COMMENTARY
A year ago, the Boston Red Sox used 11 starting pitchers to get through 162 games. This year, they’ve used eight to get through 50, Ryan Weber joining the club on Thursday with a performance better than any of the regulars threw up the first two weeks of the season.
“Just giving the team a chance to win and saving the bullpen was really my main goal,” said the 28-year-old with 800 minor-league innings under his belt, after he gave up one run in six innings despite a fastball that averaged 88 mph.