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"We need to give him a little bit of a renewed start because, obviously, it?s not working right now," Manager Terry Francona said. Buchholz is 2-9 this season and will likely be replaced by reliever Chris Smith, who was pitching with Triple-A Pawtucket. "I haven?t done near good enough, so I knew the decision was coming and had to be made soon," said Buchholz, who was sent to Portland. "They?ve given me ample opportunity to help this team and help myself out up here, and it just hasn?t worked out." |
The Red Sox demoted pitcher Clay Buchholz after losing to the Orioles on Wednesday night, according to The Boston Herald.