Coming out of Spring Training Clay Buchholz was fighting for the #5 starting job in the rotation with Tim Wakefield. Fast forward 5 months & Buchholz goes for a team high 14th victory tonight.
Right now you would be correct in saying that Buchholz & Lester are the 1st 2 starters in any playoff scenario should the Sox be able to unseat either the Rays or Yankees. Beckett & Lackey have unperformed. Dice-K is getting more consistent. But you can point to Buchholz as a steady performer every time he takes the hill.
As the Sox start their 9-game homestand against the Angels, Buchholz will be opposed by Jered Weaver. The Angels appear out of the running in the West, but can be a spoiler with their games remaining against the AL East.
I'm betting on Buchholz & Petey's return to get us a win tonight.
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