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Papi powers up as Buchholz cools White Sox
- Updated: May 5, 2016
CHICAGO — Clay Buchholz locked in after a rough first inning Wednesday night and earned his first win of the year in a 5-2 Red Sox victory over the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
David Ortiz fueled the Boston lineup with a home run and three RBIs, and Xander Bogaerts had three singles, a walk and one RBI as the Red Sox won for the fourth time in five games.
The White Sox got a first-inning lead after Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer, but starting pitcher Carlos Rodon struggled with command and left the game on the hook for the loss after throwing 110 pitches in six innings. The Red Sox picked up two insurance runs off Chicago relievers Zach Putnam and Zach Duke, while the White Sox offense went silent in the late innings to break a three-game winning streak.
Buchholz entered Wednesday with an 0-3 record and had allowed five earned runs in four of five starts, but he righted the ship by throwing seven strong innings and striking out six batters.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Ortiz tailing Yaz: Ortiz’s two-run homer to right, which gave the Red Sox a 3-2 lead in the sixth, was No. 451 with Boston, putting him one behind Carl Yastrzemski for second on the team’s all-time list. In typical Ortiz fashion, the blast came at the perfect time. The Red …
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