FANTASY BASEBALL – Buchholz Injury
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Buchholz, in the midst of a bounceback year for the Red Sox, left Friday’s start against the Yankees due to right elbow tightness. Buchholz allowed three runs — one earned — on six hits in 3 1/3 innings before exiting.
The alarm is obvious in an age where major elbow injuries — and major elbow surgery — are as common as they’ve ever been. Buchholz saw a drop in velocity in the fourth inning before exiting, losing a few ticks off all his pitches. He had been hitting 93 mph with his fastball early in the contest.
“The first three innings he was throwing the ball really well,” Red Sox catcher Sandy Leon said. “The last one was really up. The last pitch was a cutter. It’s normally 88-89 when it’s a cutter. It was like 85. He called me and he said he’s feeling something in his elbow. That’s all I know. I just told him, ‘You’ve got to be smart. We’ve got three months to go. We’ve got to be safe. I’ll call (Red Sox manager) John (Farrell).'”
It’s a disappointing turn after Buchholz had pitched so well through his first 17 starts. The right-hander was 7-6 with a 3.27 ERA and 104/23 K/BB ratio over 110 innings prior to Friday’s start, and he’d turned in four straight starts of at least seven innings allowing one earned run or fewer leading up to the game against the Yanks.
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