It was quite the mixed bag for Jon Lester, who showcased a very good plan of attack for the first two innings of work. He seemed to lose a bit of focus as he worked the third frame, the deepest he’s gone so far this spring.
The grizzled lefty got ahead of Garrett Hampson with two straight strikes, but the next pitch went sailing over the wall. Later in the inning, Lester walked Ian Desmond, who is notorious for being a free swinger of sorts, then allowed a two-run homer to Tom Murphy.
This wasn’t one to write home about, but now’s the time to work those kinks out.