Lester No-Hitter Breakdown

For the second year in a row, a young Red Sox hurler threw a no-hitter. It took Lester 130 pitches tonight but he only threw 2 walks and struck out 9. Giving him a game score of 94. How amazing was he tonight? Look at his charts courtesy of Brooksbaseball.net.



His release point was amazing tonight. It was incredibly tight and that allowed his break to really move. He didn't necessarily have that great command tonight, but by having that much movement and that tight a release point it really allowed him to fool a lot of hitters.

He seems to really have turned a corner in terms of his aggressiveness on the mound. He got ahead first pitch strikes to 19 out of 28 batters faced and he really bore down when needed. He also has much better command of his fastball which consistently reaches in the mid-90s. Mix this in with the fact that he hides the ball well during his delivery and he's a great waiver wire pick.

He's only owned in 45.9% of ESPN leagues and 88% of CBS leagues. He would make a great 4th starter on any fantasy team now and could potentially be a good #3 on some teams.