After spending a couple months in the minors working on his mechanics and his fastball, this was not what we were expecting from Clay Buchholz. He looked nervous, and admitted he was after the game, and still didn't have command or confidence in his fastball.
The offense didn't give him much help either as the top three spots in the order were a combined 0-for-13. Dustin Pedroia walked twice, but couldn't extend his 17-game hitting streak.
The loss was especially disappointing since both the Yankees and Rays lost again, but at least the Sox didn't lose any ground.
BOX SCORE: Orioles 7, Red Sox 3
Buchholz showed flashes of his great talent throwing some outstanding curve balls while striking out six in five innings. It's all about control for him though as he walked five guys and always seemed to be working out of the stretch.
Sean Casey and Brandon Moss looked solid again filling in for J.D. Drew and Coco Crisp.
The Sox depth will be challenged some more as it looks like Julio Lugo will be out for a while. Was it wrong of me to be sort of happy that Lugo got hurt?
Since it doesn't look serious or career-threatening, I'm glad The Pig will be out for a while and Jed Lowrie might get a chance to show what he can do. If we're lucky enough, he'll kick ass and Lugo will never get back in the lineup.
Lugo actually had a decent game getting a hit and a couple of RBIs and starting the near rally in the 9th.
He was called out by Doug Eddings on possibly the worst call I've ever seen in the 2nd inning. Instead of having two guys on with one out and a tie score, the bad call basically ended the rally. Let's see if MLB says anything about the call.
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