BOS 10, KC 3 - Clay Delivers, KC Flops... Again

Red Sox 10 - Kansas City 3 Apparently, playing spoiler isn't as fun as the media makes it out to be. You get burned more often than you succeed. With little more than a week left in the season, the Royals look to put the finishing touches on another disappointing campaign. KC has played admirably in the last few days, though tonight they were clearly overmatched by a young fireballer at the top of his game. In the end, the Royals got their scheduled paychecks, while the Sox got additional restitution for Tuesday's loss and draw one step closer to the Wild Card. Seeing Clay Buchholz on the mound tonight against the Kansas City lineup must have made any Sox fan salivate. Arguably the best Sox pitcher of the last two weeks, Buchholz predictably shut down a weak Royals lineup, posting 6.2 strong innings, with 8 Ks and zero walks. Command was certainly on Buchholz's side tonight, as he threw 69 of his 109 pitches for strikes. His pitch of the night was a fast...