They say good pitching is infectious, and They may be right. After the two gems from Zack Grienke and Patrick Corbin, Clay Buchholz made his return from the disabled list and looked to continue the streak of long, well-pitched outings. He made it clear very early on that he was more than up to the challenge, getting the first two outs on three pitches, and then only needing three more to get the third out.
It took him a little big longer in the bottom of the second, as he gave up a one out walk to Ian Happ before striking out Kyle Schwarber and Addison Russell to end the inning.