Crochet Returns to Red Sox Bullpen for ALWCS vs. Yankees — SkimNews
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- Garrett Crochet will be available out of the bullpen for the Red Sox in the AL Wild Card series vs. the Yankees, a best-of-three matchup beginning Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
- Crochet has not pitched since April due to shoulder inflammation; manager Chad Tracy said the team will still evaluate him daily to see where he's at.
- Crochet was 3-3 with a 6.30 ERA in six starts before landing on the injured list, but threw in the mid-90s during two live batting practice sessions last week in Fort Myers, Florida.
- Crochet, a two-time All-Star who finished second in last season's AL Cy Young voting, beat the Yankees in last year's ALWCS opener, allowing one run and four hits with 11 strikeouts in 7⅔ innings.
- The Red Sox carried seven left-handed pitchers against the Yankees but will be without setup man Tyron Guerrero, on the IL since Sept. 1 with right shoulder inflammation.
- Utilitymen Nate Eaton and Andruw Monasterio were included on Boston's wild-card roster.
Why it matters: Boston is converting a former Cy Young runner-up from starter to reliever because four months of shoulder rehab leaves him a day-to-day arm, not a locked-in one. Losing setup man Tyron Guerrero (on the IL since Sept. 1) weakens Boston's late-inning bridge just as the Yankees' roster, per cross-coverage, shapes up without Aaron Judge but with Giancarlo Stanton.
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