In the season's first month, the Red Sox own MLB's best team ERA while the rotation has flirted with an ERA around 2.00. Crawford and Houck are pitching like All-Stars and the team already has more shutouts (6) than Boston had all of last season.
"They're throwing fewer fastballs than any team in the majors," Rosenthal added. "They are not getting pounded in the zone by opponents the way they were last year. Last year, they got hit really hard in the zone. Alex Cora has made note of this. It's been a complete turnaround."
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