Editing Derek Lowe (section)

===Boston Red Sox===
Lowe compiled a 5–15 record over his first two seasons, during which he split time starting and relieving, but came into his own in 1999 after being transferred into the [[Closer (baseball)|closer]]'s role, finishing the season with 15 [[Save (baseball)|saves]] and a 2.63 ERA.<ref name=espn/>

Lowe had his best season as a closer in 2000 when he led the [[American League]] with 42 saves, to go along with a 2.56 ERA.<ref name=espn/> Despite recording 24 saves early in the 2001 season, Lowe lost the closer's job soon after the trading deadline when the Red Sox acquired [[Ugueth Urbina]].<ref name=espn/> Lowe was left in limbo, demoted to various setup jobs in the bullpen. Instead he asked manager [[Joe Kerrigan]] to return him to the starting rotation; Kerrigan agreed, and Lowe pitched 16 innings as a starter before the end of the season.<ref name=espn/> The following year, 2002, was Lowe's coming out party as a starter, as he posted a 21–8 record to go with a 2.58 ERA, finishing third in [[Cy Young Award]] voting behind [[Barry Zito]] and Lowe's teammate [[Pedro Martínez]]. Lowe [[no-hitter|no-hit]] the [[Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] at [[Fenway Park]] on April 27 that year, becoming the first pitcher to do so at Fenway Park since [[Dave Morehead]] in 1965. Lowe faced just one over the minimum in the game; only a third inning walk to [[Brent Abernathy]] separated Lowe from a [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]]. Additionally, Lowe was the starting pitcher for the American League in the [[2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] that year.

Lowe posted a 17–7 record despite a 4.47 ERA in 2003. He recorded an improbable save in deciding Game 5 of the 2003 [[American League Division Series]], helped by two clutch strikeouts.

In 2004, he finished 14–12 with a 5.42 ERA in 33 starts. During the [[postseason]] he rebounded with a 3–0 record and 1.86 ERA in four games, three of them starts. He was the winner in the final game of all three postseason series—American League Division Series against the [[Anaheim Angels]] (pitching in relief), the American League Championship Series against the [[New York Yankees]], and the World Series against the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] (where he threw shutout ball for 7 innings in Game 4, to defeat [[Jason Marquis]]) — as the Red Sox won their first [[2004 World Series|World Series]] in 86 years.<ref>{{cite news|last=Curry|first=Jack|title=Kiss That Curse Goodbye|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 28, 2004|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/28/sports/baseball/not-a-work-of-art-but-red-sox-finish-their-masterpiece.html?pagewanted=print|author-link=Jack Curry|access-date=August 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2004-10-27-ws-game4_x.htm
|title=Finally! Red Sox win World Series|date=October 28, 2004|first=Mike|last=Dodd|work=USA Today |access-date=September 9, 2009}}</ref>