"A matchup like Tuesday night in the Bronx was exactly what the Red Sox envisioned when the team sent four prospects to Chicago last winter to bring in an ace like Crochet. The 26-year-old southpaw lived up to expectations as the anchor of Boston's starting rotation, going 18-5 with a 2.59 ERA, league-leading 255 strikeouts, and AL-best 205.1 innings pitched during regular-season play."
"In his first career playoff start, Crochet dominated, allowing just one run over 7.2 innings of work. Crochet threw 117 pitches, striking out 11 Yankees and limiting a New York lineup that scored the most runs in MLB this season. Crochet's lone blemish came in the bottom of the second inning. In a 1-2 count against Anthony Volpe, Crochet threw a high offering that Volpe knocked into the short porch in right field for a solo shot."
"As noted by NBC Sports Boston's Michael Hurley, Volpe's 382-foot homer would have left the yard in 29 of MLB's 30 ballparks. The lone outlier? Fenway Park. But, after Volpe's home run, Crochet shut down any sense of the Yankees building momentum. He retired 17 straight batters and struck out nine batters down the stretch. Crochet's dominant outing allowed Boston to eventually claw back into the game,"
Garrett Crochet delivered a dominant first career playoff start, allowing one run over 7.2 innings while striking out 11 and throwing 117 pitches. Anthony Volpe hit a second-inning solo homer into the short porch in right field; the 382-foot shot would have left 29 of MLB's 30 ballparks. Crochet retired 17 straight batters and struck out nine down the stretch. Masataka Yoshida provided a two-run single in the seventh to give Boston the lead. The Red Sox won Game 1, 3-1, and can eliminate the Yankees in Wednesday's game in the Bronx.
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