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SAN DIEGO -- After three straight appearances out of the bullpen, right-hander Clay Buchholz returns to the Boston rotation Tuesday night to face the Padres at Petco Park.Because of how hes been used, Clay might be fresher at this point of the season more than at any other time in his career, Red Sox manager John Farrell said Monday.We excited. Were inserting a guy back into the rotation who is fresh.Not that Buchholz was struggling before going to the bullpen after his Aug. 23 start at Tampa Bay, where he allowed one run on five hits and two walks with nine strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings.Tampa Bay was an encouraging start, said Farrell. His velocity was 94-95.Buchholz is 5-10 on the season with a 5.20 earned run average in 32 games (16 starts). But in his last five outings (two starts, three relief appearances), the right-hander has allowed four runs on 14 hits with four walks and 13 strikeouts over 15 1/3 innings for a 2.35 ERA.And he has allowed two runs over 12 1/3 innings in his last two starts.Of course, there is a new twist to Buchholz. Hes working full time out of the stretch now.The reduction of body parts moving allows him to repeat his delivery more consistently, said Farrell. It has allowed his release point to be the same. Hes executing a high number of pitches.The rebounding Buchholz might not be the biggest question facing the Red Sox Tuesday night as they oppose Padres right-handed starter Paul Clemens, who is 1-4 with a 4.79 ERA since joining the Padres on June 28 as a waiver claim from the Florida Marlins.The Red Sox have scored one run over two straight losses after scoring 35 runs in three wins before that. When Chris Young homered as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning of a 2-1 loss to the Padres Monday afternoon at Petco Park, it snapped a run of 16 straight scoreless innings by the Red Sox -- their longest scoreless innings streak of the season.Clemens might be the perfect medicine for the Red Sox short slump.On the season, Clemens has a 4.93 ERA and has allowed 10 homers in a total of 45 2/3 innings.Opposing batters have hit .277 against Clemens since he joined the Padres. He has given up five homers in 35 2/3 innings and has allowed fewer than three earned runs in only three of his first seven starts with the Padres while pitching into the sixth inning only once. His average start as a Padre has lasted 4 1/3 innings.Last Wednesday, Clemens lasted only three innings in Atlanta, although he allowed only one earned run (two total) on four hits and two walks. He needed 82 pitches to negotiate the three innings.He has to be more efficient, said Padres manager Andy Green. Its very difficult to be successful to be a starter when you are continually working behind in the count and throwing upwards of 20 pitches an inning. That taxes not only the starter, but usually the bullpen.The Padres like Clemens stuff, particularly the breaking ball. Bud Cooper Jersey Retro . -- Stanford squashed Oregons national championship hopes again, schooling the Ducks in power football. Taylor Decker Jersey Retro . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. https://www.cheapjerseyslines.com/bryce-callahan-jersey-retro/ . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw. Jordan Bernstine Jersey Retro . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training. Mike Fitzgerald Jersey Retro . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . DALLAS -- The Mavericks moved quickly once they were out of the running for Dwight Howard. Dallas and free agent point guard Jose Calderon have an agreement on a four-year, $28 million contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because free agent contracts cant be discussed publicly before Wednesday, when they can first be signed. The agreement with Calderon came hours after Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Howard had told Dallas he planned to sign elsewhere. Howard later wrote on Twitter that he has decided to join the Houston Rockets. "We gave it a shot and it didnt work out," Cuban wrote about Howard in an email. "It was truly an experience. So its on to Plan B." The first step in that plan is Calderon, who spent his first seven seasons with Toronto before the Raptors traded him to Detroit in January. The 6-foot-3 Spaniard has career averages of 10.1 points and 7.2 assists per game. Howards decision meant the Mavericks missed out on pairing aging star Dirk Nowitzki with a big name in free agency for the second straight summer since declining to bring back key pieces from their first championship team in 2011.ddddddddddddDeron Williams, who grew up in the Dallas area, chose to stay with the Brooklyn Nets last summer. The difference this year is Dallas planned to move forward with something more permanent after consecutive seasons of rosters filled with expiring or one-year contracts. One of those players last season was point guard Darren Collison, who was given a chance to take over the offence but instead was twice benched in favour of aging veterans. He ended up being a change-of-pace replacement late in the season, which ended with Dallas out of the playoffs for the first time since 2000. Dallas still lacks a shooting guard and a centre for its starting lineup. O.J. Mayo and Chris Kaman were planned for those roles last season, and neither is expected back. Calderons best season was 2008-09 when he averaged career highs of 12.8 points and 8.9 assists. But that was a year after consecutive seasons of first-round playoff exits, when Calderon was primarily a backup. ' ' '