In an emotional outing in his former home this week, Jon Lester gave up eight hits and five earned runs in 5 1⁄3 innings against the Chicago Cubs in Wrigley Field.
It was a special start for the left-hander, who spent six seasons with the Cubbies, and was part of their curse-busting World Series win in 2016, but he wasn’t pleased with what was really an otherwise forgettable outing against the Cubs.
“I didn’t pitch great. I didn’t pitch terrible, I didn’t think,” Lester said, in explaining the fact that he didn’t acknowledge the ovation he received on the way off the mound.