Cancer Survivor Lester Tosses No Hitter Against Royals

Red Sox lefty Jon Lester tossed a no hitter against the Kansas City Royals.

Lester struck out nine batters including the final out of the game, he walked just two batters.

The no hitter was the 18th in Sox history and first since last September when rookie Clay Buchholz tossed one against the Baltimore Orioles.

Jacoby Ellsbury made a highlight diving catch in the fourth to preserve the gem.

It was only the second time the Royals have been no hit, it came just over 35 years after Nolan Ryan got them on May 15, 1973.

It was the fourth no hitter called by catcher Jason Varitek.

After a run of over 30 years without a no hitter for the Sox this is the fourth since 2001. Hideo Nomo had one in 2001, Derek Lowe in 2002 and Buchholz last season.

Boston won 7-0 and extended their winning streak to four games.

It was the 411th consecutive sellout at Fenway, 44 games short of the major league record held by the Cleveland Indians.