MINNEAPOLIS — The way things are going for the Red Sox, it makes all the sense in the world that Clay Buchholz nearly threw a complete game last night without his best stuff — and still took a loss.
The right-hander delivered his fourth consecutive quality start but had nothing to show for it after a 2-1 loss to the Twins. He has lost three straight starts, and in all of them, the Sox have scored one run.
“I felt like I did a pretty good job,” he said. “Just seems like we’re running into a lot of guys that are throwing the ball (well) right now.