I've been a bit hard on Jon Lester this season, but it wasn't unwarranted. He's had some trouble with the longball (12.2% HR/FB), can't hold on runners if his life depended on it, and sported a middling 3.44 FIP. I may be on the path of forgiveness, however, as after last night's start of 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 Hits, 2 BBs, 8 Ks, Lester has now thrown 1 ER ball or fewer in four of his last five starts. I don't think the Ks are all too real as he only collected at least seven strikeouts on 5 occasions outside of this start, but he seems to be finding his groove as the Cubs define themselves as major players for a postseason birth. I wouldn't be buying low, but don't go selling him for yesterday's newspaper.
Let’s see what every other SP did yesterday:
