Earth Buchholz Throws 7 Shutout Innings in Red Sox 8-0 Opening Day Win

Possibly the Red Sox had a pro in the house all things considered.

Mud Buchholz was radiant for Boston in his 2015 presentation in Philadelphia Monday evening. The Sox righthander tossed 3.2 hitless innings before surrendering a twofold to Ryan Howard in the fourth. Buchholz would leave the diversion in the wake of pitching seven shutout innings, tossing 94 pitches. He surrendered only three hits to oblige nine strikeouts with one walk.

"There's a ton of building up to this minute and I felt great all spring, so it was only one more step, I figure," Buchholz said after the 8-0 win. "I was somewhat more on edge today than I have been for first begins, given all the thoughtfulness regarding it, yet after the first couple pitches it felt like an ordinary amusement...

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"I felt better than average excelling with the curveball. On the off chance that I missed with it, tossing it again getting a strike, recovering the number to even, then sinker, just a couple of cutters today, however changeup, curveball, sinker were essentially what I utilized, felt okay."

The Red Sox beat Philly pitching for five grand slams on the day.


Hanley Ramirez hit a ninth inning, broken-bat terrific hammer off Jake Diekman notwithstanding hitting a prior solo shot in the fifth. Dustin Pedroia hit two performance grand slams while Mookie Betts included another.

Ramirez was inquired as to whether he needed to match Pedroia, who likewise hit two homers.

"Unquestionably, I let him know," Ramirez said. "We've been putting a considerable measure of work in [during] spring preparing to verify we were prepared to set out for some Opening Day."

The very touted Betts was likewise prepared to try for opener, going 2-for-4 on the evening with the homer.

"The primary thing is we won, so that is continually going to be a memory," Betts said on NESN after the win.

Betts was inspired with the huge day from Pedroia.

"I'm utilized to it," Betts said. "It's Dustin Pedroia. He plays protection, runs the bases, hits the ball, does everything so. There's a motivation behind why he's the place he's at and the way he plays."

Cole Hamels - the Philly lefthander who is connected with Betts in the exchange gossip division - was pursued five inadequate innings, surrendering four performance homers, while strolling three and striking out six Red Sox hitters.

"He looked incredible," Betts said of Hamels. "We got a few hits on pitches he exited over the plate however other than that I suspected he looked decent."

Source: Red Sox