The Red Sox were gracious enough to issue me a press pass for the Pawtucket/Norfolk game at Fenway Park today. I barely made it into my seat for the first pitch thanks to some heavy traffic on the Pike. I saw Jake Arrieta, one of the Orioles' fabled pitching prospects, shut down a lethargic PawSox offense, 7-3.
After the game, I headed down to try to get some interviews, but only was able to grab manager Ron Johnson as everyone was skedaddling. I took the chance to talk about Clay Buchholz with him.
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