NEW YORK -- Clay Buchholz won't get his wish of pitching one inning in Cleveland this weekend. But the right-hander will enter the offseason with something that was equally important to him: Peace of mind.
Buchholz hasn't pitched since July 10, when he walked off the mound at Fenway Park in the fourth inning of a game against the Yankees complaining of elbow soreness. He was diagnosed with a flexor strain, and with the Sox falling out of contention after the All-Star break, he opted for a conservative course of treatment.
"If we were in a different scenario, a different position, I would've started doing my stuff to get back to starting games a month ago," Buchholz said before Thursday night's series finale at Yankee Stadium.