Red Sox stymied by Wolf

Lester, who failed to become the first 10-game winner in the majors, absorbed the loss (9-3, 3.70 ERA) after allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits, including three home runs, the last of which was a leadoff shot by George Kottaras in the third to snap a 2-2 tie. He allowed three walks and had eight strikeouts in eight innings.

“They were aggressive,’’ said Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. “The back-to-back homers kind of set the tone for them.

“We’ve been swinging the bat really well. So it’s frustrating to get some pitches to hit, but not be able to put anything together.’’

Against Milwaukee lefthander Randy Wolf (5-4, 3.15 ERA), the Sox were left wanting for any kind of offensive output resembling Friday night’s 10-4 victory. After tying the game in the second on RBI singles by Saltalamacchia and Mike Cameron, Wolf kept the Sox at bay, shutting them down after allowing two runs in the second inning. He allowed nine hits in seven innings, walking one and striking out three.

“We just couldn’t get anything going,’’ said manager Terry Francona. “Wolf, he just kind of pitches with that fastball that has a little bit of life at the end that gets on top of your barrel. He threw some breaking balls and some changeups and he pitched effectively.’’

Lester, however, struggled, especially in the first inning.

Weeks’s homer was deemed an unearned run after first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was charged with his first error of the season. Gonzalez ranged far from first base to attempt to catch Weeks’s pop foul, but wound up dropping it. Initially, it was scored a “no play’’ by the official scorer.

“It’s a ball that I should’ve had, but I dropped it,’’ he said. “The ball came back a little more than I anticipated. I didn’t feel a lot of wind and the ball came back more than I thought.’’

When Weeks homered on the next pitch, Gonzalez was charged with an error.

“It’s just one of those things I wish I had it back,’’ Gonzalez said.