Recap - Clay Buchholz delivers July 4 sparkler for Red Sox
Jim Monaghan
Contributing Writer
Remember when he was announced as the Opening Day starting pitcher and we all moaned?
Clay Buchholz may have finally arrived.
Coming off a frustrating loss to the Astros the night before, Buchholz gave the Red Sox their first complete game of the season as he dominated Houston in a 6-1 Fourth of July win Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park.
Buchholz has now won his last four starts, allowing no more than one earned run over 7-plus innings in each of those games. The last time a Red Sox pitcher accomplished that? You have to go back to Pedro Martinez and Tim Wakefield in 2002. Buchholz's ERA in those four starts is a miniscule 0.87.
Catcher Sandy Leon led the Red Sox with three hits; he also scored two runs in the win.
Mookie Betts drove in three runs and had a pair of hits. Shane Victorino returned to the lineup and had an immediate effect with two hits and a pair of runs scored.
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Contributing Writer
Remember when he was announced as the Opening Day starting pitcher and we all moaned?
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Coming off a frustrating loss to the Astros the night before, Buchholz gave the Red Sox their first complete game of the season as he dominated Houston in a 6-1 Fourth of July win Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park.
Buchholz has now won his last four starts, allowing no more than one earned run over 7-plus innings in each of those games. The last time a Red Sox pitcher accomplished that? You have to go back to Pedro Martinez and Tim Wakefield in 2002. Buchholz's ERA in those four starts is a miniscule 0.87.
Catcher Sandy Leon led the Red Sox with three hits; he also scored two runs in the win.
Mookie Betts drove in three runs and had a pair of hits. Shane Victorino returned to the lineup and had an immediate effect with two hits and a pair of runs scored.
Click here to find more by Jim Monaghan on Red Sox Life. Follow him on twitter - @Monaghan21
