The Annual Clay Buchholz Speculation: 2011 Edition
After a stellar statistical campaign in 2010, what can Red Sox fans expect from Clay Buchholz as an encore this upcoming season? Is regression truly inevitable?
| Final - 10.3.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Stories
Top Moments '10: No. 5 - Opening Night Comeback
In moment number five of Over the Monster's top moments of 2010, the Red Sox and Yankees clash on Opening Night. Boston would overcome a shaky start from Josh Beckett, rallying for a come-from-behind 9-7 win in game one.
Top Moments '10: No. 7 - Fond (Premature) Farewells In The Final Game
Counting down the top Red Sox moments of 2010, we hit #7, the final game of the season.
Top Moments '10: No. 10 - Bard Blows By Bronx Bombers
In number 10 of Over the Monster's Top Moments of 2010, Daniel Bard enters a must-win game in the Bronx during the seventh inning with the bases loaded and a slim lead, then turns in the most impressive performance of his young career.
Red Sox Spoil Yankees Division Hopes With Win In Season Finale
The Red Sox closed out the season by playing spoiler to the Yankees as Jed Lowrie knocked a pair of long balls in an 8-4 win.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| New York Yankees | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Gardner, CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Derek Jeter, SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .270 |
| Mark Teixeira, 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| Alex Rodriguez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .270 |
| Robinson Cano, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .319 |
| Nick Swisher, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .288 |
| Jorge Posada, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 |
| Marcus Thames, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Ramiro Pena, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Curtis Granderson, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
Batting
Home runs - Swisher
Doubles - Gardner
Grounded into DP - Jeter
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Pena
Home runs - Swisher
Doubles - Gardner
Grounded into DP - Jeter
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Pena
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Moseley (L, 4-4) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4.96 | 0 | 94-55 |
| Royce Ring | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 0 | 1-1 |
| David Robertson | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.82 | 1 | 16-6 |
| Boone Logan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.92 | 0 | 7-4 |
| Joba Chamberlain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4.40 | 0 | 20-15 |
| Sergio Mitre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 7-7 |
Pitching
IBB - Nava by Robertson
IBB - Nava by Robertson
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Patterson, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 |
| Jed Lowrie, SS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .287 |
| J.D. Drew, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| David Ortiz, DH | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Josh Reddick, pr,dh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 |
| Bill Hall, 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| Ryan Kalish, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Jason Varitek, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Kevin Cash, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| Daniel Nava, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .242 |
| Lars Anderson, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Totals | 30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Lowrie, Drew
Grounded into DP - Nava
Sacrifice flies - Anderson
Stolen Bases - Hall, 2 Kalish, Nava
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - Patterson, Drew
Home runs - Lowrie, Drew
Grounded into DP - Nava
Sacrifice flies - Anderson
Stolen Bases - Hall, 2 Kalish, Nava
Team LOB - 3
Fielding
Errors - Patterson, Drew
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lackey (W, 14-11) | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4.40 | 0 | 118-81 |
| Rich Hill | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7-3 |
| Daniel Bard (, 1-2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 0 | 6-4 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.90 | 1 | 29-18 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: R Ring pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. R Hill pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Brian Runge, First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne, Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters, Third Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
Duration: 3:09
Pitching notes: R Ring pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. R Hill pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Brian Runge, First Base Umpire - Jerry Layne, Second Base Umpire - Mike Winters, Third Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
Duration: 3:09
