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Once again, his teammates provided him a lead. And, once again,
Clay Buchholz coughed it up. Staked to a 2-0 advantage, Buchholz hung a cupcake that turned into a three-run HR and sealed Boston's fate in an eventual
4-2 loss to The Tribe. The tall Texas righty is now 2-4 with a 5.92 ERA. Can AAA be far behind? The loss overshadowed
Jackie Bradley, Jr. extending his hitting streak to 25 games—launching the first pitch he saw on the night into the center-field bleachers for a HR.
Mookie Betts got two hits, but the Boston offense pretty much ended there.