).2-out RBI : Ramirez; Youkilis.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Drew 2; Pedroia.GIDP : Youkilis; Lugo; Lowell.Team LOB : 3.BASERUNNING SB : Ellsbury 2 (18, 2nd base off Hochevar/Olivo, 3rd base off Hochevar/Olivo), Pedroia (6, 2nd base off Hochevar/Olivo).FIELDING E : Lester (1, pickoff).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lester (W, 3-2)9.0 0 0 0 2 9 0 3.41
HBP : Drew (by Hochevar).Pitches-strikes : Hochevar 114-61, Peralta 9-6, Yabuta 9-6, Lester 130-86.Ground outs-fly outs : Hochevar 13-3, Peralta 0-2, Yabuta 1-1, Lester 11-7.Batters faced : Hochevar 28, Peralta 3, Yabuta 3, Lester 29.Umpires : HP: Brian Knight. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt.Weather : 57 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 17 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:30.Att : 37,746.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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