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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz has been on the DL for more than a month with a shoulder/trap injury. (Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Boston Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz plans to visit to Dr. James Andrews for a second opinion on his shoulder/trap injury, according to WEEI.com's Rob Bradford.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Buchholz has been on the disabled list since June 18 (retroactive to June 9) after getting off to a 9-0 start to the season with a 1.71 ERA in 84.1 innings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Though the 28-year-old said plans have not been finalized, his agent, John Courtright, first suggested that he see Andrews, and the Red Sox appear to support the idea, according to the report.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Buchholz threw off flat ground on Saturday, but has not been able to pitch from a mound without feeling discomfort.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the report:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CObviously I don\u2019t really know why it\u2019s taking as long as it is. That\u2019s definitely part of it, for me at least,\u201D said Buchholz regarding seeking a sense of closure thanks to Dr. Andrews\u2019 diagnosis. \u201CObviously knowing the MRIs and all things I\u2019ve done, they show there\u2019s nothing going on in there. But there\u2019s something going because it doesn\u2019t feel right. Just knowing exactly what is going on will probably help out a lot.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CHe\u2019s been doing it for a long time. He wouldn\u2019t be spoken as highly of as everybody does speak of him if he wasn\u2019t one of the best in the world,\u201D the pitcher said. \u201CYou know what you\u2019re dealing with.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Buchholz has struggled with injuries throughout his career, topping 100 major-league innings just twice since his rookie 2008 season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VERDUCCI: Power, Pirates and pitching lead top 10 storylines of second half&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;LEMIRE: SI.com MLB power rankings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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