Blocked at first, Will Middlebrooks is now the starter. Photo courtesy of Kelly O'Connor, sittingstill.net

Blocked at first, Will Middlebrooks is now the starter.
Photo courtesy of Kelly O’Connor, sittingstill.net

Clay Buchholz ended his spring on a high note on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. The right hander tossed 6 innings and surrendered 2 runs on 3 hits, while striking out 5. Buchholz was backed up by the Red Sox offense that pushed across 4 runs, including a solo home run by Will Middlebrooks, and a 2 run shot by Grady Sizemore. Boston downed the Rays by a final of 4-2.

  • The Red Sox will spend their first off day of the 2014 season visiting the President. As the 2004 and 2007 Red Sox did, the 2013 World Series winners will be honored at the White House. (Obama invites Red Sox to White House on April)
  • Tweet of the day: There’s your damn extra base hit.