Twins Pummel Garrett Crochet, Red Sox Early and Often
Garrett Crochet allowed 11 runs in 1 2/3 innings as Minnesota hit three home runs and snapped Boston’s early-season momentum.
- On Monday, the Minnesota Twins routed the Boston Red Sox 13-6 after battering Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet for 11 runs in 1 2/3 innings at Target Field in Minneapolis.
- Crochet struggled with diminished command and reduced velocity, failing to record a strikeout for the first time in 68 career starts while inducing just three swing-and-misses on 55 pitches.
- Victor Caratini and Ryan Kreidler homered to build an 11-0 lead, while Red Sox manager Alex Cora said postgame, 'Stuff was down, that's the reality of it.'
- Red Sox relievers Jovani Moran, Ryan Watson, and Tyler Samaniego covered 6 1/3 innings after Crochet's exit, while Boston scored six runs for the third consecutive game.
- Crochet became the first pitcher to allow 10-or-more earned runs in two or fewer innings after finishing top-2 in Cy Young voting, saying, 'I'm just going to try and flush it as best as I can.
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Garrett Crochet Injury Update: Latest on Red Sox Ace After Disastrous Outing
Here is the latest injury update on Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet: he’s fine. That’s the good news coming out of Monday night’s 13-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins, which produced the worst start of Crochet’s career and immediate questions about whether something is physically wrong with the $170 million left-hander. “He’s healthy, so that’s the most important thing,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said after the game, as quoted by Yahoo Sports. Cr…
Twins hit four home runs, knock out Garrett Crochet in second inning in 13-6 victory over Red Sox
Byron Buxton hit his 85th home run at Target Field to give him the ballpark record, Victor Caratini hit a three-run shot and Ryan Kreidler and Ryan Jeffers also went deep as the Twins became the first AL team with 10 victories.
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