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Moriarty9 · 10-10-2009, 02:00 PM

Elbow forces Greinke out
Lester hit hard in first appearance
April 9, 2009

BOSTON — Zack Greinke threw just 12 pitches in his first start of the year, leaving the game with a sore elbow that will put off his next start.

David Aardsma finished off the first inning and took the loss for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays before Jon Lester came in to start the second inning.

Lester was hit hard, giving up eight runs, six earned, on nine hits and five walks in six innings. He struck out four batters and threw 116 pitches.

Kelvim Escobar got the win for the Boston Red Sox, his team's first win of the young season. Escobar tired late in the game and was hit for a few more runs, finishing the day with six runs on 10 hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.

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Moriarty9 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,858 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	Elbow forces Greinke out Lester hit hard in first appearance April 9, 2009 BOSTON — Zack Greinke threw just 12 pitches in his first start of the year, leaving the game with a sore elbow that will put off his next start. David Aardsma finished off the first inning and took the loss for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays before Jon Lester came in to start the second inning. Lester was hit hard, giving up eight runs, six earned, on nine hits and five walks in six innings. He struck out four batters and threw 116 pitches. Kelvim Escobar got the win for the Boston Red Sox, his team's first win of the young season. Escobar tired late in the game and was hit for a few more runs, finishing the day with six runs on 10 hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.