Toronto Bostons Clay Buchholz looked like he was heading for another forgettable outing. Instead, he found his form and picked up his first victory of the season.

A.J. Pierzynski hit his eighth career grand slam, Will Middlebrooks added a solo home run and the Red Sox held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Saturday.

Buchholz (1-2) survived a shaky first inning to win for the first time in five starts. The right-hander allowed three runs and six hits in seven innings, bouncing back from a bad start against Baltimore last Monday in which he allowed six runs in 2 1-3 innings.

After working on his delivery between starts, Buchholz was eager to try out the refinements. A little too eager, in fact.

I was almost too amped up for the start today at the beginning, Buchholz said. Everything was up and I wasnt finishing many pitches.

Once he settled down, Buchholz retired 10 of the final 11 batters he faced.

The first couple of innings were rough and then he really got in a good groove, Middlebrooks said.

Buchholz, who walked three and struck out three, is 8-2 with a 1.72 ERA in 11 career starts at Toronto.

Jose Bautista and Juan Francisco hit solo home runs for the Blue Jays, who have lost a season-high four straight games.

Middlebrooks has five home runs and 10 extra-base hits in 13 career games at Torontos Rogers Centre. He had a three-homer game against the Blue Jays on April 7, 2013.

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