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This one was ugly. Clay Buchholz left last night's game up by several runs—giving way to a bullpen that pretty much flamed out all year. He did leave them with a bunch of inherited runners, but the 'pen obligingly allowed those Twinkies to touch home—saddling Clay with five earned runs. Eventually, Aceves stemmed the tide in
a nasty 7-6 win over Minnesota. Mike Aviles again was the hitting star, clouting a key three-run homer. Dustin Pedroia fell a home run shy of the cycle. Boston is now just three games out of first in the all-important loss column.
