Red Sox's Clay Buchholz: Pitches the eighth inning Saturday

Buchholz came into Saturday's game in the eighth inning, pitching a scoreless inning in Boston's 8-3 win over the Royals.

It wasn't exactly a high-leverage spot, but don't be surprised to see Buchholz get some of those opportunities going forward. He's in the midst of his best stretch of pitching this season and manager John Farrell hinted to Jen McCaffrey of MassLive.com that Buchholz could be part of the mix for eighth-inning work along with Brad Ziegler.