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Lester goes seven strong, Crisp hits two-run bomb as BoSox blank Phils

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Terry Francona was as efficient with his words as Jon Lester was with his pitches. "Lester was good, OK was good, Pap was good," he said, referring to his three pitchers. "I want to watch the game." Before Francona flipped on the TV to watch the Celtics' bid for the NBA title, Boston's manager was reminded of the kind of outing that won the Red Sox the World Series last year. Lester struck out five over seven shutout innings and Coco Crisp homered to lead the Boston Red ...

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