Buchholz Improves to 3-0 Sox Beat Rays 5-0

Clay Buchholz pitched a no hitter through 7 innings before Tampa Bay got their first hit on a broken bat single to right in the 8th inning, and the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Sunday April 14th. Buchholz hurled eight shutout innings, allowing two hits and four walks while striking out 11. He threw 109 pitches, 69 for strikes.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	1
BOS	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	x		5	8	0

With the victory this afternoon, the Red Sox are assured of winning the series against Tampa Bay. The Red Sox have won 3 out of 4 series they have played so far in 2013. The Red Sox are now 7-4 on the season and in 1st place. Tampa Bay fell to 4-7. The two teams will play in the annual Patriot's Day game tomorrow April 15th with the 1st pitch at 11:05 AM and the pregame at 10:20 AM on WDEA AM 1370

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