Buchholz, Sox cruise to 6-2 win
Jim Monaghan
Contributing writer
Clay Buchholz threw seven strong innings, Jacoby Ellsbury had a pair of hits, and David Ortiz stole 3rd (!) as the Red Sox closed out a 6-3 road trip with a 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox at Cellular Field.
With the win, Buchholz (pictured) improved to 7-0; he allowed just one run on five hits and three walks while striking out five. His ERA dropped to 1.73 as he continued to post Cy Young-candidate numbers.
Ortiz put Boston on the board early with an opposite field single in the bottom of the first inning to drive in a pair of runs. He stole third later in the inning, the first swipe of third in his career.Will Middlebrooks plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 8th; another run scored on a wild pitch. Daniel Nava drove in two more runs with a bases-loaded single in the top of the 9th to complete the scoring.
Andrew Bailey came on in the bottom of the 9th. He allowed a solo home run to Paul Konerko
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Contributing writer
Clay Buchholz threw seven strong innings, Jacoby Ellsbury had a pair of hits, and David Ortiz stole 3rd (!) as the Red Sox closed out a 6-3 road trip with a 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox at Cellular Field.
Ortiz put Boston on the board early with an opposite field single in the bottom of the first inning to drive in a pair of runs. He stole third later in the inning, the first swipe of third in his career.Will Middlebrooks plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the 8th; another run scored on a wild pitch. Daniel Nava drove in two more runs with a bases-loaded single in the top of the 9th to complete the scoring.
Andrew Bailey came on in the bottom of the 9th. He allowed a solo home run to Paul Konerko
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