Lester collected that hit Monday night off Lackey, breaking an MLB-record 0-for-66 skid to start his career. A career that now covers 10 seasons.
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But the Cubs left-hander also was tagged with the loss despite giving up just two unearned runs in seven innings in an eventual 6-0 Cardinals win. Lackey chose to focus on the end result when asked about Lester’s keepsake.
“I’ll autograph it,” Lackey said of the historic ball, via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “and I’ll put, ‘You lost’ too.”
That would make for a unique addition to Lester’s trophy case.
