Final, Red Sox 6-1: From the first inning, Jon Lester looked like he was locked in. His stuff was lights out with Kelly Shoppach catching.
The Red Sox have needed strong pitching all season and have finally seen some strong results in the last few games against the Indians and Mariners.
Also a lot of credit goes back to Daniel Nava, who continued to trigger the Sox' offense. He finally belted another home run for the Red Sox, a sight that most people thought they would never see.
End 8th, Red Sox 6-0: Wait, am I seeing correctly? Did the Mariners really intentionally walk Daniel Nava to get to Marlon Byrd.
Byrd made the Mariners pay with a sacrifice fly. Now, that'll set up Jon Lester to put the ribbon on the gem that he just tossed for the Red Sox. Stay tuned to see if he gets it.
Mid 8th, Red Sox 5-0: That's 97 pitches for Jon Lester through eight innings. He's eyeing the team's first complete game and shut out.
That would mark the fourth straight impressive start for the Red Sox' rotation. It's the boost that the team absolutely needed.
For Lester, he needed this start after a few lackluster ones.
End 7th, Red Sox 5-0: Dustin Pedroia popped up in his third at-bat of the night, which could also be his last.
If that's the case, it could signal the end of his 14-game hitting streak, which ranks as the best in Major League Baseball at the moment.
The way the Red Sox offense has played in the last few days, they might give Pedroia one more crack.
Mid 7th, Red Sox 5-0: That was a great leap and toss out at second base by Dustin Pedroia to get the double play.
Jon Lester battled through that at-bat against Saunders — who had a man in scoring position — and left unscathed once again.
The southpaw is having quite the game and the only stat really missing are the strikeouts. He has three punch outs.
End 6th, Red Sox 5-0: Daniel Nava is an on-base machine. He drew a walk to get on base for the second time in this game.
He's reached base at least twice in each game he's played for the Red Sox this season.
Also, Kelly Shoppach looked to hit another shot, but it hit the Coca-Cola sign in the foul pole.
Mid 6th, Red Sox 5-0: What else can you say about Jon Lester? He allowed two singles, but overcame it quickly and Seattle didn't even dent him.
Also worth noting, Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine likes Cody Ross at right field. He says Ross looks more comfortable as opposed to left field.
Fenway has one of the toughest right fields though, but we've seen the wall give Ross a few headaches this season.
End 5th, Red Sox 5-0: Will Middlebrooks got caught looking for a strikeout there.
Speaking of Middlebrooks, he is making Bobby Valentine's decision tougher and tougher. With Kevin Youkilis' return drawing closer, a decision is nearing.
Valentine declined to discuss his plans, saying it was premature, but things will get interesting.
Mid 5th, Red Sox 5-0: This has the making of being Jon Lester's best start to date.
The Mariners are barely getting his balls out of the infield. Even when he occasionally tosses one down the middle of the plate, the batters can't make any contact.
End 4th, Red Sox 5-0: So 205 plate appearances after the grand slam that put him on the map, Daniel Nava adds his second.
What a story — the second time around. He said he wasn't sure if he'd ever get another sniff in the bigs and he's making the most out of the situation.
And Kelly Shoppach followed up the cause with another shot of his own.
8:11 p.m.: Daniel Nava will no longer be known as the one-hit wonder with that one career homer.
The outfielder annihilated a two-run shot over the Green Monster for his second career shot.
Mid 4th, Red Sox 2-0: Any attempt at a no-hitter ended when Lester struggled to field Ichiro's single right to him.
Despite allowing the hit, Lester has still been on point, retiring slugger Jesus Montero on a groundout to shortstop.
I'm interested to see how Montero develops with this opportunity he has with Seattle.
End 3rd, Red Sox 2-0: Vargas induced two fly outs right there, one from David Ortiz and another from Dustin Pedroia.
It doesn't look like that sore left heel is bothering David Ortiz anymore these days. A little ice seemed to take care of the issue pretty quickly.
That bodes well for the Red Sox.
Mid 3rd, Red Sox 2-0: Very, very sharp stuff for Jon Lester. He isn't relying on his offspeed that much, which shows how effective his stuff has been.
Like I said before, a fast start could be the key for a real good night. There's been a few occasions where he's been stuck with a high pitch count early on. Not here.
End 2nd, Red Sox 2-0: A couple fielding miscues allowed a pair of Red Sox to get on base.
Marlon Byrd laced a liner to second base that Seager misplayed, allowing him to get on. Then Jason Vargas tried using some soccer skills to flip up the ball with his feet when Shoppach slapped a single his way.
Vargas escaped with any issues, but those soccer skills will need some work.
Mid 2nd, Red Sox 2-0: His style isn't flashy by any means, but Jon Lester has cruised through two innings by tossing just 23 pitches.
He mixed in a little more offspeed stuff to help his cause, which was key in striking out Mariners first baseman Justin Smoak.
End 1st, Red Sox 2-0: Jon Lester is getting some early from the Red Sox' offense.
During some starts this season, he's given up the lead, so the pressure is on him to maintain the lead. Since this Seattle lineup isn't very potent, he could be poised for that.
7:23 p.m.: David Ortiz has driven in Dustin Pedroia with a double. That was his 15th double of the season.
Adrian Gonzalez followed up with a double of his own, bringing in Ortiz to jump on Vargas.
Mid 1st, 0-0: Jon Lester is off to a quick start in the first inning, retiring Ackley, Wells and Suzuki in succession.
He leaned on his four-seamer and sinker to make things happen in this frame and racked up his first strikeout on Ackley.
When he gets off to fast starts, Lester is usually pretty good.
5:33 p.m.: Here are the lineups.
Red Sox
Mike Aviles, SS
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Will Middlebrooks, 3B
Cody Ross, RF
Daniel Nava, LF
Marlon Byrd, CF
Kelly Shoppach, C
Jon Lester, P 
Mariners
Dustin Ackley, DH
Casper Wells, LF
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Jesus Montero, C
Justin Smoak, 1B
Kyle Seager, 2B
Alex Liddi, 3B
Michael Saunders, CF
Brendan Ryan, SS
Jason Vargas, P
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8 a.m. ET: The Red Sox (15-19) are carrying a three-game winning streak into their series against the Mariners (16-20) and remain hungry for more. The team will have Jon Lester, who is 1-3 with a 4.29 ERA this season, on the mound to continue the pitching staff's momentum. During Lester's last start, he endured his share of struggles, throwing 109 pitches over five innings and taking the loss against the Royals.
He'll be going up against Mariners pitcher Jason Vargas, who is 4-2 with a 2.79 ERA this season. Vargas has a 1-1 record with a 3.26 ERA in three career starts against Boston.
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