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Lesson of the day: When rookies pitch, rookie-ish things sometimes happen
Published 5/13/2008 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... with a 1.04 ERA. On the road, he is 0-3 in five starts with a 8.64 ERA. 2. Control issues With five walks in 4.1 innings last night, Buchholz now has 20 walks in 42.1 innings pitched this season. Long term, that can be a killer, especially for someone who relies on a big curveball as an out pitch. Here's Terry Francona's assessment of Buchholz's performance last night : "Tonight it was his fastball command," said manager Terry Francona. "His off-speed stuff is so good, but they were able to sit "soft" because he wasn't throwing enough fastballs, and when he did they ran over ...

Baseball Today: Tuesday, May 13
Published 5/13/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... (Projo Sox Blog) -- he's a) 23 years old, b) in his first full year in the big leagues, and c) still learning his craft. What he learned last night was that when you don't have command of your fastball you don't have a whole lot, a lesson the Twins pounded into him over 4 2/3 innings in a 7-3 Minnesota win. Steven Krasner reports that the inconsistency in locating his fastball "soon spread to [Buchholz'] other pitches, resulting in five walks, three of them leading off an inning, always a recipe for disaster." By the time Terry Francona ended his evening (above), his record ...