Lester will start Game 2 of the NLDS against the Nationals on Saturday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Lester had a strong finish to the season and will look to carry that momentum into the postseason. He went 4-1 across his last five starts, over which he posted a 3.62 ERA. Apart from one rough outing in which he was taken for seven runs over a brief 4.1 innings, Lester didn't allow more than two runs in any of the aforementioned starts.