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2 days ago
- Business
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Red Sox reactions: Garrett Crochet strikes out 12 in gutsy win; Trevor Story powers offense
ATLANTA — Instant reactions as the Red Sox (29-32) leave Truist Park with a win, taking two of three from the Braves behind a 3-1 win in which Garrett Crochet set a season-high in strikeouts and Trevor Story had another big hit: 1) It was something of a laborious start for Crochet, who was at times electric, at others unlucky and had to really battle to get out of jams. But the line was similar to what he always gives the Red Sox. Crochet allowed a single run on five hits in seven innings, recording a career-high 12 strikeouts. Advertisement Crochet was at 99 pitches through six innings but with 8-9-1 in Atlanta's lineup due up, Alex Cora stuck with him. He was rewarded with three strikeouts on 13 pitches. His 112 pitches represented the most of his season (and career). He did have a 13-strikeout day in Seattle last June. 2) The two biggest at-bats of Crochet's day? A strikeout of Michael Harris II with two men in scoring position in the fourth and a Matt Olson groundout with two men on in the fifth. Crochet held the Braves to 1-for-6 line with men in scoring position (and a run didn't score on the hit). 3) Story could have easily left Atlanta with three homers in three games. The ledger will read that he had one (Friday) but after narrowly missing one to center Saturday, he came even closer in the first inning Sunday when he smoked a Bryce Elder pitch off the top of the wall. He missed a homer by inches but still took home a three-run double that was enough for the Red Sox on a Crochet Day. Story had two hits in the finale, at 105.5 mph and 109.3 mph (a sixth-inning single). The good signs the Red Sox saw in Milwaukee turned into results as Story's offense powered two wins. Advertisement 4) With Justin Slaten unavailable after hitting the injured list with shoulder inflammation before the game, Cora turned to Greg Weissert for the eighth. The sidearmer was quietly excellent in May (2.08 ERA) and could get eighth-inning opportunities with Slaten out. Weissert pitched a 1-2-3 ninth before handing things off to Aroldis Chapman, who walked around a one-out walk to seal things. It was his first save since May 20. Cora and a team trainer visited Chapman with one out in the ninth but kept him in the game. His velocity was down a bit. 5) The first-inning rally, spurred by a Rafael Devers one-out double, then an Abraham Toro single and Marcelo Mayer walk to load the bases for Story, was about all Boston could do Sunday in the batter's box. They had consistent traffic but also a lot of strikeouts in key spots. Advertisement 6) Marcell Ozuna has never played in the American League, yet still owns the Red Sox. His first-inning blast off Crochet was his 11th in just 24 career games against Boston (and third of the year after he took both Lucas Giolito and Sean Newcomb deep at Fenway in mid-May). 7) Jarren Duran was 0-for-5 and finished 0-for-Atlanta, going hitless in 14 plate appearances here. Quietly, he's in an 0-for-16 rut, but he keeps putting the ball in play (only two strikeouts in the span). Lots of choppers to second base, though. 8) For a day at least, the Red Sox paused the Kristian Campbell-to-first base train so that they could keep the hot-hitting Toro in the lineup at first base. His two hits put his average at .310 this year. 9) Crochet now is tied for the major league lead in strikeouts with 101 (Washington's MacKenzie Gore has the same number). Crochet leads baseball in innings (82). The Red Sox had lost four of his last five starts, including three in a row. They're 7-6 when he pitches so far. Advertisement 10) The Red Sox will make a three-day pit stop at home before heading to the Bronx next weekend for their first series against the Yankees this year. The Angels, who were a game above .500, await. Here's the schedule: Monday, 7:10 p.m. ET — LHP Tyler Anderson (2-2, 3.39 ERA) vs. RHP Richard Fitts (0-2, 2.70 ERA) Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. ET — LHP Yusei Kikuchi (1-5, 3.06 ERA) vs. RHP Brayan Bello (2-1, 3.83 ERA) Wednesday, 1:35 p.m. ET — RHP José Soriano (4-5, 3.41 ERA) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (1-1, 4.78 ERA) More Red Sox coverage Read the original article on MassLive.
Boston Globe
2 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Brennan Bernardino is always on call for the Red Sox, and other thoughts
How does a pitcher do that? 'For me, it's not wasting pitches,' Bernardino said. 'I try to save my bullets, even when I'm just playing catch because those throws add up over time.' Bernardino also has condensed his warm-up routine to six or seven pitches at times. 'I prefer to throw more than that, but I can be ready after maybe six,' he said. 'A few heaters and a breaking ball and I'm ready to go.' Advertisement Bernardino averages a modest 91 miles per hour with his two-seam fastball, and his 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings are the lowest of his career. But opposing hitters are 8 for 58 (.138) against his curveball, changeup, and cutter. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'Mix pitches, keep the hitter off-balance, and play the game of baseball,' Bernardino said. 'I don't try to complicate it too much.' Bernardino has learned a few tips from watching 'One of the hardest workers I have ever seen,' he said. 'To be 37 and throwing as hard as he does and as well as he does, it's amazing. He's strong and flexible. He's very routine-oriented.' A few other observations on the Red Sox: Advertisement ⋅ Current Red Sox ownership has yet to fire a manager during the season. Bobby Valentine all but burned the place down in 2012 and the Sox waited until the day after the season They ⋅ Maybe the Sox should start waiting more than a few games before giving prospects long-term contracts. Ceddanne Rafaela is an excellent defensive outfielder, but he has a .650 OPS since he agreed to His idea of a good pitch to swing at is one that doesn't bounce. Craig Breslow called Rafaela a 'cornerstone' at the time. He might be a bench player once Roman Anthony takes over an outfield spot. Kristian Campbell hadn't even played his first series in the majors before the Sox gave him Campbell had a terrific April, then was Brayan Bello didn't get Until proved otherwise, he's no better than a No. 4 starter on a contending team. Advertisement ⋅ Garrett Crochet has allowed two home runs on the first pitch he has thrown in a game this season. One was Crochet starts every game with a fastball and has been ambushed twice. The Sox lost both of those games by one run. 'First pitch of the game, I'm going to throw a fastball. Everybody knows that. I'm never not going to do that,' Crochet said. 'The guy next game could clip me on another first-pitch heater, and I'd be OK with that.' Everybody knows that and you'll keep doing it? And you're OK if you give up more leadoff home runs? Ronald Acuña Jr., Oneil Cruz, Shohei Ohtani, and Fernando Tatis Jr. are among the leadoff hitters Crochet could face this season. The matchup with Acuña could come on Sunday. Just a thought: Grooving hitters like that a fastball might not be the best plan. ⋅ The Red Sox were a .500 team with Alex Bregman playing at an All-Star level. It could get ugly without him for what is expected to be It won't help this season, but perhaps there is a long-term upside. Bregman can opt out of his contract for next season and become a free agent, or he could stay with the Red Sox for $40 million. If Bregman only plays 100 or so games, staying might be a better play than going back into free agency coming off a major injury and entering his age-32 season. ⋅ Per Baseball Reference, Marcelo Mayer was the Advertisement It's amazing that every big leaguer in history wouldn't come close to filling Fenway Park. ⋅ The Sox went into the weekend 381-386 in the regular season since they traded Mookie Betts and have played 11 postseason games. The Dodgers are 493-272 and have played 53. Sometimes, you do get what you deserve. Peter Abraham can be reached at
Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Game 61: Red Sox at Braves lineups and notes
The Red Sox made a number of roster moves before Sunday's game, placing righthander Justin Slaten on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to May 29); calling up righthander Luis Guerrero and utility player Nate Eaton from Worcester; optioning another utility man in Nick Sogard back to Worcester; and designating catcher Blake Sabol for assignment. Advertisement Here's a preview. Lineups RED SOX (28-32): Duran LF, Devers DH, Abreu RF, Toro 1B, Mayer 3B, Story SS, Campbell 2B, Wong C, Rafaela CF Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Pitching: LHP Garrett Crochet (4-4, 2.04 ERA) BRAVES (27-30): Acuña Jr. RF, Riley 3B, Ozuna DH, Olson 1B, Albies 2B, Murphy C, White LF, Harris II CF, Allen SS Pitching: RHP Bryce Elder (2-2, 4.50 ERA) Time: 1:35 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Red Sox vs. Elder: Has not faced any Boston batters Braves vs. Crochet: Ronald Acuña Jr. 0-3, Ozzie Albies 1-6, Nick Allen 1-2, José Azócar 0-1, Michael Harris II 1-6, Sean Murphy 2-3, Matt Olson 2-6, Marcell Ozuna 1-6, Austin Riley 0-6, Alex Verdugo 0-1, Eli White 0-3 Stat of the day: Since May 19, the Red Sox are 10 for 85 with runners in scoring position and have left 84 runners on base. Advertisement Notes: Crochet will be making his 13th start and has allowed two or fewer runs in each of his last six starts, compiling a 2.13 ERA with 45 strikeouts in 38 combined innings. In his most recent appearance on Monday at Milwaukee, Crochet took the loss despite allowing only two runs over 6 ⅔ innings and matching his season high with 11 strikeouts. ... Crochet faced the Braves on May 16 in Boston and lost the game despite allowing just two runs, seven hits and no walks while striking out eight in a 4-2 defeat. In two career appearances against Atlanta, the lefty is 1-1 with a 1.93 ERA. ... The Braves got superstar Ronald Acuña Jr. back from an ACL injury in recent weeks and he's hit the ground running, batting .367 with two doubles, six RBIs and three home runs in just eight games. ... Spencer Strider had been scheduled for the finale but will now open the series against Arizona on Tuesday. Amin Touri can be reached at
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Game 51: Mets at Red Sox, Megill vs. Crochet
It's great to already have secured the series win over the Mets, primarily thanks to bench coat Ramón Vázquez's pre-planned (in game 1) and unplanned (in game 2) bullpen management; in response, the Sox bullpen kicked absolute ass on the NL East powerhouse—so much so that we knocked them out of first place in their standings! With ace pig extraordinaire Crochet on the mound, can the Sox get their first series sweep since the Cardinals series in early April? If the Mets bats wake up, can the Sox bats neutralize them? And will Crochet be able to give the bullpen a much-deserved rest? After covering the Sox getting swept last week, I'd love to cover them doing the sweeping tonight, but me getting what I want doesn't always happen. First Pitch: 6:45 p.m. EST Advertisement Watch: NESN Radio: WEEI Lineups: More from
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Prairieville man sentenced after crimes against children, animal abuse
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — An Ascension Parish man will be spending multiple years in jail after he pled guilty to four counts of sexual abuse of an animal, indecent behavior with a juvenile, and possession of pornography involving juveniles. Jeremy Crochet, 31, of Prairieville, was sentenced to 15 years with credit for time served, according to the 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office. The Louisiana Bureau of Investigations received a tip and started an investigation on Oct. 31, 2022. The 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office said the investigation centered around the possession, manufacturing, and/or distribution of child pornography. Investigators were able to pinpoint a residence in Ascension Parish after looking at a messaging app. A search warrant was then executed at a home in the 17000 block of Penn Boulevard. Multiple agencies assisted with the execution of the search warrant, including the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, Homeland Security, and the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office. Investigators took multiple electronic devices into their possession and interviewed Crochet. Baton Rouge man accused of attempting to solicit sex from a nine-year-old girl They found that the devices belonged to Crochet and had 'numerous photographs and videos depicting child sexual abuse material and sexual abuse of animals,' according to the 23rd Judicial District Attorney's Office. Authorities got an arrest warrant, and the Prairieville man was arrested and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail. Crochet will have to serve seven years of his sentence, and the remaining eight will be suspended, officials confirmed. When he is done serving his sentence, the attorney's office said Crochet will have to register and notify as a sex offender or child predator for life. They said he will also be placed on 3 years supervised probation. Florida charter captain sentenced for poisoning, shooting dolphins King Charles III delivers rare speech to Canada's Parliament Prairieville man sentenced after crimes against children, animal abuse Iowa woman and her bell play key role in Scripps National Spelling Bee Lutcher man pleads guilty to attempted manslaughter in child abuse case Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
