Garrett Crochet starred as the Boston Red Sox crushed the New York Yankees 12-1, improving the team to 71-59. Boston holds the top American League wild-card spot, 1.5 games ahead of New York and two games ahead of Seattle. The Red Sox collected 17 hits, including home runs by Trevor Story and Carlos Narvaez. Crochet, acquired from the Chicago White Sox, is 14-5 with a 2.38 ERA; he allowed one run over seven innings while striking out 11. Crochet joined Chris Sale and Pedro Martinez with 200+ strikeouts and fewer than 50 runs allowed in the first 26 outings of a season. Pedro Martinez won three Cy Young awards and helped lead Boston to the 2004 World Series.
The Boston Red Sox rolled over the New York Yankees 12-1 on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, moving to 71-59 on the season. Boston owns the top wild card spot in the American League, and they are 1.5 games ahead of New York for that distinction. They are also two games ahead of Seattle, who is in the No. 3 spot. They are five games ahead of the Kansas City Royals, who are the first team out.
The Red Sox offense was plentiful, pounding out 17 hits, with Trevor Story and Carlos Narvaez each hitting home runs, but the group also got a great start from big left-hander Garrett Crochet. Acquired from the Chicago White Sox in a trade over the offseason, Crochet is now 14-5 with a 2.38 ERA. He gave up just one run over seven innings on Saturday, while striking out 11.
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