Clay Buchholz was just supposed to bridge the gap. But given the way he’s pitched over the last two weeks, the Boston Red Sox might have some decisions to make. Buchholz, who is filling in for the injured Steven Wright in Boston’s rotation, made his third consecutive start Tuesday. And for the third consecutive time, the right-hander put his team in a position to win, this time limiting the Tampa Bay Rays to one run over 6 1/3 innings while striking out nine in the Red Sox’s 2-1 win at Tropicana Field. To say Buchholz has had a disappointing 2016 season would be an understatement: He posted a 6.35 ERA record through his first
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Clay Buchholz To Remain In Red Sox’s Rotation After Average Return
by Zack Cox on Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 11:00PM 1,885 BOSTON — No Red Sox pitcher exhibits more Jekyll-and-Hyde tendencies than Clay Buchholz, and both sides of the right-hander were on display Tuesday as he returned to the rotation after a month-long foray into relief. The good: Buchholz retired 14 of the 19 Chicago White Sox batters he faced during his five innings of work. The not-so-good: Two of the four hits he surrendered were home runs, including one that came on his very first pi...
Red Sox Wrap: Clay Buchholz Earns Win In Relief As Sox Beat Blue Jays In Extras
by Zack Cox on Sun, May 29, 2016 at 5:28PM 1,691 Another bullpen meltdown Sunday did not doom the Boston Red Sox, who scored two runs in the top of the 11th inning to salvage the finale of their three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays. Dustin Pedroia drove in the winning run with an RBI ground-rule double, and Clay Buchholz pitched an inning of scoreless relief to pick up the victory in a 5-3 win for Boston. It was the recently converted starter’s first relief appearance since 2008. ...
Red Sox Wrap: Clay Buchholz Recovers To Shut Down White Sox In 5-2 Win
If Wednesday night is any indication, Clay Buchholz is ready to turn the page. After a brutal month of April that saw the Boston Red Sox lose all five games he started, Buchholz rebounded in a big way at U.S. Cellular Field, stifling the American League-leading Chicago White Sox to lead his club to a 5-2 win. Designated hitter David Ortiz helped Buchholz earn his first victory of 2016 by launching a go-ahead, two-run home run in the fifth inning. Ortiz drove in three of Boston’s five runs. Here’s how it all went down: GAME IN A WORDComeback. Things didn’t look too good for Buchholz and the Red Sox out of...
Red Sox Wrap: Clay Buchholz Roughed Up As Yankees Avoid Sweep With 14-4 Win
The Boston Red Sox are going to want to forget about this one. The New York Yankees smacked around Clay Buchholz right out of the gate Sunday at Yankee Stadium, lighting up the right-hander for seven runs in the first inning as the home team walked away with a 14-4 win. The night pretty much summed up Buchholz’s struggles with consistency, as his first start of the season saw him spin seven shutout innings with nine strikeouts and just three hits. Things looked as though they could turn around when the Sox put up three runs in the fourth inning, but Buchholz let up three more in the bottom of the frame, and it proved