After losing two straight games, the Red Sox could not afford another blow to their postseason hopes against the Padres in San Diego. Steven Wright, Boston’s All-Star knuckleball starter, was still out with a right shoulder injury, leaving it up to Buchholz to, once again, try to rekindle the faith that Red Sox Nation had in him during the 2013 World Series championship run.
He delivered the Red Sox a solid victory, one that put them tied with the Toronto Blue Jays at the top of the American League East division.
The damage was minimal.