BOSTON -- The question, "Which Clay Buchholz will Red Sox fans see tonight?" seems to loom before his starts. Not lacking for talent, the club's Opening Day starter has welcomed strong seasons (2013) and endured unsuccessful ones (2014).
On Saturday, Buchholz treated the Fenway Park faithful to the better version of himself in a 4-1 loss to the Orioles. Though he scattered 11 hits and found himself in numerous jams, the veteran right-hander bounced back from a sub-par outing in his previous start to eke out six innings of two-run baseball.
"For the most part, I was trying to get them to hit some ground balls," said Buchholz, who notched seven strikeouts against one walk.