"NEW YORK -- Garrett Crochet retired 17 consecutive batters in a sparkling pitching performance, and pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida lined a two-run single off reliever Luke Weaver that sent the Boston Red Sox past the New York Yankees 3-1 on Tuesday night in their AL Wild Card Series opener. New York loaded the bases with nobody out in the ninth inning, but All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman pitched out of the jam against his former team. Boston is 10-4 versus its longtime rival this year."
"Crochet struck out 11 and walked none over 7 2/3 innings while allowing four hits. "The stuff was really good at that point," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of Crochet, and keeping him in well into the eighth inning. "He was throwing 97, 98, and the previous inning was a quick one. So, it gave us a chance to push the envelope.""
Garrett Crochet retired 17 consecutive batters and struck out 11 while allowing four hits over 7 2/3 innings in a dominant start. Masataka Yoshida delivered a go-ahead two-run single off Luke Weaver in the seventh that produced a 3-1 lead. Anthony Volpe hit a second-inning solo homer for New York. Crochet threw a career-high 117 pitches and his final pitch reached 100.2 mph for a called third strike. Alex Bregman hit an RBI double in the ninth off David Bednar. Aroldis Chapman entered a bases-loaded, nobody-out ninth and recorded the save by striking out two and inducing a flyout.
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