By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor 
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Veteran right-hander Clay Buchholz, who is entering his 11th season and first not with the Boston Red Sox, will make his Philadelphia Phillies (2-2) debut Tuesday afternoon at Spectrum Field.
Buchholz, 32, will oppose a familiar American League East divisional foe in the Baltimore Orioles (2-2) and right-hander Mike Wright. The two-time All-Star was acquired on Dec. 20, 2016, from Boston in exchange for second base prospect Josh Tobias. The Phillies will cover all of Buchholz's $13.5 million remaining salary for 2017 as part of the trade.
So far in four Grapefruit League games this spring, the Phillies have faced all American League East clubs. After splitting with the New York Yankees and winning by 7 over the Toronto Blue Jays this past weekend, the Phillies fell 7-2 to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. Third baseman Maikel Franco hit his MLB-leading third home run of the spring in the defeat.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Baltimore Orioles (2-2) | Philadelphia Phillies (2-2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Mike Wright | RHP | Clay Buchholz | ||
| (2016: 3-4, 5.79 ERA) | (2016: 8-10, 4.78 ERA) | ||||
Starting Lineups:
| Baltimore Orioles (2-2) | Philadelphia Phillies (2-2) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | RF | Chris Dickerson^ | L | 1 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S |
| 2 | 2B | Johnny Giavotella^ | R | 2 | LF | Howie Kendrick | R |
| 3 | DH | Anthony Santander | S | 3 | RF | Chris Coghlan^ | L |
| 4 | 1B | Trey Mancini | R | 4 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R |
| 5 | CF | Logan Schafer^ | L | 5 | DH | Michael Saunders | L |
| 6 | 3B | Chris Johnson# | R | 6 | 1B | Tommy Joseph | R |
| 7 | LF | Aneury Tavarez | L | 7 | C | Cameron Rupp | R |
| 8 | C | Caleb Joseph | R | 8 | CF | Aaron Altherr | R |
| 9 | SS | Robert Andino^ | R | 9 | 2B | Scott Kingery^ | R |
^ non-roster invitee, # from minor-league camp
Broadcast Information:
- First pitch: 1:05 p.m.
- TV: TCN
- Radio: N/A
Game Notes:
- Scheduled Phillies relievers: RHP Jeanmar Gomez, RHP Nick Pivetta, LHP Elniery Garcia and non-roster invitee LHP Cesar Ramos.
- Former Phillies outfielder Michael Bourn is in Orioles' camp as a non-roster invitee. A former 2003 Phillies draft pick, Bourn made his big league debut in 2006 and was dealt to the Houston Astros a year later in the Phillies' acquisition of soon-to-be World Series champion closer Brad Lidge. Since leaving the Phillies with 34 hits in 122 games, Bourn has 1,238 hits in 1,239 games with five different clubs.
- The Phillies once had Buchholz' "distant cousin" in their organization, Taylor Buchholz. Drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 amateur draft, Taylor was traded to the Houston Astros on Nov. 3, 2003, with right-handers Ezequiel Astacio and Brandon Duckworth, in exchange for closer Billy Wagner.
- The Orioles rank third in team WHIP this spring, 1.06, trailing just the Yankees (0.79) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1.03).
Herrera scratched from today's game. He's in New Orleans taking care of WBC paperwork. He'll be playing LF for Venezuela. #Phillies
— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) February 28, 2017
What's Next:
- Wednesday, March 1, 2017: at Tampa Bay Rays, 1:05 p.m.
- Charlotte Sports Park (Port Charlotte)
- RHP Vince Velasquez (2016: 8-6, 4.12 ERA) vs. RHP Jake Odorizzi (2016: 10-6, 3.69 ERA)
- TV: N/A; Radio: MLB.com
