Clay Buchholz got his walks under control tonight but Wade Davis didn’t. Buchholz went on to walk one and strike out eight over six innings of work. Davis only lasted 3 2/3, walking three and striking out none. One of those walks forced in a run, and his luck with runners in scoring position ran out as the Red Sox picked up two hits after that and went on to a 6-1 win. The scoring position situation has been a strength for the Rays on both sides of the ball this year, but tonight the Red Sox won the battle, going 2 for six versus one for six for the Rays.

Buchholz has now pitched two games in a row in which he controlled the strike zone, combining to walk two and strike out 15 over his last 14 innings. We’ll see if this is the start of him maturing into the ace that his early no-hitter suggested.