July 7, 2007 at 11:52 PM
Buchholz promoted to Pawtucket
Clay Buchholz is heading south to Pawtucket. After dominating the Eastern League for the Portland Sea Dogs in the first half of 2007, Buchholz will take his top of the rotation potential to McCoy Stadium and the Pawtucket Red Sox. The move will take effect after Buchholz pitches in the All Star Futures game in San Francisco on July 8th. The game can been seen on ESPN 2 at 4:00 pm. Buchholz finished his season in Portland 7-2 with a 1.77 ERA with 116 strikeouts in 86 2/3 innings pitched.