Red Sox Lose Crochet, Gain Bennett

0:00On April 30th, Boston Red Sox just placed Ace lefty Gary Crochet on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation. This happened Wednesday and they called up utility guy Nate Eaton to fill the spot right away. The team is already reeling after firing manager Alex Cora and several coaches recently. Crochet has made six stars this season with a 6.30 earned run average and 37 strikeouts against 11 walks. He shone flashes of brilliance in three solid outings but struggled hard in the other three, including a nightmare. April 13th where he gave up. 10 earned runs. Fans and analysts see this as a tough hit for a squad desperate to climb back into contention, losing a potential gain changer like Crochet piles on the pressure when they need every arm to compete. On a brighter note, number six, Prospect Jake Binnan lets prime for a big league debut. The 6 foot 6 lefty has dominated Triple A Worcester with a 0.86 ERA over five starts

1:00and reports had him on standby even before. This news, all signs points of Bennett stepping up for the weekend rotation unless they go with an opener. Keep watching how the socks shuffled their pitching to stay in the fight. MLB News, today powered by AI bringing you what matters on the diamond.