Over the Monster: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:


Pro Quality. Fan Perspective.
Around SBN: Interview With UMD Athletic Director, Dr. Debbie Yow

Game 146: Clay Buchholz, bullpen make easy work of Orioles

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz throws to Baltimore Orioles batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

More photos » Rob Carr - AP

4 months ago: Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz throws to Baltimore Orioles batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

I'm feeling good about Clay Buchholz.

Buchholz went 6 strong innings and led the Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Orioles Friday night. Buchholz allowed just one run, five hits and three walks in the outing.

While it wasn't Buchh's best outing, he was solid. Dennis Eckersley probably put it the best: Buchh is evolving. He didn't have his best stuff tonight, but he worked with what he had and he got the outs. The old Buchholz wouldn't have done that. The new Buchholz, however, can do that. It's great to see -- especially with October right around the corner.

The key to the offense was provided by an unlikely person: Casey Kotchman. Kotchman, who got the start at first base, went 3 for 4 with an RBI single in the 2nd inning. Jacoby Ellsbury also had an RBI single, while Jason Bay, who left the game due to "flu-like symptoms," hit his 34th home run of the year in the 4th inning.

The bullpen was strong, too. Daniel Bard, Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon combined for three scoreless, hitlessinnings of relief. Bard allowed a walk, but that was the only damage. Paps notched his 37th save of the season (strikeout) by working an effective 9th.

This was a solid victory by the Sox. They are now 10-5 in September, and have won 8 of their last 10. While this team clicks, it's coming at the perfect time -- only 16 games left in the regular season.

Now we just have to make sure those Rangers continue to loss ballgames. Oh, and the Yankees could do the same. That'd be great, too.

0 recs  |  Comment 5 comments |

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

I hope Dice-K pitches well on Sunday

"Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast." - Joe Garagiola
Chowdah Chatter - an outlet for my random thoughts and such.

by crabchowdah on Sep 18, 2009 11:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Good game all around.

Could have been better offensive-wise. Something like 11 hits, but just 3 runs? That’s partly cause of 22 indiviual LOB but we can’t win every ballgame with just three runs. Good outing from Buchh tonight and like Eck said, he is evolving. He seems to get better every start.

Well, Yankee fans, there is ONE thing we can agree on: We're all smarter than Madonna.

by BoSox415 on Sep 18, 2009 11:36 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"only 16 games left in the regular season"

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!

"You know," Girardi said, shrugging his shoulders, "it didn't work."

( Joe Girardi on pitching to Manny Ramirez with first base open)

by MassGal on Sep 19, 2009 8:49 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

Welcome to Over The Monster, an SB Nation community that delivers news and analysis while encouraging discussion regarding everything regarding the Boston Red Sox organization. OTM was founded Feb. 22, 2005.
Start posting about the Red Sox »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recent FanPosts

Einstein_small
The STI List
Small
Johnny D.
39135485-59af19dbb26654095f910f34176af094_4ae8a81e-scaled_small
Predictions Group
Small
Red Sox sign Joe Nelson
Einstein_small
AL EAST WAR Projections - Positional
39135485-59af19dbb26654095f910f34176af094_4ae8a81e-scaled_small
Cameron Overpaid?
Anthony_rizzo_small
The Tale of The 1985 St Louis Cardinals
Small
Brief Sabermetric Primer: GPA
Small
Brief Sabermetric Primer: IsoP
Small
OT: The Red Sox of the NFL - Go Saints!!!

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >


Managers

N32606527_32219358_6072_small Randy Booth

Editors

Master_shake_small Allen Chace

Rorscach_small 0157H7

Red_seat_small Ben Buchanan

Authors

Zissou551_small SoxDevil

Red_sox_logo_small Logan Lietz

Photo_small wolf9309