Red Sox Place Crochet on IL, Recall Eaton

0:00On May 2nd, the Boston Red Sox just placed their A starter gear at Crochet on the 15-day injury list with inflammation in his left shoulder. They recalled utility guy Nate Eaton from AAA Worcester to feel the roster spot right away. Crochet sounded pretty confident to reporters, saying he expects to return after the minimum time off. He mentioned feeling some fatigue in his last outing, so the team is playing it safe. He has not stopped throwing, which points to a short shutdown. This comes at a tough time for the 26-year-old lefty who has had an up-and-down start with three solid outings mixed with some rough ones, including a career-worst 11 runs allowed against the twins in under two innings. That bumped his earned run average to 6.30 through six starts. Now the rotation needs a full reshuffle for the weekend series, with an off-day tomorrow giving them flexibility to slide guys like Connolly Early and Ranger Suarez up. Respect Jig Bennett got scratched from a minor league start recently, and his sharp 0.86

1:01ERA in triple A makes him a prime call-up. Candidate for a debut. With other arms like Sunnigray and Tanner Huck also sideline, the socks are digging deep into their options, but Eaton's arrival keeps the bench full. As they grind through this stretch, that wraps MLB news today, brought to you with AI.