Clay Buchholz Looking to Stay on Course Against Orioles

Clay Buchholz threw two scoreless innings his first time out this spring. He tossed three of the same his next time out. Buchholz will try to take that next step Wednesday night when he takes on the Baltimore Orioles at home.

The right-hander, whose ERA soared over 10.00 during some struggles last spring, has yielded only one hit in those five dominant frames, striking out three.

One of the first men out of the bullpen for the Red Sox will be Bobby Jenks. The burly right-hander has also allowed just one hit in two scoreless innings of his own.

Boston has won three in a row. After a walk-off victory over Baltimore on Monday, there was a pair of wins in split-squad play Tuesday. That makes the Red Sox 3-1 in four straight one-run games, all on the heels of a 4-4 tie to the Orioles on Saturday.

When and Where

Orioles vs. Red Sox
7:05 p.m., NESN
City of Palms Park, Fort Myers, Fla.

Pitching matchup

RHP Ryan Drese (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Clay Buchholz (0-0, 0.00)

Buchholz is 5-2 with a 2.98 ERA in his career against Baltimore in the regular season, including his no-hitter vs. the O's back in 2007.

Drese, who won 14 games with Texas in 2004, has not pitched in the majors since 2006. The 34-year-old was in the independent Atlantic League in 2009, his last dose of action.

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Did You Know?

Due to the fact that it was a rescheduled game, the Red Sox' string of sellouts at City of Palms Park ended on Tuesday at 109.