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Summary Lester (7-10) won consecutive starts for the first time since mid-May, allowing 5 hits and 2 walks.
Jon Lester shut down the Yankees for seven innings and Adrian Gonzalez provided an early lead with a two-run homer as the Boston Red Sox beat New York 4-1 Saturday for a badly needed win.Yankees nemesis Pedro Ciriaco was 4 for 4, raising his average against New York this year to .517 (15 for 29), and Boston reliever Craig Breslow and catcher Ryan Lavarnway became what is thought to be the first all-Yale battery in the major leagues since 1883.The fourth-place Red Sox won for the fourth time in 11 games as they try to right their foundering season.Lester (7-10) won consecutive starts for the first time since mid-May, allowing five hits and two walks.Curtis Granderson homered for New York. David Phelps (3-4), making his second spot start while CC Sabathia is on the disabled list, gave up three runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings. He struck out seven and walked none.
