Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays during second inning AL baseball action in Toronto Friday, July 9, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Adrien Veczan)
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays during second inning AL baseball action in Toronto Friday, July 9, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Adrien Veczan)
Updated: Friday, 09 Jul 2010, 10:47 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 09 Jul 2010, 10:47 PM EDT
Toronto (AP) - Jon Lester pitched six innings to win his third consecutive start and the Boston Red Sox hit four homers in a 14-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
Kevin Youkilis, Adrian Beltre, Mike Cameron and Bill Hall connected for Boston, which improved to 6-1 against the Blue Jays this season. Hall finished with three hits and four RBIs.
Lester (11-3) allowed two runs and four hits, struck out six and walked two. He is 3-0 with a 1.64 ERA in his last three starts and has won 11 of 12 decisions overall.