Fenway Park is apparently where the homers are as the Boston Red Sox hit six of them in their 10-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles last night.
Dustin Pedroia started the homer brigade with a two-run homer and later added a solo shot. Kevin Youkilis added a solo home run as did Alex Gonzalez and David Ortiz. J.D. Drew made sure the game was out of reach with a three-run homer in the third inning.
The story of the night was the home runs for the Red Sox but it easily could have been the pitching performance of Clay Buchholz. We’ve seen Buchholz be given large leads before this season only to blow them and be taken out before the end of the 5th.
Last night, he made sure that didn’t happen as he brought his “A” game. He had good location and command of his fastball and as has been the case as of late, his changeup was nasty. He only allowed three hits over the course of seven innings with a walk and five strikeouts. Buchholz was never in any real trouble during the game.
For the most part his success last night stemmed from being able to get ahead in the count and making his pitches. Also to note, Victor Martinez caught him and the pair has really worked great together. Buchholz is still young but he’s showing the growth and maturity that will make him a future big league ace.
Right now, he is clearly the number three starter should the Red Sox make the playoffs.
Speaking of playoffs, the Red Sox lead in the wild card standings is two games over the Texas Rangers. They also lead the Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays by 8.5 games. The Red Sox are nine games behind the New York Yankees and any chances of a division crown would take a total collapse from their rivals to the south. A proposition that’s unlikely to happen.
After a dismal performance his last time out, Paul Byrd looks to recapture the success he had in 2009 Fenway Park debut. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. EDT.
Sox show power, precision [Boston Globe]
Lowrie returns to salvage what he can [Boston Globe]
Potent Pedroia homes in [Boston Globe]
Sox vs. Rangers—Battle of the Schedules [Wicked Good Sports]
Gonzalez comes out swinging [Extra Bases]
Sox announce Iglesias signing [Extra Bases]
Red Sox announce signing of defensive whiz Iglesias [Full Count]
Clay, Drysdale, Spahn and Koufax [Full Count]
Wakefield to get another cortisone shot [Full Count]
Lowell eyeing even bigger strides in offseason [Full Count]
Buchholz paying off for Sox in No. 3 spot [Hacks with Haggs]
Wednesday Quickie: Homers and a Shutout-Rout [Nuggetpalooza]
Sox begin homestand with a bang [Providence Journal]
Additions of Lowrie and Brown are the final pieces of the Red Sox’ September (and beyond) puzzle [Providence Journal]
Red Sox journal: Bay calls Pirates’ plight a sad situation [Providence Journal]
Bowden puts Yankees behind him by conquering the Orioles [Providence Journal]
Power-laden Sox have been on the offensive since the trade deadline [Providence Journal]
Five Things We Learned: Deadline Deals Delivered the Goods for the Red Sox [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]
6 homers boost Red Sox, Clay Buchholz [Boston Herald]
Clay Buchholz proves he’s finally a legit No. 3 [Boston Herald]
Jed Lowrie’s short season brings him back [Boston Herald]
Dustin Pedroia gets chatty with homers [Boston Herald]
TOM CARON TALKS SOX AND JIM RICE’S WARDROBE [The CMSB]
For more slices of Boston Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Providence Journal websites.
And if you want to check out the enemy papers, head over to the Baltimore Sun and Annapolis Capital websites.
