Walker Buehler allowed four hits and four walks over four innings in a home loss to the Orioles, raising his season ERA to 5.40 across 22 starts. He issued at least three walks in four of his past five outings. The Red Sox signed him to a one-year, $21.05MM deal after a poor 2024 regular season but World Series performance. His strikeout rate is a career-low 16.5% and whiff rate 7.7%, while his walk rate exceeds 10% for the first time in his career. Boston is considering moving him to the bullpen and recalled Richard Fitts from Triple-A.
He only completed four innings while allowing four hits and as many walks in a home loss to the Orioles. It was the fourth time in his past five outings that Buehler issued at least three free passes, and his season earned run average is up to 5.40 across 22 starts. Asked this evening whether Buehler would make his scheduled start on Monday, manager Alex Cora said the team "(hasn't) talked about it yet" (via Tim Healey of The Boston Globe).
The righty has a career-low 16.5% strikeout rate and has gotten whiffs on just 7.7% of his pitches. The recent command woes have pushed his walk rate north of 10% for the first time in his career. Buehler carried a 6.12 ERA into the All-Star Break. While he has managed a serviceable 3.66 mark in the second half, he has walked as many batters as he has struck out over his past six starts.
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