The guys he's talking about are young Cubs like Kris Bryant and Addison Russell, who helped Lester pick up the win Monday night in a 4-3 victory over the Mets. Lester gave up three runs on five hits over six innings, striking out six.
The lefty did serve up back-to-back home runs to Lucas Duda and Wilmer Flores in the sixth, but catcher David Ross took the blame for those.
"The two home runs late I feel were more on me," said Ross, who has been behind the plate for all of Lester's starts.