The Red Sox finished their exhibition schedule with an 8-0 loss to the Dodgers, only managing one hit, Bobby Kielty’s one-out single in the eighth, while punching out a dozen times against three Dodger pitchers; Hiroki Kuroda, Clayon Kershaw and Brian Falkenborg. Clay Buchholz started and pitched three innings, allowing five hits, four earned runs while striking-out five. Buchholz ended spring training with a 1-3 record and a 10.03 ERA. The sox exhibition record was 8-13-2, 10-13-2 if you include two exhibition wins in Japan. They will work out in Oakland today and then resume the regularly scheduled portion of their schedule on Tuesday.
Sox notes: The Red Sox signed free agent righthanded pitcher Terumasa Matsuo from the Independent Shikoku Island League in Japan. Matsuo was the Shikoku Island League Most Valuable Player in 2007, when he led the league with 15 wins (15-3 record) and 159 strikeouts. He posted a 1.72 ERA in 152.0 innings over 30 starts. Matsuo is expected to report to extended spring training camp in Fort Myers, Fla. early this week.
