X-rays were taken and they were negative. Right now, Boston is calling Lester’s injury a bruised quad. It’s uncertain whether or not Lester will be forced to miss any action.

The Red Sox went on to lose by a final count of 9-5 to their arch rivals. Alex Rodriguez led the way by going 3-for-3 with two walks, three runs and four RBIs. His big hit was in the third inning when he hit a two-run home run off of Lester shortly before Lester was knocked out.

The win extended the Yankees lead over the Red Sox to 6.5 games in the AL East. It’s now only a matter of days before the Yankees clinch the division.

Jon Lester is Injured by a Line Drive (Image: Zuma Press)

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Liner Knocks Jon Lester Out of Game

Hank Steinbrenner lashed out at the team, A-Rod’s soap opera marriage is back in the headlines with a Madonna twist, and Jon Lester threw a shutout last night in the 7-0 Boston Red Sox win over the Yanks last night.

Girardi had a closed-door session with his team after the loss, and judging by the beginning of this clip (3m, 49s), he wasn’t in the mood to talk about it. The rest of the clip is painful if you’re a Yankees fan but nothing short of a Fourth of July gift for Red Sox fans.

*fingers crossed that the Sox wins when we head into enemy territory attend the game at Yankee Stadium on Sunday*

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VIDEO: Joe Girardi Says MYOB (Kind of) to Reporter After Loss to Sox

As if Jon Lester’s no-hitter weren’t enough to make us do cartwheels in between the cubicles at work, today we came across a rumor concerning more Sox-inspired curse potential at the new Yankee Stadium.

If you’re an MLB fan who isn’t living in a foxhole on an island off the coast of a country in Southeast Asia, you might remember that last month a buried David Ortiz shirt was unearthed from the new Yankee Stadium.

Now rumors are swirling that the mason who bestowed a cement casing on the Red Sox jersey may have slipped in another bit of Sox memorabilia: A scorecard from the 2004 ALCS. And this guy ain’t a-sayin’ where in the new stadium it’s buried.

We heart the symbolism here! Not only does it represent the turning point for the Boston Red Sox—who game back from a 0-3 deficit against the New York Yankees and went on to sweep the St. Louis Cardinals—but it’s a nod to the hitter who set it all in motion.

Is this another “curse” or just another rumor about another curse? Well, we can’t be certain, but check out the May 20th standings in the AL East . . .

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A Sox Curse on the Yankees, Part Two?

Clay Buchholz, he of the fingernail injury, threw a no-hitter last year in his Major League debut. (And a shout-out goes to fellow Sox fans Caesar and Pat for joining the excitement).

As for Lester, he’s the first Sox leftie to throw a no-hitter since 1956. Check out the ESPN highlights here (2m, 38s):

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VIDEO: Jon Lester’s No-Hitter