"Jon Lester had waited 20 days to pitch in a major league game. What was another 2 hours and 21 minutes?

After a steady rain delayed the start of last night's Red Sox game against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park, Lester took the mound for the first time since July 5, when he strained his left latissimus.

Despite the stint on the disabled list and the rain delay, the lefthander looked sharp early. Through the first five innings, he didn't let a runner get past second as the Sox clung to a 1-0 lead courtesy of a Josh Reddick second-inning RBI double."