Starters: Eight Straight Games Allowing Two Or Fewer Earned Runs

Red Sox starting pitchers have gone twelve consecutive games without allowing more than three earned runs - a franchise record.

The starters have allowed only seven runs (five earned) in the last seven games (46 innings).

                 IP    H   R  ER  BB   K
0401 Lester      5.0   5   2   2   2   7
0403 Buchholz    7.0   6   1   1   2   4
0404 Dempster    5.0   5   3   3   4   8
0405 Doubront    5.0   9   3   3   0   6
0406 Lackey      4.1   5   2   2   1   8
0407 Lester      7.0   5   0   0   0   6
0408 Buchholz    7.0   3   0   0   4   8
0410 Dempster    5.0   3   3   1   2   7
0411 Aceves      5.0   6   2   2   3   4
0413 Lester      7.0   5   1   1   1   5
0414 Buchholz    8.0   2   0   0   4  11
0415 Dempster    7.0   2   1   1   2  10

Clay Buchholz and Ryan Dempster are the first starters in Red Sox history to strike out at least 10 while allowing two or fewer hits in consecutive games. (WEEI)