Clay Buchholz’s up-and-down season continued last night as he struggled with his command for the second outing in-a-row. With Bartolo Colon looming on the horizon for the Boston Red Sox, it’s clear that it could be Buchholz who loses his spot in the rotation when the Sox bring up Colon. The only pitch that was really working for him was his curveball last night. He had trouble locating his fastball and changeup. He is young and will get better but he needs to have better consistency on the mound.

Craig Hansen was the benefactor of the Red Sox decision to designate Julian Tavarez for assignment yesterday and Terry Francona talked about the decision.

“We have a lot of confidence in Hansen,” Francona said. “Almost sometimes [it's] more a philosophy than a guy. What Julian’s done in the past, last year he saved us. He started for about three months, really actually did a pretty good job. Then he was always there as insurance, not the most glamorous job. Mop-up innings. He’d take the ball back-to-back. It’s a real safety valve for us, for me.

“We thought we can win more with the other pitchers. For as much as you use that safety valve, it didn’t seem like it was enough.”

With certain Red Sox middle relievers struggling as of late, this is a prime chance for Hansen to step up and define a role for himself in the bullpen.

Clay Buchholz will need to  learn to use his fastball in order to survive in the big leagues.

Craig Hansen carries around an obscure quote from The Governator to pump himself up.

“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardship and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”

Adam Everett needs an unlimited texting plan after his cell phone was bombarded with text messages from his friends after hitting his first home run on Sunday night.

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