By putting up two runs behind him on Saturday night, the Cubs provided Jon Lester with more support than they had since May 22nd, a span that stretched 9 games. Over the course of those starts, Lester’s offense had scratched out a grand total of 3 runs in the innings during which he was pitching. Even if you include the bookend games against the D-backs and Braves, the Cubs have provided Lester with 7 runs over his last 11 starts or 69 (nice) innings.
So, basically, that’s a single tally for every 10 or so innings the man works.