Last night the Sox squandered a 4-0 lead and went on to lose 11-6. Clay Buchholz took the lose dropping him to 2-9 on the season. Clay allowed 5 earned over 2.1 innings and did not strikeout any batters. What more can you say about this guy? He is lost out there. He has no confidence in any of his pitches, as soon as he gives up a hit he completely shuts down. Buchholz needs to go back down to double-A and collect his thoughts. He is 0-7 in his last 10 starts, and has only lasted into the 7th inning once. The bullpen’s performance was putrid as well. Aardsma, Timlin, and Lopez combined to go 3.2 innings giving up 6 earned on 6 hits and 5 walks. Aardsma and Lopez each gave up a homerun as well. This bullpen is disastrous at best. I’ve said it once, I’ll say it a million times, teams with sub-par bullpens get exposed in the playoffs. The pen will cost the Sox games the postseason, FACT. Back to Buchholz, I have heard people saying he is a flash in the pan, and that his no-hitter was a fluke. False, Buchholz has great stuff, but he has completely lost confidence in himself, his arm, and his accuracy. Once he regains his command and spends some time in the minors he will be fine.
The Sox now travel to Toronto, who took 2 games at Fenway last week. Paul Byrd will take the hill tonight for the Red Sox and Shawn Marcum will start for the Blue Jays.
-Brian B
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