Garrett Crochet Gets Shelled for 11 Runs in Just 1⅔ Innings, Red Sox Crushed
Boston's ace got absolutely demolished by Minnesota on Monday night. Garrett Crochet, a two-time All-Star who finished second in AL Cy Young voting last season, gave up 11 runs (10 earned) and nine hits in 1⅔ innings as the Red Sox lost 13-6 to the Twins. This is the kind of performance that makes you wonder what's going wrong, and the numbers back up the concern.
Historic Bad Start, Historic Bad Night
The 26-year-old left-hander became the first Red Sox pitcher to allow 10 runs in fewer than two innings. Think about that for a second. In his first inning alone, he gave up four runs (three earned) on 31 pitches. Then the Twins came back in the second and scored seven more before he was pulled with two outs and Boston down 11-0. Crochet also became the first pitcher to allow 10 or more earned runs in two or fewer innings after finishing top-2 in Cy Young voting the previous season. That's a wild stat in the worst way possible.
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Crochet knew what went wrong. "My command, as a whole, has been spotty," he said. "I've gotten away with it a little this early in the year, but tonight, they made me pay. It was weak contact, hard contact, walks, hit by pitch, a little bit of everything."
The velocity numbers made it worse. His fastball averaged just 94.5 mph, the second-lowest average of his entire career. Victor Caratini hit his first Twins home run, a three-run shot into the third deck in left field, and light-hitting infielder Ryan Kreidler ended Crochet's night with a solo shot into the second deck. Crochet walked three, hit a batter with a pitch, and failed to record a strikeout for the first time in 68 career starts.
His season ERA is now at 7.58 after entering the game 2-1 with a 3.12 ERA through three starts. Red Sox manager Alex Cora had to make the tough call. "As a manager, it's hard to watch," Cora said. "At the same time, you still have to cover innings and keep the bullpen fresh, knowing that there's two more games in the series."
Crochet is staying poised. "I'm just going to flush it as best I can and move on to the next one," he said. "They had a good approach."
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