Clay Buchholz News

Boston's rotation looked like a strength in April. Now, in May, is some of the shine starting to wear off? Coming into the year, everyone was worried about the rotation.

Lefty John Danks makes his first start of the season after a prolonged stretch on the disabled list when the Chicago White Sox host the Miami Marlins in the opener of a three-game interleague series at U.S. Cellular Field.

With the 2013 MLB first-year player draft set to begin on June 6, teams are excited about the prospect of replenishing their organizations with young and promising talent.

Four games in Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox are the team that transformed Indians skipper Terry Francona from a failed Philadelphia manager to a legendary one.

Thanks to some shoddy pitching from three Red Sox, old manager Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park was a sweet one Thursday night.

Today's edition brings you stories on topics including the great season that David Ortiz is having, an improvement Jarrod Saltamacchia is making, and some possible Red Sox draft picks.

Apologies to those who've come to expect daily updates on this here blog not been the easiest week in that regard.

Starting pitcher Clay Buchholz was not the only Boston Red Sox hurler to start the game undefeated; Jon Lester was also undefeated until suffering his first loss of the season on Monday .

Clay Buchholz pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to improve to 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

In leading the Red Sox to victory in Chicago during the final game of a nine-game road trip last night, Clay Buchholz ran his early-season record to 7-0. The wiry right-hander's white-hot start, which includes a 1.73 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 72.2 innings, is one of the best in franchise history.

Manager Robin Ventura was correct in saying he didn't expect left-hander Hector Santiago to pitch seven or eight innings Wednesday night on only three days of rest.

Lee allowed three hits, striking out five and walking two for the 12th shutout of his career, while also claiming two hits of his own.

Good afternoon. Here are the lineups: RED SOX Ellsbury CF Gomes LF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Napoli 1B Nava RF Middlebrooks 3B Drew SS Saltalamacchia C Pitching: RHP Clay Buchholz .

Chris Sale has been fairly ridiculous this season. He's pitching deep into games, he's not allowing runs, he's striking out nearly a quarter of the batters that face him.

Juan Nieves used to make Don Cooper coffee in the morning when they roomed together for four years when Nieves was Cooper's bullpen coach with the White Sox.

Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh before David Ortiz broke it up with a one-out broken-bat single, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Tuesday night.

When John Danks returns to the White Sox rotation, there will be room only for Hector Santiago or Dylan Axelrod -- not both.

Yes, the Red Sox lost on Tuesday for the second straight time. It was just as frustrating as the night before, with Chicago getting its runs with two-out rallies and Boston wasting opportunities late against the White Sox bullpen.

Sanabia, after serving up a home run to Phillies outfielder Dominic Brown last night, was shown spitting on a new baseball and lathering it up with his hands.

Some players also met a couple of stars from the movie, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this past weekend, at Target Field, where it was remembered.