The Boston Red Sox will go for a sweep against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon at the Rogers Centre. Jon Lester takes the mound for the Red Sox against Brandon Morrow of the Blue Jays.
Lester is 9-11 with a 4.99 ERA on the year. Lester's last outing came on Sept. 11, when he went 5.1 innings and gave up three runs on five hits against the Yankees. The 28-year-old left-hander from Tacoma, Wash. last faced the Blue Jays on July 22, and it turned out to be his worst start of the season. Lester walked five, allowed nine hits and four home runs on his way to giving up 11 runs in four innings.
Morrow has made 17 starts in 2012, going 8-6 with a 3.16 ERA. Morrow faced his former team, the Seattle Mariners, in his last outing. It didn't go well, as he allowed four runs on 11 hits in 4.2 innings. The Red Sox have not faced Morrow this season.
Game Time, TV/Radio Schedule: 1:07 p.m. ET, NESN/WEEI
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