Garrett Crochet Comes up Big to Help the Red Sox Salvage Series Finale Against Yankees
- The Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees 6-4 on Sunday night in Boston to avoid a sweep and improve their postseason chances.
- The win followed a dominant six-run first inning aided by hits from the first five batters and was fueled by Garrett Crochet's strong pitching performance.
- Crochet recorded 12 strikeouts over six innings, tying his best performance of the season, but gave up three runs, including a two-run homer from Amed Rosario and Aaron Judge’s 48th home run.
- Aroldis Chapman earned his 30th save by retiring all three batters in the ninth inning, while the Red Sox secured second place in the AL wild-card race, trailing the Yankees by 1.5 games.
- The victory clinched Boston's first winning season since 2021 and reinforced manager Alex Cora's goal to compete in October despite the challenging playoff race.
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Crochet comes up big for Boston
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Red Sox strike for 6 runs in first, then hold off Yankees
BOSTON — Carlos Narváez’s solo homer capped a six-run first inning against Will Warren, Garrett Crochet matched his season high with 12 strikeouts and the Boston Red Sox held off the New York Yankees for a 6-4 victory on Sunday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Boston stopped a three-game losing streak and moved within 1 1/2 games behind New York for the AL’s top wild card. The second-place Yankees dropped four games behind AL East-leading Toro…
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