Padres: RHP Paul Clemens (2-4, 4.93) has set a career high with nine starts but his last one was rocky when he lasted by three innings, charged with two runs and four hits.
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Since taking the place of the injured Wright in the Red Sox rotation, Buchholz has pitched better than even the most optimistic fan could have imagined.
Boston has had an odd road trip so far as it totaled 27 runs in just two games against the A’s last Friday and Saturday night.
While the Padres scuffled the Red Sox were clicking.
Tampa Bay’s Nos. 6-9 hitters – Mikie Mahtook, Nick Franklin, Dickerson and Luke Maile – combined for eight hits, four RBIs and five runs scored as the Rays (60-79) avoided a three-game sweep.
Before the game, the Padres honored retiring Red Sox slugger David Ortiz by presenting him with a surfboard.
The Rangers (83-57), who got a three-run homer from Carlos Beltran, saw their lead for best record in the American League slip to two games over Cleveland.
“Not really sure which one is worse right now”, Padres manager Andy Green said. The Sox got on the board and took the lead when Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a 2 run homer and then Chris Young followed him with a solo home run of his own.
“I was able to get ahead in the count for the most part”, said Buchholz, who needed only 89 pitches to complete 6 2/3 innings. Working exclusively from the stretch, Buchholz allowed a run, eight hits and struck out six in facing the Padres for the first time.
NEW YORK – Bryan Mitchell made a successful return to the mound when he pitched effectively into the sixth inning and New York inched closer in the wild card race with a victory over Toronto. “Just try to keep that edge as long as I can and tonight there was obviously that edge there and trying to get back to where I was earlier in the year”. Richard threw five innings of one-run ball on September 1 against the Dodgers but didn’t factor into the win.
Before being called up Wednesday from Triple-A Nashville, Cotton went 3-1 with 2.82 ERA in six starts and came within one out of a flawless game on August 9 against Round Rock.
Koji Uehara entered the game in the eighth for his first appearance in months – he promptly struck out Jay and pinch-hitter Brett Wallace before getting Myers to fly out. Cosart faced Boston in his rookie season with Houston and yielded two runs with five walks over five innings in a no-decision August 7, 2013.WALK-OFFS1. He struck out three and walked three in dropping his third straight start. John Farrell said that the team does not have a specific date in mind but that Benintendi his making “very good progress”.
Ryan Schimpf snapped an 0-for-15 skid when he hit a fourth-inning homer, his 17th, to pull the Padres within 3-1.
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Red Sox: RHP Steve Wright (bursitis right shoulder) remains out and Farrell said he doesn’t know an end date to the injury. San Diego activated OF Jon Jay (forearm) from the disabled list.3.
