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Once again, the Sox have been swept, and for the second time in a row by the Blue Jays. The Sox jumped out to an early lead and ultimately lost this one, 4-3.
Jacoby Ellsbury hit a 2-run homer in the second to give the Sox the early 2-0 lead. They held the lead until Clay Buchholz surrendered 3 runs in the 4th, giving the Jays the 3-2 lead. It looked it was it for the Sox, until Dustin Pedroia hit a solo homer in the 6th to tie the game at 3-a-piece. The game stayed tied until the 9th when Clay Buchholz, who was making a bid for a complete game, gave up a sac-fly to Omar Vizquel that put the Sox away.
So, Buchholz fell just short of the complete-game bid, going 8 2/3 innings, giving up 4 runs on 7 hits, 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Junichi Tazawa came in and showed him how it was done and pitched a perfect 1/3 of an inning. It was gold. Buchholz fell to 11-6, but is still the team leader in wins.
Your Boston Red Sox are now 63-78. Drink it in, it doesn't go down smooth.
