On The Farm: Buchholz Leads PawSox; Portland Falls In Extras; Salem Sox Rally For Win

In Syracuse, NY, American League all-star Clay Buchholz made a rehab start for the Pawtucket Red Sox tonight and laid the foundation for a 9-5 Sox vixtory over the Syracuse Chiefs (WAS). Pawtucket has now won three straight and improved ot 43-49 on the season. Buchholz pitched 3.2 innings, surrendering two runs on four hits, a walk and a hit batsman. The Sox jumped ahead with two runs in the first inning, courtesy of a home run by 3B Jed Lowrie and an rbi-double by Lars Anderson. Lowrie, who is also playing for the PawSox on a rehab assignment as he recovers from mononucleosis, added a single and double later in the game. LF Josh Reddick (#8) homered in the second inning, DH Dusty Brown (#5) followed suit in the third, and CF Ryan Kalish (#2) went deep in the sixth. Anderson added a two run triple in the sixth as the visitors plated four runs to put the game away. RHP Michael Bowden, who was recently converted from the rotation to the bullpen, was called into the game in the eig...