Clay Buchholz is slated to start Game 1 today against the LA Angels as the Red Sox Number One pitching prospect makes his first ever Major League Baseball start. This is an exciting day for Red Sox fans as we haven't had this much buzz around a Sox pitching prospect since Jonathan Papelbon came up, and lets just say he's working out just fine.
Buchholz has pitched 30.1 innings thus far for our triple A Pawtucket Red Sox (after starting the season in double A) and he's sporting a 3.26 ERA. In his 30.1 innings this year he's struck out a total of 48 batters and walked only 8 which is truly impressive. Clay's WHIP (Walks verse hits per inning) is currently 1.02 and he's been one of the few layers (along with Jacoby Ellsbury) who were untouchables with trades in our farm system this year, and very well may be in the starting rotation next year. Should be a fun game to watch for those of you lucky enough not to be stuck in work!
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