Here’s a riddle for you: Who allows five runs on three hits and two walks, then gets lifted in the 2nd inning after facing three batters without recording an out and is happy about it? You’ve probably already figured the answer based on either the box score or the headline, but it’s Jon Lester. That’s right, the aging lefty actually took Tuesday’s bumpy outing as a net positive.
“I felt pretty strong today,” Lester told MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian and other reporters after the game. “I feel like I’m in a better place right now physically than I have been since, let’s say, last year.