Bucky's Back!--Peter

And I don't mean Bucky Beaver! Buchholtz got the start to get the Sox going for the second 'half' (although they've already played over half of their games on the reg season), and he pitched beautifully into the 6th. Left with a 4-1 lead, got the win--thanks, Pen; and looked pretty good doing it. I think that Terry had him on a very strict count, Jenn. Question now is how does the rotation break down? Is it six (I hope not) or who goes to the pen to combine middle relief and spot starting? I'll tell you, Jenn, some folks would say it's a problem everyone would like to have, but it can be a negative on the psyches of the guys on the team not knowing exactly who is the staff beyond JB & Lester. My guess is that either Penny or Smoltzie goes into the 'either-or' slot for a while, depending on how the rest of the race goes.
The relievers seem pretty set and Bard, Oki and Laser did their stuff beautifully tonight. Between the three of them, the Jays could only get a meaningless two out single, and both Bard and Pap were perfect--stand 'em up; sit 'em down! Goodbye! Done!