Young Clay is growing up

We flipped the Red Sox game on the radio in between running some errands. The announcer noted in the third inning the Tampa Bay Rays were still looking for their first hit against the young right-hander.

I asked aloud if Clay Buchholz could do it again. He didn't, but I'll take eight innings, three hits and nine strikeouts. Too bad he gave up a two-run homer in the 8th for a complete game loss. And too bad the stinkin' offense couldn't score some runs for him, like the Phillies did for young Kyle Kendrick against the Pirates. Hey, Ryan Howard even chipped in with a home run.