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- Updated: June 2, 2016
CHICAGO — Cubs manager Joe Maddon did not want to take left-hander Jon Lester out of Wednesday’s game, and Lester gave him no reason to.
Lester threw his first complete game of the season in a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers at Wrigley Field, striking out 10 for his 28th career double-digit-K game and throwing 113 pitches.
“I think that might have been the best I’ve seen Jonny since I’ve been here,” Maddon said. “He maintained his velocity throughout, his strike throwing throughout, his cutter was 91 [mph] in the ninth inning, his curveball had depth to it. He repeated his delivery over and over. He gives up a leadoff homer and then nothing. That’s physically the best I’ve seen him pitch here.”
Enrique Hernandez launched Lester’s second pitch into the left-field bleachers for one of four hits the Dodgers recorded. That was it.
“When you pitch in to righties like [Lester] does, you have to find out if guys are ready to hit or not,” Cubs catcher David Ross said. “That’s the price you pay. We found …
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