Now why isn't Alfredo Aceves a starter and the other guys who don't desrve to start are? That's some bad managing right there. Francona must have been dropped on his head when he was young.
If John Lester keeps his pitch count low, then I'm sure he will do well. The past couple of games, he's had 40+ first inning pitches. Doing that isn't going win you a lot of games. No matter what you perform like the rest of the game.