8/29: TOR @ BOS

1) Ricky Romero: 116 pitches. 9 strikes swinging. 4 Fastballs, 4 Changeups, Slider.

• Romero came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and some sink, a change with good fade from righties and good sink that looks like a fastball out of his hand that he will throw 3-1, 3-2 and to lefties, a 11-5 slider with some bite and a 11-5 curve with slightly above average depth. Worked in and out of trouble in the first 2 innings, mainly due to him falling behind counts constantly. Fastball command can change from at-bat to at-bat and from inning to inning. He loses 2 or 3 miles per hour out of the stretch. Rarely throws a fastball 3-2, throwing either changeups or sliders.

1st: FB (91-95), CU (86-87) - 4 FB

2nd: FB (90-94), CU (85), SL (83-85) - 2 CU

3rd: FB (91-95), CU (84-86), SL (81-83), CB (76-80) - CU

4th: FB (88-93), CU (82-84), SL (81-83), CB (77-79) - CU

5th: FB (90-93), CU (83-84), SL (81-82), CB (76) - SL

6th: FB (89-93), CU (83-84), SL (81-82), CB (76-78)

2) Clay Buchholz: 107 pitches. 15 strikes swinging. Fastball, 2 Sliders, 11 Changeups, Curveball.

• Clay came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with some run in on righties and some sink, a 2-7 slider with above average bite, a sharp 12-6 curve with above average depth and a change with good fade from lefties and good sink that he will throw to righties. Throws a lot of 1st pitch fastballs for strikes (not quality strikes, catch a lot of the plate) and will need to throw some breaking pitches for 1st pitch strikes to keep hitters off balance. After writing that, he threw a 1st pitch change to Lind that he swung right through. In the 5th inning, he lost his fastball command, but got it back in the 6th. Changeup was filthy in the 7th and 8th and he had command of it, which isn't fair for Toronto hitters. Best stuff from him I have seen all year.

1st: FB (93-95), CU (78), SL (87), CB (77)

2nd: FB (92-95), CU (78-80), SL (84-85), CB (75) - SL, CU

3rd: FB (92-94), CB (77) - FB

4th: FB (92-95), CU (79), SL (86), CB (76-77) - CB, CU

5th: FB (90-95), CU (77)

6th: FB (92-95), CU (77-79), SL (84-87), CB (77) - 2 CU, SL

7th: FB (89-93), CU (76-79), CB (75-77) - 4 CU

8th: FB (93-95), CU (78-80), CB (76-78) - 2 CU

9th: FB (92-94), CU (79), CB (75-77) - CU

3) Casey Janssen: 4 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Janssen came from a high 3/4 release and showed a 2-7 slider with good bite and a 2-seam fastball with some run in on righties and some sink.

6th: FB (91-92), SL (84)

4) Jesse Carlson: 3 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Slider.

• Carlson came from a sidearm release and showed a 9-4 slider with good bite

6th: SL (80-82) - SL

5) Brandon League: 27 pitches. 5 strikes swinging. 3 Splitters, 2 Sliders.

• League came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties and some sink, a 3-8 slider with good bite and a splitter with good dive.

6th: FB (94-96), SL (84), Split (83-84)

7th: FB (95), SL (85-86), Split (84-86) - 3 Split, 2 SL

6) Scott Downs: 26 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. Fastball, Curveball.

• Downs came from a 3/4 release and showed a fastball with some run in on lefties and some sink and a sharp, sweeping 11-5 curve with slightly above average depth.

8th: FB (87-90), CB (75-76) - FB, CB

7) Hideki Okajima: 4 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Okajima came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on lefties and some sink and a 12-6 curve with average depth.

9th: FB (86-87), CB (76)

8) Jonathan Papelbon: 5 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.

• Papelbon came from a high 3/4 release and showed a fastball with a little run in on righties and a little sink, a 3-8 slider with good bite

9th: FB (94-95), SL (80)