Toronto Bostons Clay Buchholz looked like he was heading for another forgettable outing. Instead, he found his form and picked up his first victory of the season. <\/p>\n
A.J. Pierzynski hit his eighth career grand slam, Will Middlebrooks added a solo home run and the Red Sox held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Saturday. <\/p>\n
Buchholz (1-2) survived a shaky first inning to win for the first time in five starts. The right-hander allowed three runs and six hits in seven innings, bouncing back from a bad start against Baltimore last Monday in which he allowed six runs in 2 1-3 innings. <\/p>\n
After working on his delivery between starts, Buchholz was eager to try out the refinements. A little too eager, in fact. <\/p>\n
I was almost too amped up for the start today at the beginning, Buchholz said. Everything was up and I wasnt finishing many pitches. <\/p>\n
Once he settled down, Buchholz retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced. <\/p>\n
The first couple of innings were rough and then he really got in a good groove, Middlebrooks said. <\/p>\n
Buchholz, who walked three and struck out three, is 8-2 with a 1.72 ERA in 11 career starts at Toronto. <\/p>\n
Jose Bautista and Juan Francisco hit solo home runs for the Blue Jays, who have lost a season-high four straight games. <\/p>\n
Middlebrooks has five home runs and 10 extra-base hits in 13 career games at Torontos Rogers Centre. He had a three-homer game against the Blue Jays on April 7, 2013. <\/p>\n
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