
![]() Jon Lester (left) is mobbed by teammates after no-hitting the Royals. (Charles Krupa/AP)
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No Les' than brilliant Just two years after facing cancer, left-hander Jon Lester threw the 18th no-hitter in Red Sox history -- and the fourth of this decade -- by blanking the Royals, 7-0, at Fenway Park. Jason Varitek was behind the plate, setting a Major League record by catching the fourth no-hitter of his career. Full story >
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Ellsbury makes play of the night
If not for outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury's sprawling catch of a sinking liner off the bat of Jose Guillen, there would have been no no-hitter. Watch the play > |