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Clay Buchholz | Starting Pitcher

Team: Boston Red Sox
Age / DOB:  (28) / 8/14/1984
Ht / Wt:  6'3' / 190
Bats / Throws: Left / Right
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Clay Buchholz moved to 7-0 on Wednesday after holding the White Sox to one run over seven innings.
The Red Sox won the game 6-2. Buchholz was brilliant yet again, yielding only five hits while fanning four batters. He has a 1.73 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 73/27 K/BB ratio in 72 2/3 total innings this season and should be able to keep the dominance going next week in an interleague matchup against the struggling Phillies. May 22 - 11:36 PM

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Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Clay Buchholz yielded two runs in seven innings Friday in a no-decision against the Twins.

His only mistake was a two-run homer by Pedro Florimon in the third inning, but it cost him a chance at the victory. Buchholz gave up four hits and three walks in the no-decision and struck out nine batters. While Buchholz is winless over his last three starts, he has a brilliant a 1.78 ERA and 1.04 WHIP to go along with a 69/24 K/BB ratio in 65 2/3 innings. He'll get the White Sox next week.
May 17 - 11:53 PM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Clay Buchholz yielded two runs in eight innings Friday in a no-decision against the Blue Jays.

Buchholz allowed eight hits and three walks while striking out four. While he was handed his second straight no-decision, he has allowed two runs or less in seven out of his eight starts this season. He'll carry a 1.69 ERA into a matchup against the Twins next week.
May 11 - 5:54 PM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Clay Buchholz denies that he has used sunscreen to get a better grip on the ball at any point this season.

Buchholz is being accused of doctoring the baseball with a combination of BullFrog-brand spray-on sunblock lotion and powdered rosin. But he claims he only uses that during day games, and hasn't done it this year. "I’ve used it in the past, but that wasn’t on my arm at any time this season," Buchholz said. "Day games, you put sunscreen on. That’s what you do, you put sunscreen on." The 28-year-old right-hander has a remarkable 1.60 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 56/18 K/BB ratio in 50 2/3 innings.
Source: WEEI.com
May 9 - 8:51 AM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports was told by two veteran pitchers and one source close to the Red Sox that "about 90 percent" of pitchers use some form of spray-on sunscreen to get a better grip on the baseball.

According to Passan's sources, pitchers use the sunscreen -- usually BullFrog brand -- and a combination of powdered rosin. It's not exactly a new revelation, as former pitcher and current Blue Jays broadcaster Dirk Hayhurst wrote about it last year, but it's relevant again because of accusations that Clay Buchholz doctored the baseball during a recent start. MLB can't ban sunscreen and rosin isn't going anywhere, so it's tough to do anything about it. For what it's worth, Red Sox manager John Farrell said on WEEI on Wednesday that Buchholz does not put sunscreen on his arm.
Source: Yahoo! Sports
May 8 - 3:04 PM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Bidding for his seventh win, Clay Buchholz fanned nine Twins on Monday, but he didn't factor into the decision after allowing four runs in six innings.

Buchholz didn't appear to go to his left arm as often tonight, though he did still did it on occasion. The Twins, for what it's worth, never expressed any concern about it. Buchholz gave up two runs in the first before coming back with two strikeouts to strand the bases loaded. He was pretty good from there and his pitches had great movement tonight, but he did miss a few too many spots.
May 7 - 12:14 AM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Clay Buchholz pitched seven shutout innings as the Red Sox topped the Blue Jays 10-1 on Wednesday.

Buchholz moved to 6-0 with the victory, allowing just two hits and three walks on the night. He added eight strikeouts, and the right-hander now owns a 1.01 ERA and 0.96 WHIP on the year. He may come back to earth, but for right now he's a must-start across the board.
May 1 - 10:28 PM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Clay Buchholz yielded two runs in 7 2/3 innings and struck out 10 against the Astros on Thursday to become the year's first five-game winner.

Buchholz got four runs in the bottom of the first tonight and that was all he needed to work with, though the offense did manage a few more in a 7-2 win. Buchholz has now gone four straight starts without allowing a homer. He's given up just five runs this season. While an easy schedule has helped, it doesn't seem to be a fluke that he's racked up 39 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings.
Apr 25 - 10:11 PM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Clay Buchholz improved to 4-0 on the season by limiting the Royals to two runs over eight innings Saturday.

He struck out six and walked one in the victory. Buchholz held the Royals off the board until an RBI single by Jeff Francoeur in the fifth inning, snapping a streak of 22 scoreless innings. Just when it appeared that Buchholz would suffer the loss, Daniel Nava put the Red Sox ahead in the bottom of the eighth inning. Andrew Bailey then held on for a shaky save. Buchholz has been an excellent find for fantasy owners thus far, posting a 0.90 ERA and 29/11 K/BB ratio through four starts. He lines up for a favorable matchup against the Astros next week.
Apr 20 - 4:53 PM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Major League Baseball has announced that Friday's game between the Royals and Red Sox has been postponed in order to "support efforts of law enforcement officers."

The city of Boston, of course, is on lockdown as authorities try to track down the second suspect of the Boston Marathon bombing. No makeup date has been announced. Scheduled starters James Shields and Clay Buchholz will be pushed back to start Saturday, assuming there is a game that day.
Related: James Shields
Source: Boston Red Sox on Twitter
Apr 19 - 3:06 PM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Clay Buchholz fired eight innings of shutout ball Sunday in the Red Sox' 5-0 win over the Rays.

Buchholz carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning before allowing a broken-bat single to Tampa Bay's Kelly Johnson. The 28-year-old right-hander wound up striking out a career-high 11 batters and is now 3-0 with a 0.41 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 23/10 K/BB ratio in 22 innings this season. He will try to keep rolling next time out against the Royals.
Apr 14 - 4:49 PM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Clay Buchholz threw seven scoreless innings in Monday's 3-1 win over the Orioles.

It was another solid outing from Buchholz, who finished with eight strikeouts. He allowed three hits, walked four and was removed after 113 pitches. The Red Sox have an off-day on Tuesday, so Buchholz will make his next start this weekend against the Rays.
Apr 8 - 4:57 PM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Clay Buchholz spun seven frames of one-run ball in Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Yankees.

The right-hander gave up six hits, walked two and recorded four punchouts. Buchholz was terrific during Grapefruit League play, and it has carried over to his first start of the regular season. He'll again be a health risk but should be owned in all mixed leagues. Buchholz faces the Orioles the next time out.
Apr 3 - 11:06 PM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Clay Buchholz finished off his strong spring training with another great performance Thursday, striking out six over four scoreless innings against the Twins.

Buchholz allowed just one single and walked one. The right-hander finishes Grapefruit League play with a microscopic 0.79 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 22 strikeouts over 22 2/3 innings. Buchholz isn't a good bet to stay healthy in 2013, but he's probably worthy of a late-round selection in mixed leagues.
Mar 28 - 9:17 PM
Clay Buchholz - S - Red Sox

Clay Buchholz limited the Pirates to one run in 5 1/3 innings in a no-decision Saturday.

Buchholz struck out five. The lone damage was Garrett Jones' solo homer in the second. Buchholz has allowed just two runs and posted a 16/5K/BB ratio in 18 1/3 innings this spring. We wouldn't bet big on him, but it is pretty encouraging. It's not like he was all that bad last year apart from April and a horrible season-ending outing against the Yankees (8 ER in 1 2/3 IP).
Mar 23 - 5:49 PM

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Batters
PosRoleName
C1Jarrod Saltalamacchia
2David Ross
3Ryan Lavarnway
1B1Mike Napoli
2Mike Carp
2B1Dustin Pedroia
SS1Stephen Drew
3B1Will Middlebrooks
2Pedro Ciriaco
LF1Jonny Gomes
2Daniel Nava
CF1Jacoby Ellsbury
RF1Shane Victorino
DH1David Ortiz
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Jon Lester
2Ryan Dempster
3Clay Buchholz
4John Lackey
5Felix Doubront
6Franklin Morales
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Andrew Bailey
2Joel Hanrahan
3Koji Uehara
4Junichi Tazawa
5Craig Breslow
6Andrew Miller
7Clayton Mortensen
8Alex Wilson
9Felix Doubront
10Jose De La Torre