Buchholz Battering…….
It was not suprising that Clay Buchholz got bombed last night. The only real mystery was how long he would go, and how manys runs he would be tagged for. Again, the Red Sox hitters gave Buchy a nice lead, and again he pissed it away faster than a gambler on payday.
Last night Buchholz pitched a clean first inning, and that was about all. That was his highlight reel. Buchy went 2.1 innings, giving up five runs on three hits and three walks. Buchholz faced only 14 batters, and it took him sixty pitches to get thru 2.1 innings. The good news from last nights debacle, was the demotion of Clay Buchholz to the double a Portland. Buchy has lost his last eight starts, has gone six innings only once, and has never been a threat to help the Sox win a game. It is pathetic that he has been in the rotation this long. It has been painfully obvious that Buchholz did not have the tools needed to be a big league pitcher this year. However, Theo had his “master plan”, and it included Clay Buchholz being a Red Sox starter in 2008.
Once again the bullpen resembled a punching bag, as they took it on the chin for six earned runs. How David Aardsma remains in a Red Sox uniform is unbelievable. Clearly he is done in any capacity as productive member of the bullpen. However as is usually the case, Aardsma was not alone in his failure’s. Javier Lopez stunk on wheat last night, giving up three earned runs in one whole inning of work. Mike Timlin pitched two innings, giving up only one runs, only Hideki Okajima pitched clean for the Sox last night.
If you are scoring at home, this is the third time in a week the Sox pitchers have given up a football like score. A team giving up this many runs at this point in the season is no serious threat for any playoff run. The Sox have allowed 17, 15 and 11 runs in thier last nine games.
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