Happy Opening Day! Here's your Red Sox-Rangers preview.
The new addition will get the ball as Boston's Opening Day starter as the season begins in Arlington, Texas, with a 4:05 p.m. EDT first pitch.
Crochet is excited for a new beginning with a hopeful contender after pitching for the lowly White Sox last season. He went 6-12 with a 3.58 ERA and 209 strikeouts in 32 starts.
The 25-year-old lefty dominated this spring, striking out 30 with a 0.57 ERA in 15 ⅔ innings. But he made an all-around first impression.
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'It's special stuff,' catcher Connor Wong said. 'Being on the other side, you knew he just had very nasty (stuff), but he takes a lot of time working on it and preparing and he has a really good idea of what he wants to do.'
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The Rangers, who won the 2023 World Series but were barely competitive last season, hope their young arms can step up while a few pitchers are on the injured list.
Here's your preview.
Lineups
RED SOX (0-0):
TBA
Pitching:
LHP Garrett Crochet
RANGERS (0-0):
TBA
Pitching:
RHP Nathan Eovaldi
Time:
4:05 p.m.
TV, radio:
NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Red Sox vs. Eovaldi:
Wilyer Abreu 1-2, Alex Bregman 4-15, Triston Casas 0-2, Rafael Devers 2-8, Jarren Duran 2-3, David Hamilton 1-4, Ceddanne Rafaela 0-2, Rob Refsnyder 0-3, Trevor Story 1-3, Connor Wong 3-7
Rangers vs. Crochet:
Jake Burger 1-3, Adolis García 2-4, Jonah Heim 0-4, Kyle Higashioka 0-2, Wyatt Langford 0-1, Marcus Semien 1-2, Josh Smith 1-2
Stat of the day:
Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer — now a Toronto Blue Jay — were limited to just 12 combined starts for Texas last season.
Notes:
The Corey Seager-led offense that helped Texas win in 2023 was nowhere to be found last season. Seager was active most of the spring following sports hernia surgery last September but missed Monday's exhibition game with 'a little tightness' in his calf, according to manager Bruce Bochy. 'We'll make sure we take care of him before we open up here,' Bochy said. ... The addition of designated hitter Joc Pederson provides some pop. ... Cody Bradford and Jon Gray are missing from the starting rotation to begin the season. Eovaldi is healthy, but beyond Tyler Mahle on Friday, the rotation carries some uncertainty. Former Vanderbilt stars Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker will fill the last two spots. The duo has considerable upside but only a combined nine major league starts on their resume. 'I love the talent we have. There are going to be some bumps in the road with young pitchers, I get that. They've got to go through that at the big league level,' Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said. 'We've got to balance those things with veteran players who know how to take the ball and go out and compete.'
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