{"id":40112,"date":"2025-04-11T03:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T03:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40112"},"modified":"2025-04-11T03:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T03:12:11","slug":"walker-buehler-makes-violent-claim-after-taming-blue-jays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=40112","title":{"rendered":"Walker Buehler makes &#8216;violent&#8217; claim after taming Blue Jays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">The veteran righty looked sharp on the mound for the first time in Boston.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Red-Sox-news-Walker-Buehler-makes-violent-claim-after-taming-Blue-Jays.jpg?w=700\" sizes=\" (max-width: 768px) 600px,  (min-width: 769px) 700px\" srcset=\"\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Red-Sox-news-Walker-Buehler-makes-violent-claim-after-taming-Blue-Jays.jpg?w=700 600w,\n              https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Red-Sox-news-Walker-Buehler-makes-violent-claim-after-taming-Blue-Jays.jpg?w=700 900w\n            \" alt=\"Walker Buehler pitching in a Boston Red Sox uniform with flexed biceps emojis as the red sox beat the blue jays thursday.\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0have been streaky so far this season. After getting hot and winning five-straight the team hit a three-game skid and faced a four-game sweep by the Toronto Blue Jays. Boston sent\u00a0Walker Buehler\u00a0to the mound Thursday. The Red Sox landed the two-time All-Star on a\u00a0one-year, $21.05 million contract this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>While Buehler is expected to vastly improve the team\u2019s rotation, he got off to a rocky start in 2025. But on Thursday, he appeared to\u00a0turn a corner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just felt more violent than I have in a long time. That\u2019s how I play when I\u2019m good. So I\u2019m pretty pleased with it,\u201d Buehler explained to reporters after the outing, per NESN on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis week was a big one for me just in terms of workload because I\u2019m trying to figure it out and I\u2019m kind of tired of sucking. So, you know, I kind of pushed my chips a little bit more in the table this week than I typically have. And for that to pay off is kind of a big win for me personally\u2026 today felt like a big game for as early as it is in the year,\u201d Buehler noted, via NESN.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Walker Buehler hopes to return to form with the Red Sox<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3330659\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3330659\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3330659\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Walker-Buehler.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Walker-Buehler.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Walker-Buehler.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Walker-Buehler.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Walker-Buehler.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Walker-Buehler.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Apr 4, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Walker Buehler (0) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Fenway Park. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3330659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col gap-2 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] bg-[#FAFAFA] px-4 pt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The veteran righty had his best start in some time against the Blue Jays. Buehler went 6.1 innings and allowed just one run on four hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. However, he was engaged in a pitching duel with Toronto\u2019s Chris Bassitt, who tossed 5.2 innings and allowed one run on five hits with five strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Buehler kept the Red Sox in the game and Boston was able to tie things up in the eighth before rallying for the win in the 10th inning and avoiding the sweep at home. After giving up nine earned runs in 9.1 innings over his first two starts this season, Buehler looked comfortable on the mound Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Buehler left the Dodgers for the Red Sox\u00a0this offseason, after helping the team\u2019s playoff push in 2024, which included recording the final out against the Yankees in the World Series. After missing a great deal of time over the last three seasons\u00a0due to Tommy John surgery, Buehler hopes to return to his early Dodgers form, when he looked like one of the best pitchers in baseball.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Buehler, the Red Sox landed starting pitcher\u00a0Garrett Crochet\u00a0in a trade with the Chicago White Sox and signed third baseman Alex Bregman this offseason.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The veteran righty looked sharp on the mound for the first time in Boston. The\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0have been streaky so far this season. 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