video thumbnail  NYY@BOS: Lester limits Yankees to one run over
eight  BOSTON -- It's about confidence with Jon Lester. Hasn't
it always been?  "I heard some stories about [Lester] really
down on himself for not carrying the load last year," catcher
David Ross said. "And when you put that much pressure on
yourself, nobody can pitch through that."  Ross and catcher
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, pitching coach Juan Nieves, manager John
Farrell and fellow starter Clay Buchholz all have talked about
Lester needing to lessen the pressure he puts on himself and
just pitch. The confidence will come.  In Saturday's 5-1 win
over the Yankees, Lester pitched aggressively, carelessly, and
almost flawlessly.  The game plan was the same as it was against
the Yankees last Sunday, which was the same as it was against
the Tigers five days before that: No nibbling.  The 6-foot-4,
240-pound lefty only nibbled occasionally -- "unacceptable," he
called his two walks -- but he was mostly overpowering, holding
the Yankees to one run on th