Red Sox Clay Buchholz Starting Game 3 By Earning It

After banishment to the bullpen multiple times this season, Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz has earned the start in Game 3 of the ALDS.

Scott Lauber of ESPN tweeted the following:

The pitching matchup is scheduled to be Buchholz to host the Cleveland Indians, as the American League Divisional Series turns the setting to Fenway Park on Sunday, October 9th. Fellow righty Josh Tomlin will start for the Indians.

While Tomlin has stepped up in September for Cleveland, after a disaster-filled August, the story that afternoon will hinge on how Buchholz performs in his first postseason action since winning the 2013 World Series as the Red Sox ace. He only went 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA in two starts…