Crochet's Stunning Game 1 Masterpiece Shakes Up Yankees' Championship Hopes

The Red Sox were a team that had some addition by subtraction. They were able to get into the postseason despite having to rid themselves of Rafael Devers, who repeatedly put his frustrations on full display, causing issues with the team. The Red Sox missed the postseason last year, and they clearly did some tinkering with the roster to get them where they need to be. They added a great starting pitcher in Garrett Crochet, a great bat in Alex Bregman, and added some young talent in the middle of the year. The Red Sox are hurting at the moment with Roman Anthony injured, and some concerns with their pitching staff. They should not be concerned with their starter, though, as they have Crochet opening this series for them. Crochet has been one of the estimated pitchers in the league with an 18-5 record, 2.59 ERA, and a 1.03 WHIP. He also led the Majors in strikeouts with 255 of them. Another bonus for them is that Crochet has a 2.25 road ERA. He has faced the Yankees four times already this year, and he allowed 10 earned runs over 27.1 innings. Five of those runs came in one start, and it did come at Yankee Stadium. Most of the runs he has allowed to them have come via the long ball, so if he can avoid that, the Red Sox should have a great chance to win.