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Game 95: July 11, 2008 Orioles 7 W: Brian Burres (7-5)H: Chad Bradford (13)H: Jim Johnson (15)S: George Sherrill (28) 45-46, 1 game winning streak Red Sox 3 L: Clay Buchholz (2-4) 55-40, 1 game losing streak Highlights: Last night’s defeat marked Boston’s first loss against a southpaw since their fall to the Phillies’ Cole Hamels on June 16. A frustrating loss for the Red Sox lineup that had more hits than the Orioles, 8-7, but as a team stranded 17. Buchholz vacillated between dazzling and dreadful in his five innings of work. In the first inning Clay Buchholz relinquished a leadoff double to Brian Roberts, who then swiped third. This set up a quick sacrifice fly off the bat of Adam Jones for an early lead by the slumping Orioles.Buchholz was fortunate to escape the top frame with just two runs on the board as he walked three batters. Then in the third the lissome right-hander struck out the side with just 14 pitches. Such is the way of aces in training.In the midst of the top half of the first Terry Francona got the attention of Jerry Remy and asked him to turn off a particularly bright...
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