Jon Lester continued his rehab assignment for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday in Greenville, S.C., throwing 51 pitches in four innings of play for the Class-A Greenville.
Lester retired the first eight batters he faced, striking out five in a 3-0 victory over the Columbus Catfish.
This was Lester's second rehab start for the Drive as he attempts to return to Boston's rotation after an offseason of cancer treatments.
In his first start in Charleston on Thursday, Lester shut out the New York Yankees' affiliate, the Charleston RiverDogs, on two hits over four innings
OLD FEUD RENEWED: Former teammates Brendan Donnelly and Jose Guillen revived their three-year old feud Tuesday, and both were ejected from Boston's 14-3 win over Seattle.
Players streamed from the dugouts and bullpens when the two players approached each other after the Red Sox reliever struck out Guillen on three pitches in the eighth inning. They exchanged words. Donnelly and Guillen were kept apart, but Guillen was ejected.
Donnelly was ejected after hitting the Mariners' next batter, catcher Kenji Johjima, on a 1-1 pitch.
The right-hander said it was an accident, but Guillen said, "This goes way back since I was with the Angels. (I) caught him cheating once and, unfortunately, he keeps running his mouth like he's going to hit me. You've got to be man enough to hit me and not hit a catcher."
Guillen didn't say when Donnelly threatened to hit him.
"It wasn't a planned thing," Donnelly said of the confrontation. "Our issues are well documented."
ALSO: Padres pitcher Chris Young, who's flirted with no-hitters and been tough on the road, agreed Tuesday to a $14.5 million, four-year contract that would be worth $23 million if the team exercises a 2011 option ... The Boston Red Sox activated reliever Mike Timlin from the 15-day disabled list and optioned reliever Javier Lopez to Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday ... The Dodgers placed outfielder Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list with an injured right shoulder, and recalled reliever Chin-hui Tsao from Triple-A Las Vegas ... Jay Payton was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring on March 27. He was scheduled to be activated today but won't be.