| Closing Time: Jon Lester, Red Sox stumble against White Sox | 05.30.11 at 10:35 pm ET |

Jon Lester struggled through one his worst outings of the season Monday night. (AP)
All of a sudden, Jon Lester looks mortal.
The lefty surrendered seven runs in just 5 2/3 innings, paving the way for a 7-3 win for the White Sox over the Red Sox in the teams’ series-opener at Fenway Park Monday night. The outing pushed Lester’s ERA to 3.94, the highest its been this late in the season since July 5, 2009.
Lester was coming off an encouraging, six-inning outing in which he didn’t allow a run. But, with this performance, the Opening Day starter has now totaled four starts in which he has allowed five runs or more, having managed the feat a total of six times last season.
WHAT WENT WRONG
- Lester had to work harder than normal to get through 5 2/3 innings, throwing 127 pitches, the second-most in his career. The lefty came into the game having tossed 201 in his previous two starts, giving him 328, two shy of the threshold put in place by the Red Sox for their starters over three starts. The lefty was ultimately driving from the game on a bloop, opposite field single by Chicago’s Alexei Ramirez. He finished giving up his seven runs on eight hits, four walks and two hit-batsmen. It marked the seventh time in Lester’s career he has given up at least seven runs.
- Dan Wheeler continued his struggles, coming on for Lester with two outs in the sixth inning and promptly giving up a two-run single to Carlos Quentin. The righty had gone two straight outings since coming off the 15-day disabled list without allowing a run, but with the Quentin hit has now let five of his seven inherited runners to score.
- According to WEEI.com stat man Gary Marbry, the Red Sox have now lost their last 10 games when their starter has allowed 14 or more runners. Lester allowed 14. Marbry pointed out that the last two times a Sox starter has hit the 14-runner mark in less than six innings came in 1992 with Joe Hesketh, and an Oil Can Boyd outing in 1984.
- The final four batters in the Red Sox’ lineup — Carl Crawford, Drew Sutton, J.D. Drew and Jarrod Saltalamacchia — went hitless. Crawford’s average against left-handers fell to .108 after striking out vs. Matt Thornton with two runners on in the eighth.
WHAT WENT RIGHT
- Adrian Gonzalez launched his 10th homer of the season in the first inning against White Sox starter Jake Peavy, marking the first time the first baseman had gone deep since May 14. Gonzalez also flashed his glove, saving multiple runs when he dove and snagged a two-out sharp grounder off the bat of Paul Konkero with the bases loaded in the eighth.
- Dustin Pedroia, who had at least one RBI in four of his last six games after not totaling one in 17 straight games, helped the Red Sox draw even with a two-run single back up the middle, tying the game at 3-3 in the third inning.
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