"Crochet - set to make his first playoff start of his MLB career a little over 24 hours later - instead opted to make a bold proclamation for his anticipated outing against the Yankees. "He was like, 'Tomorrow you're gonna make one call to the bullpen,'" Cora said of Crochet's message to him. "I said, 'Maybe two.' "He's like, 'No, no - one. It's gonna be straight to [closer Aroldis Chapman].' Like, okay, I'll take that.""
"Crochet ended up being a man of his word. By the time Crochet made his way off the field in The Bronx, on Tuesday Cora only needed one more pitcher - Chapman - to secure four outs and wrap up an eventual 3-1 win for Boston in Game 1 of their Wild Card bout with the Yankees. "Just being arrogant, to be honest," Crochet said postgame of his bold claim to Cora from the previous day. "I didn't actually expect that to be the case. But when [Cora] sent me back out there [in the eighth], I was determined to leave it that way." Crochet's final line speaks for itself. 7.2 innings pitched. 117 total pitches. Four hits.One earned run allowed.Zero walks. 11 strikeouts."
Garrett Crochet made his first MLB playoff start and delivered 7.2 dominant innings, totaling 117 pitches with 11 strikeouts, four hits and one earned run while issuing no walks. Alex Cora heard Crochet joke before the game that the outing would only require one bullpen call straight to Aroldis Chapman. Crochet returned for the eighth and maintained the lead, enabling Boston to secure a 3-1 Game 1 victory at Yankee Stadium. The start validated Boston's offseason move to acquire Crochet and reinforced his emergence as a frontline starter.
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