Lester beats cancer, Tribe

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | July 24, 2007| | Copyright

At Cleveland, Jon Lester crowned his courageous comeback with a victory.

The young pitcher, whose rookie season ended suddenly when he was diagnosed with cancer, pitched six innings to win his first game in 11 months and lead the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians 6- 2 on Monday night.

Working to major leaguers while his parents sat on the edge of their seats near Boston's dugout, Lester allowed two runs and five hits to easily handle the Indians, the AL's best team at home.

Lester's journey back couldn't have had a better checkpoint.

The 23-year-old left-hander had been in the midst of ...

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