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Leading 3-1 going into the fifth inning,
Clay Buchholz took that offensive gift and flushed it down the proverbial toilet—giving up five runs to the Angels in that frame in an ultimate
8-3 loss. The first six Halo batters reached on Buchholz, whose post-game explanation is like something out of the movie
Groundhog Day:
''Just missed location with a couple of pitches and they were able to put a big inning together." Perhaps a GPS is in order for Mr. Buchholz to define the location—
60 feet, 6 inches. Boston had taken a 3-0 lead, one coming from a solo blast by
David Ortiz (his 30th of the season). Ortiz has now tied
Ted Williams for most 30-HR seasons as a Red Sox player (8). Other than that, you can pretty much file this one under:
Ghost Of Bobby Valentine. They still need 14 wins to eclipse the record attained by 2012's skipper.
