Crochet Dominates on Opening Day, Red Sox Rotation Shines

0:00It's March 27. Boston Red Sox News Today starts now, AI-powered and game ready. I'm Cory with the story. Boston Red Sox pitcher, Garrett Crochet, shook off a rough spring training to dominate on opening day. He threw six scoreless innings against the Cincinnati Reds, allowing just three hits, two walks, and racking up eight strikeouts in a three-nothing. Shut out when. Crochet finished last season as runner-up for the American League-Sci Young Award, going 18-5 with a 2.59 ERA and leading. The league with 255 strikeouts. In his final eight regular season starts dating back to last August, he's 7-0, with Boston winning every one. The 26-year-old made history as the first pitcher since 19-01 to start on opening day in each of his first three seasons as a, starter once with the White Sox and now twice with the Red Sox. After Alex Cora called Crochet the team's ace, praising how he battled through a tough six-inning with the bases loaded to keep Cincinnati off the board, his confidence helped

1:04to move past that 7.36 spring ERA. With new additions like Ranger Suarez on a five-year 130-million dollar deal and sunny gray joining via trade, Boston's revamped. Rotation looks strong heading into the season, setting up Gray's debut this Saturday.