US EditionCrochet, Story lead Red Sox to 7th straight win over Royals
BOSTON, AUG 6 – Crochet earned his ninth straight win by striking out eight and retiring the first 10 batters as the Red Sox won their seventh game in a row, improving to 13 games above .500.
- The Boston Red Sox won their seventh straight game on Tuesday night at Fenway Park, defeating the Kansas City Royals 6-2 in front of a sellout crowd of 37,013.
- The win followed strong pitching from Garrett Crochet on nine days' rest and timely hitting led by Trevor Story, who delivered a go-ahead two-run single to break a sixth-inning tie.
- Crochet struck out eight batters over seven innings while allowing two runs and four hits, and the Red Sox scored five runs with two outs between the sixth and seventh innings to secure the victory.
- Crochet leads MLB with 183 strikeouts, 13 wins, and 148.1 innings pitched, and the Red Sox hold a 64-51 record, their best at 13 games above.500 this season, with a Fenway home record of 39-21.
- Looking ahead, right-handed pitcher Dustin May will make his Red Sox debut in Wednesday's series finale against former Boston starter Michael Wacha as the Red Sox seek a second straight series sweep.
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Royals waste strong debut by Ryan Bergert in loss to Crochet, Red Sox - The Examiner
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7th heaven at Fenway: Crochet goes 7 innings, Sox extend win streak to 7
Monday’s series opener with the visiting Kansas City Royals was a slugfest. Tuesday was largely a pitcher’s duel: Ryan Bergert versus Garrett Crochet. Both were Red Sox wins. In yet another sold-out show at America’s Most Beloved Ballpark, Boston triumphed 6-2 Tuesday night to extend the win streak to seven. Pitching on a whopping nine days’ rest as the Red Sox attempt to give him extra breathers before the schedule tightens up in the coming wee…
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