Clay Buchholz

Clay Buchholz Sent to Minors After Loss

Troubled Righty Headed to Portland
The Red Sox took two of three games on the road against the Orioles. The two wins were courtesy of the team’s two best starters: Jon Lester and Daisuke Matsuzaka. The one loss was because of the team’s worst starter: Clay Buchholz. His latest rough outing (2.1 IP, 3 H, 5 [...]

Red Sox Lose Ground on Rays with Uneven Week

The Red Sox opened the week with a tough loss to an inferior Royals team before taking the series.  They traveled to Chicago for a gritty series with the White Sox and earned a tough split. 
However, the Rays continued to play well and have already set a single-season franchise win record with almost two months remaining [...]

Sox Bats Wake Up Against Royals

Things are really different without Manny Ramirez. First, the Red Sox are actually winning again…and when they lose it feels like a moral triumph. Despite the piling victories since the trade, Terry Francona has had to juggle the lineup around without Ramirez to find what he likes. Slumps by Jacoby Ellsbury and Coco Crisp have [...]

Matsuzaka Heads to DL with Mild Strain of the Rotator Cuff

The Red Sox placed Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list with a mild strain of the rotator cuff in his right shoulder. In his place, the Red Sox called up OF Jeff Bailey for the weekend series against the Orioles.
Due to off-days, the next opening in the starting rotation will be Tuesday, and the [...]

Orioles Sweep Sox in Baltimore

The Red Sox were out-pitched, out-hit, and out-classed by the Baltimore Orioles in a brief two-game series. Could the guard in the AL East be changing? Probably not, so let’s not get ahead of ourselves. In Game 1, Jeremy Guthrie calmed down after allowing three runs in the first inning to hold the Red Sox [...]

Twins Take Series Over Red Sox

Manny Ramirez blasted his 498th career HR (a two-run shot) in the first inning off Livan Hernandez, and it appeared the Red Sox would be in good shape to take the game and earn a split in the series. Clay Buchholz, however, allowed two runs in the bottom half of the first to get the [...]

Lugo Error Blows Game for Sox

The Red Sox and Tigers were engaged in a see-saw battle for much of Wednesday night’s game, with the Tigers eventually prevailing 10-9. Julio Lugo had a critical error in the ninth inning as he botched a double play ball. Jonathan Papelbon took the loss, allowing two runs in the inning after he entered with a 9-8 [...]

After Rain, Sox Bats Wake Up

Maybe the bats were too dry? After a 2.5-hour rain delay, the Red Sox bats finally woke up in a 7-3 win over the Rays. Clay Buchholz pitched well again, going 5 1/3 innings and only giving up one run on five hits and four walks. He struck out four to help lower his ERA [...]

Buchholz Tosses Gem, Takes Loss

Clay Buchholz stymied the Rays over the first seven innings, but his first mistake of the game in the eighth cost the Red Sox in a 2-1 loss Saturday night. He allowed a two-out, two-run HR in the eighth inning to Akinori Iwamura to give the Rays the victory.
Sox Studs:

Clay Buchholz truly tossed a gem. [...]

Sox Sweep on Patriot’s Day

The Red Sox are definitely the hottest team in baseball. They have now won nine out of ten games after an 8-3 victory over the Rangers at Fenway. Clay Buchholz had a very strong outing after a few shaky ones, going six strong innings and allowing zero runs on five hits and two walks. He [...]

Buchholz and Wang Shelled in Yanks Win

Before the Red Sox and Yankees took the field, the umpires told the pitchers to serve up fat pitches all game.
OK, so that really didn’t happen, but it might as well have as the Yankees beat the Sox 15-9. Sox starter Clay Buchholz was shelled, allowing seven earned runs in just 3 2/3 innings. He only [...]

Wang Masterful, Yanks dump Sox 4-1

Tonight the Yankees took the first of many match-ups between the two rivals in the 2008 season as Yankee ace Chien-Ming Wang pitched a two-hit shutout and the Bronx Bombers defeated the defending World Champs, 4-1.
Wang allowed a fifth inning solo homer to J.D. Drew which tied the game at 1-1. Wang would retire every [...]

Red Sox Lose Second Straight to Jays

The Red Sox (3-3) scored first and held a 2-1 lead in the fourth, but Clay Buchholz and the bullpen faltered from there and the Blue Jays (3-2) scored a 10-2 blowout win over the Sox.
Manny Ramirez doubled home David Ortiz in the first and Sean Casey drove in J.D. Drew in the fourth, but [...]

Fantasy Baseball: Rookies to Watch

First off, I need to warn against taking any rookies in a draft. Most don’t pan out to be anything. Some perenial All-Stars and other bench bunnies (seemingly multiplying as they jump from team to team).
I’d like to think the guys I’m about to mention are can’t miss but be weary not to jump at [...]

Clay Buchholz Has Penthouse Girlfriend

The rumors are true: Clay Buchholz, according to his dad, is currently dating Penthouse pet Erica Ellyson, your 2008 Penthouse Pet of the Year.
Here’s what Clay’s dad, Skip, had to say on WZLX when he spilled the beans:
“It doesn’t surprise me any. Last year up in Boston he was dating a Victoria’s Secret model, so [...]