Short night for Clay

Clay Buchholz was gone after 4 1/3 innings tonight. The young righty didn't have great command and allowed five walks and seven runs on eight hits. He threw 90 pitches and left the game trailing, 7-3.

The Twins scored three in the fifth, highlighted by a two-run double by Craig Monroe and an RBI single by Delmon Young. Buchholz didn't help himself with a leadoff walk to Joe Mauer. The Sox actually turned a couple of double plays behind him that prevented further damage.

It was Buchholz's second straight poor start. Last Wednesday, he allowed 10 hits and five earned runs in four innings at Detroit.