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NEW YORK -- Clay Buchholz is ready to rejoin the Boston Red Sox rotation after missing three months with a strained neck. The right-hander said he threw about 30 pitches in a routine bullpen session Sunday at Yankee Stadium, his final hurdle before starting Tuesday night at Tampa Bay. Struggling left-hander Felix Doubront will be skipped this time through the rotation. "Just to give him some recovery time, a little added rest, just as weve done with a couple of other guys in the rotation," manager John Farrell said. Buchholz will be followed by Ryan Dempster and Jake Peavy against the second-place Rays. Farrell said he probably would prefer not to use Doubront out of the bullpen right now. "I think for this time through well stay away from him for now just to give him, we feel, the rest needed," Farrell said. Before the game, Farrell said the decision would be based on which starter is most effective right now, not which one would transition best to the bullpen. Buchholz opened 9-0 with a 1.71 ERA in 12 starts this season and was selected to the All-Star team. He hasnt pitched in the majors since beating the Los Angeles Angels on June 8. Buchholz made three rehab starts in the minors, the final one on Thursday in a playoff game for Triple-A Pawtucket. Farrell said Buchholz should be able to throw 75-80 pitches Tuesday. "Were hopeful we get a guy thats close to what he was prior to the injury, and it would be an additional lift to this rotation," Farrell said. Boston began the day with the best record in the majors and an 8 1/2-game lead in the AL East. Buchholz said he wants to get in peak form in time for a potential trip to the post-season. "I want to make sure that Im ready for that," Buchholz said, adding that his body should feel fresher than most other pitchers because of all the time off. Buchholz acknowledged there was a point this summer when he doubted whether he would make it back this season. "Mentally, Im ready. 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I think hes ready for next week.With shadows stretching across the field after the 4:07 p.m. first pitch, Strasburg (14-11) spotted his fastball at 97 mph and mixed in breaking balls that confounded a Marlins lineup missing the injured Giancarlo Stanton. Strasburg finished with seven strikeouts a€” giving him 242, three more than Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers a€” and one walk.Thats what he used to look like when he was in college, being able to pump it up like that for seven, eight innings, said Bryce Harper, who dashed home and scored on a head-first slide when Strasburg was credited with an RBI on a sacrifice bunt. Stras has been unbelievable for the past month, and pretty much all year long, hes been great. So its a lot of fun to watch.Dating to Aug. 30, Strasburg is 4-1 with a 1.13 ERA, 40 strikeouts and three walks.My arm felt good, Strasburg said. Just went out there and tried to execute pitches. My changeup was working really well and I threw my curveball for strikes when I needed to.Next up will be the playoff debut for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 amateur draft. Two years ago, when they also had the NLs best record, the Nationals shut down Strasburg in September to limit his innings as he came back from reconstructive elbow surgery.On Saturday, Strasburg gave up a double to Jeff Mathis, and a single to Casey McGehee on a lineer that went off right fielder Jayson Werths glove.dddddddddddd That one originally was ruled an error, then changed to a hit.Miamis Nathan Eovaldi (6-14) gave up two runs in seven innings in a game played a day after the Nationals, who are now 95-66, assured themselves of home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs a€” and a week after the Marlins were officially eliminated from wild-card contention.It was a tough day for us offensively, Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. We didnt get anything going, really.Williams trotted out what might be the lineup for Game 1 of Washingtons NL division series Friday. But he also removed starters starting in the sixth, when Ryan Zimmerman went in to play first base for Adam LaRoche. Zimmerman recently returned after missing 55 games because of an injured right hamstring; he made a fielding error, failing to glove a grounder in the ninth, and singled, making him 5 for 15 since coming off the disabled list.We have to be mindful of his health, first and foremost, Williams said. So if he says, Im a little bit sore, were not going to push him.What Williams hasnt stated yet is what role Zimmerman, who turns 30 on Sunday, will have in the post-season. The way hes been used a€” usually in left field or as a pinch hitter; never at his original position, third base; never starting consecutive games a€” appears to indicate the 2009 NL All-Star could be destined for reserve duty.Asked whether Zimmerman would be on the teams division series roster a€” a question that speaks volumes about where things stand at the moment for a guy with a $100 million contract a€” Williams responded: Unless something happens, yeah. His timing is good at the plate. Hes capable of playing wherever we would ask him to play.UP NEXTNationals RHP Jordan Zimmermann (13-5, 2.78 ERA) starts Sunday, his first outing since taking a line drive off the side of his pitching shoulder last weekend. He faces RHP Henderson Alvarez (12-6, 2.70). ' ' '