I didn't know Ricky Vaughn pitched for the Red Sox

Clay Buchholz almost managed to throw a quality start for the first time since the end of April, but a shaky third inning that lead to 3 runs was all that Gil Meche and the Kansas City Royals needed, as they defeated the Red Sox in a close-knit contest, 4-3. Buchholz didn't help his own cause in the third inning, allowing 2 walks and a hit batsman with the bases loaded. Clay didn't have close to his best stuff, once again. The same reason he was sent to the minors (tinkering with the control of his fastball) was his ultimate downfall, as his fastball was erratic. He even surrendered a walk to Jose Guillen. Guillen has a grand total of 14 walks in 406 at bats in 2008. After the walk of Guillen, Buchholz grazed the jersey of catcher John Buck, the same John Buck who hits at .244 in 2008 with a robust .238 lifetime average. Buck's HBP scored Alex Gordon and that's all the scoring the Royals needed to suffice. The Sox tried to make it close in the 9th, but fell sho...