About the pitchers:
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2-2, 2.19 ERA.
Clay Bucholz: Buchholz got the win -- and a save, so to speak -- on Tuesday against the Blue Jays, going a strong eight innings in a 2-1 game and, in the process, giving a depleted bullpen a needed rest. He threw a career-high 117 pitches (80 of them for strikes), allowed seven hits, two walks and a first-inning run and struck out four. Despite the pitch count, he said he still felt strong at the end. Buchholz lost his previous two starts. He allowed three runs on six hits and one walk while striking out 10 in 6 2/3 innings against the Rangers on April 22 when he made 114 pitches. He allowed four unearned runs in a loss to the Rays on April 17 when he pitched five innings, allowing three hits and striking out seven.
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1-4, 5.74 ERA.
Joe Saunders: No longer Mr. April after the worst start of his career, Saunders is hoping a return to the road and Fenway Park, where he has done some of his best work, brings a return to form after two disappointing outings at Angel Stadium. He yielded a total of eight earned runs in 7 2/3 innings in losses to the Tigers and Guardians. He was fortunate to hold the Tribe to three runs on nine hits and three walks across five innings on Tuesday night, getting double plays to end three innings. Saunders is 26-10 with a 3.86 career ERA on the road, and he's 3-0, 2.84 in four starts in Boston. He's 4-1, 3.24 overall in eight lifetime outings against the Red Sox.
"Back when they were in the Minors" Mojo also in full effect.