Nick Cafardo - Lester's debut is spoiled; After long wait, Rangers throw their weight around to secure win

Gordon Edes - Baseball Notes: What will side effects be? Drug probes bound to change the game

Quick Shots - Should the Sox trade for pitching?

Amalie Benjamin - After 'school', Lester gets down to business

Nick Cafardo - Red Sox Notebook: Francona: Today not Clement's time; Rookie Pauley gets the nod in Game 2

AP MLB Roundup - White Sox tag Wickman; Chicago scores twice in 11th to top Indians

Sports Log - Bonds drops suit against authors

Rookie rouses the A's; Yankees suffer 3d straight loss

Christopher L. Gasper - Antonelli set for California dreamin'

Son of NBC sports chairman honored with ballsfields dedication

Baseball Transactions

Boston Red Sox - Recalled pitcher Jon Lester from Pawtucket (Int.); optioned pitcher Craig Hansen to Pawtucket.
Kansas City Royals - Added pitcher Todd Wellemeyer to the 25-man roster; optioned pitcher Leo Nunez to Omaha (PCL).
Philadelphia Phillies - Placed catcher Mike Lieberthal on the 15-day disabled list; recalled pitcher Brian Sanches from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Int.).
Toronto Blue Jays - Placed pitcher Pete Walker on the 15-day disabled list; recalled pitcher Brian Tallet from Syracuse (Int.).
Washington Nationals - Activated outfielder Jose Guillen from the 15-day disabled list; optioned outfielder Mike Vento to New Orleans (PCL).

As of June 11, 2006, at 02:14 AM ET

Tony Massarotti - Lester, Sox end up all wet in long day: Phenom labors in soggy MLB debut

Tony Massarotti - Covering All Bases: Faltering arms result in Twin killing

Rich Thompson - Rangers’ Corey leaves Texas-sized impression

Mark Murphy - Manny joins 450 HR club

Tony Massarotti - Red Sox Notebook: Fans pass ultimate test: Not fair-weathered

Tony Massarotti - Tito tweaks rotation: Pauley’s in for Clement

Rich Thompson - Blalock batters bullpen

The Providence Journal

Sean McAdam - The wait falls hard on Lester; Red Sox rookie lefty Jon Lester struggles in his major league debut, possibly because of a nearly five-hour rain delay, as Boston stumbles against Texas.

Sean McAdam - Red Sox Notebook: Scheduling woes, weather force twinbill today

Rich Hoffman, Philadelphia Daily News - Untouchable NFL is MLB's congressional shield; Congress can't go after baseball for abuse of human growth hormone without tackling football first, and Washington isn't about to take on the nation's most popular game.

Baseball Notebook: Side injury continues to plague Bonds

Lenny Megliola - Lester soaks up long-awaited Sox debut

Art Davidson - On Baseball: Loretta provides stability in the field and at the plate

David Heuschkel - Lester Soaks Up The Scene; But Sox Lose As Teams Play One

David Heuschkel - After 5-Hour Rain Delay, Hey, Go Have A Hot Dog


David Heuschkel - Clement Pushed Back; Pena May Return In Four Weeks





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John Altavilla - June Bugs; Yankees Lose Third In A Row For First Time Since April

John Altavilla - A Quick Look For Thompson

Kevin Thomas - Lester's debut is brief but promising

Garry Brown - Rangers outlast Red Sox

Garry Brown - Rangers agree to a twinbill

Garry Brown - Grady is back, and justly so

Paul Jarvey - Finally, the debut; Lester up, down as Red Sox falter

Paul Jarvey - Red Sox Notes: Doubleheader moved to today; Rain-gers becoming bad luck

Alex Speier - Sox Beat: Jon Lester is baptized at Fenway

Lawrence Eagle-Tribune/Salem News



Lester shows signs of his advanced billing

Rob Bradford - Miracle drug now baseball's latest shame

Chaz Scoggins - Sox took some gambles in the amateur draft

The Dallas Morning News

Richard Durrett - Rangers' Hank hammers it home

Richard Durrett - Repeat after me: Let's play two, Rangers

Kat O'Brien - Riding the clutch late

Kat O'Brien - After rain, 2 games now set for today