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The lefty struck out a career-high 15, allowing one hit over eight scoreless
innings and pitching the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on
Saturday. "Its probably the worst cutter Ive thrown in a bullpen in a long time,
but I dont take much stock in my bullpens anymore," Lester said. "Youre down
there to get loose. I think the biggest thing for me is just getting on the
mound and getting that adrenaline going." He faced 26 batters and just nine hit
the ball in fair territory. The only As to reach base against him were
Craig Gentry on a leadoff single in the third and Derek Norris on walks to start
the fifth and eighth. "Just the combination of power and command was
impressive," Boston manager John Farrell said. "He was locked in seemingly from
the first pitch." Lester (3-4) got plenty of support on a grand slam by
Jonny Gomes and solo homers by David Ortiz and David Ross in Bostons second
straight win after losing a day-night doubleheader to Tampa Bay on Thursday. But
Oakland scored three runs off Chris Capuano in the ninth and had the tying run
at the plate before Koji Uehara struck out Alberto Callaspo and retired
Brandon Moss on a fly to right, securing his seventh save in seven
opportunities. "I knew we had it the whole way," Lester said. "Weve got the best
closer in baseball out there." The only hit off Lester was Gentrys bloop single
in the third over the head of second baseman Dustin Pedroia. "Thats the best
performance Ive seen him have," Oaklands Nick Punto said. Lester rebounded from
taking the loss in his previous two games by striking out nine of his first 13
batters. His previous strikeout best was 13 on July 24, 2010, in a 5-1 loss at
Seattle. "He looked pretty cozy out there," Gomes said. Lester, who threw a
no-hitter on May 19, 2008 against Kansas City, struck out every hitter in the
Oakland lineup, fanning Josh Reddick three times and Punto, Callaspo, Coco Crisp
and Josh Donaldson twice each. Gomes hit the fifth slam of his career one day
after Pedroia hit one. Tommy Milone (0-3) allowed Gomes homer after Pedroia
walked, Xander Bogaerts singled and Ortiz walked. "It always seems that every
time you walk somebody they have a tendency of scoring," Milone said, "so it
just took that one big hit from Gomes to set the tone." Milone struck out the
next four batters but ran into trouble again in the third when Ortiz led off
with his sixth homer of the year. Ross started the fourth with his third homer.
Lester threw 119 pitches before being replaced by Capuano to start the ninth. In
his previous two starts, Lester threw 118 pitches in a 7-2 loss to the New York
Yankees on April 22 and 122 in a 4-1 loss at Toronto last Sunday. Punto started
the ninth with a double and took third on a single by Crisp. Both scored when
Jed Lowrie doubled and left fielder Gomes threw wildly to the plate for an
error. After Donaldson was hit by a pitch, Uehara walked Yoenis Cespedes. Norris
hit into a forceout at home, but catcher Ross throw to first went wild, allowing
a run to score before Uehara ended the threat. "Its easy to just cash it in
after youve struck out 15 times in eight innings and hadnt had too many good
swings and youre frustrated," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said, "and then to get
those kind of at-bats in the ninth inning, its good." NOTES: Capuano hadnt
allowed a run in his other 12 outings this season. ... Pedroia has reached base
35 times in his last 17 games. ... The Athletics have scored no runs while
Milone was in the game in his three losses. ... Sonny Gray (4-1) pitches for
Oakland in the finale of the three-game series against John Lackey (4-2) on
Sunday. ... The crowd cheered each time a Red Sox worker walked along the
left-field warning track to change the number next to the Bruins name on the
scoreboard after each of their last three goals in Game 2 of their playoff
series against Montreal. Boston was trailing 3-2 in the third period then scored
three goals in the last six minutes to win 5-3 and even the series at 1.
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ignoring James Jones.Moving swiftly to give Alex Ovechkin help at the defensive
end while raiding a rival, new Washington Capitals general manager Brian
MacLellan signed Pittsburgh Penguins free agents Matt Niskanen and Brooks Orpik
on Tuesday to deals totalling more than $65 million. The 27-year-old Niskanen,
the more offensive-minded of the pair of defencemen joining the Capitals, got a
$40.25 million, seven-year contract. "Its a very big commitment from Washington.
Thats no small thing. Youre talking a seven-year commitment for a very
substantial amount of money," said Niskanen, who got married Saturday. "Im
excited for that challenge." The 33-year-old Orpik, more of a stay-at-home
blueliner who had spent his entire career with the Penguins, was given a $27.5
million, five-year package. "Ive got to be honest: Up until this year, I never
really envisioned myself leaving Pittsburgh. As everyone knows, theres been a
lot of changes there. It really was a perfect time," Orpik said. "The past year,
there was such strong expectations for the team, both internally and externally,
and I think we had a really tough time handling those expectations." The
Capitals got off to a fast start on the first day of NHL free agency, also
adding Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Justin Peters on a $1.9 million, two-year
deal, while re-signing centre Michael Latta to a $1.15 million, two-year
contract. Last season, three-time NHL MVP Ovechkin and the Capitals missed the
playoffs for the first time in seven years, leading ownership to make changes.
George McPhees contract was not renewed after he spent 17 seasons as the teams
GM, while Adam Oates was fired with a year left on his three-season deal.
MacLellan was promoted from assistant general manager to replace McPhee, while
Barry Trotz was hired as the new coach. Washington also has added assistant
coach Todd&nnbsp;Reirden, who was hired by the Capitals after the Penguins
fired him last week.
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defencemen get better." And in one more Penguins-to-Capitals transaction
Tuesday, Washington signed right wing Chris Conner to a one-year, two-way
contract. He has 22 goals and 28 assists in 178 NHL games, including 19 with
Pittsburgh last season. As for all those people moving from Pittsburgh — which
also recently changed its GM and coach — to Washington, Niskanen said: "It would
seem odd, wouldnt it? But its professional sports. ... If the Caps call, youve
got to listen." Speaking about the Capitals, Orpik said: "Ive played against
that group enough to know what the potential of that group can be. ... I think
they needed some direction, and I think Barry will provide that." Niskanen, 27,
led NHL defencemen with a plus-33 rating last season, when he set career highs
with 10 goals and 36 assists. The 6-foot, 209-pound defenceman has 35 goals, 132
assists and 266 penalty minutes in 491 career NHL games for Pittsburgh and
Dallas. The 6-foot-2, 219-pound Orpik has 13 goals, 119 assists and 734 penalty
minutes in 703 career games. He is a two-time U.S. Olympian and was an alternate
captain for the Penguins since 2008. The 27-year-old Peters went 7-9-4 with a
2.50 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage for the Carolina
Hurricanes last season. "When the head coach on the team looks you in the eye
and tell you he wants you to be there, that goes a long way," Peters said. He
said that he wasnt told how hell be used with the Capitals — strictly as a No. 2
behind Braden Holtby, or splitting time in the top goalie spot — but added that
he thinks it will "work itself out." ___ AP Sports Writer Joseph White
contributed to this report.
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