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Jon Lester: No-Hitter - May 19, 2008
Mark Buehrle, No-hitter
Jon Lester (left) is mobbed by teammates after no-hitting the Royals. (Charles Krupa/AP)
 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 >
• Watch it on your iPod | Download it
• Red Sox Mobile: Own the call
• Game wrap/box | No-hitter list
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 >
Video
• Lester's no-hitter: Watch all 27 outs
• Lester completes the no-hitter
• WRKO calls final out of no-no
• Lester's postgame press conference
• Lester's follow-up press conference
• Manny high-fives a fan after grab
• Varitek's two-run homer

Audio
• Lester on throwing no-hitter
• Lester on long road back
• Ellsbury talks about key play
• Varitek on catching no-hitter
• Youkilis discusses historic night
• Farrell on Lester's gem
• Hillman on Royals' performance
• Grudzielanek on long night
• Teahen on being no-hit

Photos
• Lester no-hitter gallery
• Game action gallery