In his first season with the Red Sox, Crochet has the most wins and strikeouts in the AL, and is 2.43 ERA is just behind Skubal's at 2.42.

In 2023, his breakout season in the minors, Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony knew his overall numbers were obscuring his struggles against left-handed pitching. Anthony, a left-handed hitter, was named Boston’s minor league hitter of the year while batting .219 against lefties.

Tarik Skubal hit the 200-strikeout mark Tuesday night and, for the second straight season, got there before anyone else. The Tigers’ ace punched out 10 Astros over six-plus scoreless innings at Comerica Park, another metronome outing from the reigning AL Cy Young winner and this year’s front-runner.

This time, it was Greg Weissert, whose second pitch of the inning was belted to right-center for an equalizing solo shot by Dane Myers. It was sweet redemption for Myers, who deflected a flyball by Wilyer Abreu into the bullpen for a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth.

The Red Sox will have ace Garrett Crochet on the mound Sunday afternoon when they attempt to complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Marlins.

The Boston Red Sox will have ace Garrett Crochet on the mound Sunday afternoon when they attempt to complete a three-game sweep of the visiting Miami Marlins.

The Red Sox were three outs away from a weekend sweep of the Marlins, only to watch the game slip away in the ninth.

Back when I embarked on Extension Week in March, Garrett Crochet wasn’t on the radar. This made sense: Crochet had never started a game in the major leagues. Four months later, Crochet looms as ...

The Boston Red Sox had a much more productive offseason last winter than in recent years. They landed left-hander Garrett Crochet in a trade with the Chicago Wh