The Red Sox finally have a diagnosis on right-hander Clay Buchholz, who was sent to the hospital and placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with was being described as a “gastro-intestinal illness.”
According to beat writer Tim Britton of the Providence Journal the 27-year-old starter has esophagitis, “which led to an erosion of the esophagus and an associated gastrointestinal bleed.” He’s expected to make a full recovery, but there is no mapped-out timetable for his return to major league action.
Buchholz has registered a 5.53 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 58/34 K/BB ratio in 86 1/3 innings this season.