Pomeranz allowed five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over 5.1 innings in Saturday night's 5-2 loss to the Angels. He was pulled after just 79 pitches.
While he could have had a little more support from the major league's best offense -- Boston squandered seven walks and left 11 men on base while going 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position -- Pomeranz was uneven Saturday and ceded a 2-0 lead in the first inning rather quickly. He's now had two disappointing starts sandwiched around one good one since joining the Red Sox. The left-hander's allowed 12 runs on 18 hits, including four homers, and six walks in 14.1 innings -- that's a 7.53 ERA and 2.5 HR/9 out of a pitcher who posted a 2.47 ERA and 0.7 HR/9 while with the Padres.