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Boston Globe
3 hours ago
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- Boston Globe
Red Sox push back ace Garrett Crochet's next start to next week
Their motivation: continuing to manage Crochet's workload. He is due to surpass his 2024 innings total (146) in his next outing. 'I kind of knew throughout the season that we'd try to find extra rest for me when we could,' said Crochet, who leads the majors with 141⅓ innings. 'I like a five-day [routine], but I appreciate the front office and the managerial staff and everybody looking out for me.' Crochet described this as 'a good time to catch my breath a little bit' because of the team's day off Thursday. Advertisement 'Before we really get into the heat of August and September, while the offdays are still kind to us and we're able to do this without throwing everyone else off schedule as well, it's a benefit to me,' he said. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Cora said: 'This is something we've been talking about for a while here, kind of give him a breather.' The Red Sox have not named a fill-in starter. Among their options: Cooper Criswell (who returned to the majors on Tuesday), a call-up, a bullpen game, and an external addition prior to Thursday's 6 p.m. trade deadline. 'All of the above [are possible], I guess, right?' Cora said. Lefthander Kyle Harrison , who has a 4.78 ERA in six Triple A starts since joining the organization in the Rafael Devers trade last month, is scheduled to start for Worcester on Friday, with David Sandlin set to piggyback out of the bullpen. So the Sox could call up Harrison and have Sandlin start the minor league game in his Triple A debut. Advertisement Walker Buehler will start against Houston on Saturday, Lucas Giolito on Sunday. Crochet prefers this arrangement — a few extra days off — over the other approach, mixing in, say, an 80-pitch outing, as the Sox did in May against the Mets. 'Then you're putting the bullpen in an awkward spot,' he said. 'I feel guilty doing it to the [other starters], but that's what we're all here for. We're here to pick each other up and pull for one another.' Crochet had eight days between his last start before the All-Star break and his first start after (and skipped pitching in the exhibition for the sake of extra rest). Now he will get another nine or 10 days. Will the Sox give him another such break at some point in the next two months? 'I'm not sure, honestly,' he said. 'I think realistically … as we get into August and September, what we're looking like as far as postseason picture [will influence that]. 'I've been feeling really good. Last year [in his first season as a starter], I didn't know what to expect. This year, I went into the break with 20 more innings than last year, but felt a little bit better than I expected, to be honest. And that's kind of [been] true throughout the season for me.' Bregman scratched but OK Alex Bregman , originally in the lineup for the series finale against the Twins on Wednesday afternoon, was removed after a moment of transparency with Cora. Advertisement 'I told him, let me know in the morning how you feel,' Cora said. 'Giving the chance to be honest with me in the morning, text me in the morning. He's like, 'I can go, but I'm a little bit tired.' ' Bregman had started the previous five games, his first time playing more than two days in a row since returning from a right quadriceps strain. Tim Healey can be reached at
Boston Globe
2 days ago
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- Boston Globe
As trade deadlines nears, Twins' Joe Ryan focusing on where he is at the moment
Advertisement 'It was fun to entertain the thoughts during the All-Star break more, but seriously, since the season has been back on and I've been back with my teammates, this is all that I think about. Being present.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up About the All-Star break: As the game's best gathered in Atlanta, Ryan hung around a bunch with Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet , a seemingly random pairing made more interesting by the subtext that Ryan, if traded, would be a great match for the Sox. Turns out, they already knew each other a bit, having met during spring training via Griffin Jax , a Twins reliever (and another potential trade subject). In addition to being teammates with Ryan, Jax is 'a good buddy of mine,' Crochet said. They have worked out together in Arizona for parts of the past three offseasons. Advertisement So after making that connection in Fort Myers, Fla., where both clubs train, gravitating to each other during All-Star hoopla was natural. 'Just being pitchers, we chatted a good bit,' Crochet said. Ryan said: 'Good to see him at the All-Star Game and good to be there myself and good for him to be there. Fun to watch him do his thing.' Ryan lived that week a version of what Crochet experienced last year. In 2024, as a member of the White Sox, Crochet was a first-time All-Star, the new guy on that grand stage, as the baseball world wondered about his future. He spent time with Tanner Houck and Jarren Duran , months before joining their team. This time, Ryan was the rookie, so to speak, as trade rumors swirled. Ryan said they talked about that similar dynamic 'not as much as you'd think.' 'Maybe a little bit just chatting about stuff, but nothing crazy,' he said. Crochet said: 'He's got a good head on his shoulders. Me last year, I felt like a fish out of water when I was there. First real year back from injury, first All-Star Game, I was really young. There was a lot of [expletive] going on. . . . For me, it was a lot to deal with. But no, he's a smart guy and a good ballplayer, so I would expect he'll be wanted by a lot of clubs.' Ryan, 29, is scheduled to not reach free agency until after the 2027 season. He owns a 2.82 ERA and 0.92 WHIP this season but won't pitch against the Sox this week. Advertisement Anthony's new home After slotting rookie Roman Anthony into the leadoff spot for a second game in a row, manager Alex Cora indicated he plans to leave him there. 'He's done it his whole life,' Cora said. 'I feel like now, where we're at as a team and what Jarren [ Duran ] is doing offensively too, we can be more creative with Jarren hitting third.' Anthony, 21, has started at least one game in each of the top five spots in the batting order, none below that. Choppy skies The Red Sox endured a 'rough flight' late Sunday, with bad weather forcing a pitstop in Detroit, Cora said. The second leg, to Minnesota, featured significant turbulence. A day later, Garrett Whitlock still was feeling the effects, rendering him questionable for Monday's game. 'There were a lot of people banged up after that flight,' Cora said, adding later: 'Supposedly.' Cora said he slept through it. Easy as 1-2-3 Duran forgetting how many outs there were Sunday against the Dodgers — ending up on second base when he could have been at third — necessitated a conversation. 'We talked about it with him,' Cora said. 'He knows he [expletive] up, so don't do it again.' . . . Rocco Baldelli said. Tim Healey can be reached at
Canada News.Net
4 days ago
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- Canada News.Net
MLB roundup: Cal Raleigh hits 40th HR in M's win
(Photo credit: Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images) Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 40th home run to highlight a four-run sixth inning and Julio Rodriguez homered for the fourth time in three games to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 7-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif. Randy Arozarena also homered and Dominic Canzone added a two-run single for the Mariners, who moved within four games of the first-place Houston Astros in the American League West. Raleigh became the first catcher and switch-hitter in major league history to hit 40 homers before the end of July. He also became the seventh different catcher to hit 40 home runs in a season, joining Johnny Bench and Mike Piazza -- who both did it twice -- Roy Campanella, Todd Hundley, Javy Lopez and Salvador Perez. George Kirby (5-5) picked up the win, allowing two runs on five hits in six innings while striking out nine. Reliever Jose Fermin (2-2) was handed the loss, allowing three runs on one hit and two walks without recording an out. Phillies 9, Yankees 4 Bryce Harper homered in the third inning and Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run double, one pitch after an error by second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. in the seventh as visiting Philadelphia rolled past struggling New York. The Phillies sent the Yankees to their seventh loss in 10 games following New York's five-game winning streak July 6-11. Philadelphia also earned the win after the Yankees held Aaron Judge out of the lineup because of a right elbow injury. Tests showed later Saturday that Judge has a flexor strain. He will go on the 10-day injured list, though he suffered no damage to his UCL, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after the loss. Red Sox 4, Dodgers 2 Garrett Crochet allowed two solo home runs in the top of the first but then pitched five shutout innings to help Boston defeat visiting Los Angeles to split the first two games of a three-game series. Crochet (12-4) limited the Dodgers to two runs on eight hits in six innings. He struck out 10 and walked two. It was the fifth time this season Crochet has recorded 10 or more strikeouts and allowed no more than two earned runs in at least six innings. Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez each homered against Crochet. Ohtani opened the game by hitting his 38th home run of the season. Two batters later Hernandez hit his 16th home run, which was his second in as many games. Blue Jays 6, Tigers 1 Bo Bichette broke a scoreless deadlock with a two-run single in the eighth inning and Toronto downed host Detroit to take the first three games of the series and stretch its winning streak to four. Nathan Lukes supplied a two-run homer and George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added solo homers for Toronto, which has won four straight and eight of nine since the All-Star break. Braydon Fisher (4-0) notched the win in relief. The game featured a pitchers' duel between starters Kevin Gausman and Tarik Skubal. Gausman limited the Tigers to one hit and one walk with 10 strikeouts in six innings. Skubal allowed five hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in six innings. Reds 6, Rays 2 Elly De La Cruz broke a tie with a two-run single in the seventh inning to help Cincinnati beat visiting Tampa Bay for the Reds' third straight win. Starting pitcher Andrew Abbott gave up one run on two hits and struck out seven in six innings for the Reds. Rays starter Ryan Pepiot also went six, allowing two runs on two hits. He struck out six and walked four. Tampa Bay has lost five of its past six games. With the bases loaded and two out, De La Cruz lifted a slider off reliever Garrett Cleavinger into the gap in center field, scoring Spencer Steer and TJ Friedl to put Cincinnati in front 4-2. Cleavinger replaced Bryan Baker (3-4), who departed after 2/3 of the inning because of an injury. Marlins 7, Brewers 4 Heriberto Hernandez, Dane Myers, and Agustin Ramirez each homered as visiting Miami pounded out a victory over Milwaukee. Miami's Janson Junk (5-2), who pitched for Milwaukee in parts of 2023 and 2024, allowed three runs on eight hits in five innings, striking out five with no walks in his first outing against his former team. Tyler Phillips allowed one run over the final four innings for his first save. Milwaukee's Jose Quintana (7-4) allowed five runs (two earned) on seven hits in five innings, striking out two and walking two. Pirates 2, Diamondbacks 0 Oneil Cruz's second-inning, two-run home run proved to be the difference as host Pittsburgh blanked Arizona to even up a three-game series. Cruz's 410-foot homer to center off Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly was his 17th of the season and lifted the Pirates to their fourth win in their past five games. Closer David Bednar picked up his 16th save in as many opportunities and nailed down Pittsburgh's 12th shutout of the season with a perfect ninth inning. He capped a stellar effort by Pirates pitchers, beginning with starter Andrew Heaney, who combined with five relievers to allow only four total hits. The Diamondbacks lost for the fourth time in their past five games and were shut out for only the fourth time this season. Kelly, who has been the subject of trade speculation, gave up two runs, but only one earned, over 6 2/3 innings. Orioles 18, Rockies 0 Baltimore's Trevor Rogers held visiting Colorado to one hit across seven shutout innings and the Orioles belted three home runs in a rout to even the series. Cedric Mullins smashed a three-run home run and Tyler O'Neill drilled a two-run homer to spark Baltimore's offense. Ryan O'Hearn provided a pair of run-scoring singles -- the latter part of a nine-run seventh inning -- and Alex Jackson added a solo home run. Rogers (4-1) struck out five in the combined two-hitter, with Yaramil Hiraldo and Kade Strowd each working one inning. The Rockies' only hit through eight innings was Thairo Estrada's one-out single in the second. Starter Antonio Senzatela (4-14) gave up six runs on six hits in four innings as his major league-worst loss total grew. Cubs 6, White Sox 1 Ian Happ and Matt Shaw homered to back 6 1/3 strong innings from Cade Horton as the visiting Cubs defeated the South Siders to even the crosstown series at one game apiece. Dansby Swanson delivered a two-out, two-run single in the eighth to stretch the advantage to 5-0 before Shaw worked a bases-loaded walk to drive in a run. Shaw had three RBIs and Happ had two hits. Mike Tauchman paced the White Sox with two hits, including a solo home run to lead off the ninth and avoid a shutout. Starters Horton and Aaron Civale of the White Sox matched zeros over the first five innings, setting a brisk pace. Civale scattered three hits and didn't walk a batter while matching a season high with six strikeouts over five shutout innings. Horton allowed four hits and one walk in 6 1/3 innings. Nationals 9, Twins 3 CJ Abrams and Alex Call drove in three runs apiece and Washington pulled away in a win over Minnesota in Minneapolis. Call and Luis Garcia Jr. each homered for the Nationals, who evened the series at one win apiece. Drew Millas finished with a team-high three hits and scored a pair of runs. Lefty Mitchell Parker held the Twins to two runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Center fielder Jacob Young left the game early for Washington because of a right index finger contusion after a pitch hit him in the finger while he was trying to bunt. Ty France went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Minnesota. Royce Lewis finished 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Right-hander Joe Ryan allowed five runs (four earned) on six hits in five innings. Outfielder Byron Buxton left the game early because of left side soreness. The Twins said Buxton is day-to-day. Rangers 6, Braves 5 (10 innings) Marcus Semien's walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning proved the difference as host Texas stayed hot by edging Atlanta in the middle game of a three-game interleague series in Arlington, Texas. Semien's hit off the Braves' Enyel De Los Santos (3-3) drove home Josh Smith from second base and came after De Los Santos, the Braves' sixth pitcher of the day, intentionally walked Corey Seager. Reliever Shawn Armstrong (4-3) was the beneficiary of Semien's game-winner as the Rangers won their fifth straight and seven of eight since the All-Star break. Michael Harris II had a solo home run, a double and two triples, accounting for four of Atlanta's eight hits. Royals 5, Guardians 3, 10 innings (Game 1) Jonathan India hit a three-run, walk-off homer in the 10th inning against Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase as host Kansas City won the first game of a split doubleheader. India came to the plate against Clase (5-3) with one out and deposited a 1-2 slider into the left field seats for his first career walk-off homer. The Royals rallied after the Guardians moved ahead in the top of the 10th on Kyle Manzardo's RBI single against Steven Cruz (3-1). Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer for Kansas City. Bo Naylor had two RBIs for Cleveland, which left 10 runners on base and went 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position. Guardians 6, Royals 4 (Game 2) Steven Kwan continued his power surge with his third home run in his last three games to help Cleveland beat host Kansas City to earn a doubleheader split. Johnathan Rodriguez doubled in two runs and Brayan Rocchio doubled twice for the Guardians. Tanner Bibee (7-9) allowed four runs on seven hits with no walks and eight strikeouts over five innings. Nic Enright and Hunter Gaddis combined for three scoreless innings before Emmanuel Clase retired the Royals in order in the ninth for his 24th save. Bobby Witt Jr. and Freddy Fermin each hit two-run homers for Kansas City, which was held to one hit in the final four innings. Kris Bubic (8-7) allowed four runs (three earned) on three hits with four walks and one strikeout over 2 2/3 innings. Padres 3, Cardinals 1 Jake Cronenworth hit a double and scored twice to lead San Diego past host St. Louis. Five batters were hit by pitches in the game, which led to a brief benches-clearing skirmish in the ninth inning after Padres slugger Manny Machado was plunked for the second time in the game. San Diego starter Randy Vasquez held the Cardinals to one run on one hit in 4 2/3 innings. He was followed by four relievers, with Robert Suarez closing out the game for his 30th save. St. Louis starter Matthew Liberatore allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings. After Cardinals reliever Andre Granillo brought players from both teams onto the field by hitting Machado with a pitch, Machado had a confrontation with Cardinals coach Jon Jay, who earned an ejection. But the incident deescalated after some pushing and shoving. Mets 2, Giants 1 Mark Vientos' two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning gave New York the lead and four pitchers combined to make it stand up as the Mets made it two straight over host San Francisco. Robbie Ray, whose National League All-Star spot went to New York starter David Peterson when the Giants starter became ineligible to pitch, took a four-hit shutout and 1-0 lead into the sixth before walking Juan Soto and Starling Marte. After a groundout advanced the runners, Vientos doubled to left field, giving the Mets the lead for good. Peterson allowed the only San Francisco run while surrendering eight hits in his six innings. Relievers Reed Garrett and Ryne Stanek both pitched scoreless innings, then Edwin Diaz recorded his 22nd save. The Giants went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position in the loss, which was their eighth in their last 10 games. Athletics 5, Astros 1 Shea Langeliers homered for the second consecutive game and a quartet of pitchers paced the Athletics past host Houston to clinch this four-game series for the visitors. Athletics starter Jacob Lopez and relievers Justin Sterner (3-3), Sean Newcomb and Mason Miller limited the Astros to four hits, including Christian Walker's double. Newcomb notched four strikeouts over two innings. Teammate Lawrence Butler hit a three-run blast in the ninth off Houston reliever Hector Neris. The Astros started All-Star right-hander Hunter Brown (9-5), who needed 98 pitches, with only 54 strikes, to complete five innings as he allowed one run on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
Yomiuri Shimbun
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Crochet Shakes off Ohtani's Leadoff Homer and Outpitches Kershaw as Red Sox Top Dodgers 4-2
BOSTON (AP) — Garrett Crochet struck out 10 in six innings, Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple and the Boston Red Sox beat Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 on Saturday night. Boston rookie Roman Anthony added an RBI double off Kershaw as the Red Sox won for the third time in eight games since the All-Star break. Boston won 10 in a row heading into the break. Crochet gave up two solo homers in the first. Shohei Ohtani went deep on the third pitch of the game for his 38th of the season, a day after his streak of five straight games with a home run was stopped. One batter later, Teoscar Hernández launched one over the Green Monster. Crochet (12-4) quickly recovered, however, and allowed two runs or fewer for the 18th time in 22 starts this season. Aroldis Chapman got three outs for his 18th save, striking out pinch-hitter and former Red Sox star Mookie Betts to end it. Making his first regular-season start at Fenway Park, Kershaw (4-2) gave up four runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings with two strikeouts. The three-time Cy Young Award winner's only previous start in Boston came when the Red Sox beat the Dodgers in Game 1 of the 2018 World Series on the way to winning the title.
The Mainichi
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Mainichi
Baseball: Shohei Ohtani blasts 38th homer in Dodgers' loss to Red Sox
BOSTON (Kyodo) -- Shohei Ohtani continued his hot hitting streak with his sixth home run in seven games for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Ohtani led off the second meeting in the series with his 38th long bomb, a day after his five-game home run streak came to an end as he went 1-for-4 in Friday's 5-2 win for the Dodgers. With a 1-1 count against Boston starter Garret Crochet, Ohtani locked onto a 97 mile per hour fastball down the middle from the Red Sox ace and sent it an estimated 414 feet over center field at Fenway Park. Ohtani's 10th leadoff blast of the season moved him into outright second place in Major League Baseball's home run race, trailing only Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh. Teoscar Hernandez followed with his own solo home run to put the Dodgers up 2-0 in a tough first inning for Crochet. The lead was short-lived, however, with the home team going ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the second. Crochet (12-4) recovered from his rough start and went on to record 10 strikeouts, including two against Ohtani, as he outdueled Los Angeles starter Clayton Kershaw (4-2). Ohtani finished 1-for-4 with three strikeouts. Samurai Japan teammate Masataka Yoshida was not in the Red Sox lineup Saturday.
