Buchholz leaves start with neck injury

Boston, MA – Boston Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz left Saturday's start against the LA Angels of Anaheim with a neck injury.

Buchholz left the game with two outs in the seventh and was replaced by Craig Breslow.

On the night, Buchholz gave up two runs on six hits with a walk and four strikeouts to improve his record to 9-0 in 12 starts this season.

His earned run average went up to 1.71, but he still leads the majors in that category.