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Garrett Crochet faces Jays in first home start with Red Sox
Apr 2, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet (35) throws the ball during the fourth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images After signing a six-year, $170 million contract extension last week to remain with the Red Sox beyond this season, Garrett Crochet will take the mound in Boston for the first time in his new uniform when he opposes the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.
Crochet (1-0, 1.38 ERA) was named Boston’s Opening Day starter after being acquired from the Chicago White Sox in December, and he pitched twice on the club’s season-opening road trip. After getting a no-decision against the Texas Rangers on March 27, he followed up with a dominant outing on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles.
A day after locking up his long-term deal, the 25-year-old left-hander pitched the first eight innings of a 3-0 win, scattering just four hits and a walk while striking out eight.
“That’s the reason we committed to him,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said.
Crochet’s latest effort snapped a four-game Boston skid. It also kicked off a five-game Red Sox winning streak that ended with a 6-2 setback in the series opener against Toronto on Monday.
Crochet last went eight innings in a start when he was pitching at the University of Tennessee, and said he hadn’t “sniffed it since.”
Now, he is ready to pitch in front of the home fans for the first time in Boston.
“This is something that I felt at home with right away,” Crochet said. “They made an immediate impression on me, and I couldn’t be more excited to be wearing a Red Sox uniform for the next several years.”
Crochet has faced the Blue Jays just three times in his career, including one start, when he threw six scoreless innings on May 21, 2024. Overall against Toronto, he is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in eight innings.
The Red Sox could use another spark from Crochet after being held to five hits, including two by Jarren Duran, in the series opener.
Duran was in the news earlier Monday after his mental health struggles, including an attempted suicide, were revealed ahead of Netflix’s documentary on the 2024 Red Sox being released.
“It takes a person with courage and being transparent and genuine to do that. I hope that’s how we see it, right?” Cora said. “He will impact others, and he’s going to save lives with what he did with Netflix.”
Toronto’s trend of strong starting pitching continued with a seven-inning, one-run outing from Jose Berrios, who was moved up a day to the series-opening slot. The Blue Jays’ rotation has covered an American League-leading 61 innings.
As a result of the Berrios move, Easton Lucas (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will start on Tuesday. The rookie left-hander tossed five innings of scoreless, one-hit ball against the Washington Nationals in his first major league start on Wednesday.
George Springer went 4-for-4 and had three two-out RBIs to lead Toronto’s 13-hit effort on Monday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also had multiple hits in his first game after landing a reported 14-year, $500 million extension.
The deal has not been confirmed and a physical remains pending, but it is undoubtedly vital to the future of an organization that has missed on several big free agents in recent offseasons.
“I feel like this is a very exciting day for Blue Jays fans as a whole, to have a guy like Vladdy who will be here for what looks like and sounds like his whole career,” Springer said. “I wholeheartedly believe his name will be hanging up in the stadium one day.”
Toronto manager John Schneider laid out what the big-money deal would mean for the 26-year-old first baseman.
“It’s different. It comes with a lot of … stuff,” he said. “It’s one thing to go out and perform. Expectations come from that, then there are expectations — whether you like it or not — that you’ll have to be a voice, be a face and set an example.”
–Field Level Media
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Jose Ramirez hits 3 doubles to guide Guardians over Yankees
May 31, 2026; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) celebrates after scoring during the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images Jose Ramirez hit a tiebreaking double with one out in the fifth inning and the visiting Cleveland Guardians earned a 9-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday.
Ramirez had three doubles for the fifth time in his storied career, and the first since Aug. 26, 2024 against Kansas City.
He doubled in three straight at-bats in the fourth, fifth and seventh, producing his third three-hit game this season.
Ramirez’s second double snapped a 4-4 tie. After the Guardians loaded the bases when Brayan Rocchio was plunked by New York’s Cam Schlittler (7-3), rookie Travis Bazzana lifted a sacrifice fly to tie the game.
Ramirez followed by ripping a 2-2 curveball over first baseman Ben Rice and to the right field corner as Patrick Bailey easily scored. Ramirez added an insurance run with a double to left field in the seventh off Tim Hill to put Cleveland ahead 6-4.
Bazzana padded the lead with a bases-clearing double in the eighth off Camilo Doval as the Guardians collected 12 hits, marking the fourth time in five games they totaled double-digit hits.
Paul Goldschmidt drove in all four runs for the Yankees, who lost for the second time in eight games. Goldschmidt gave New York a 2-1 lead with a two-run homer off Joey Cantillo in the third and added a two-run single in the fourth for a 4-3 advantage.
Schlittler endured his shortest outing this season and allowed five runs (four earned) on five hits in 4 1/3 innings. The right-hander struck out three and walked none.
Kyle Manzardo hit a two-run homer off Schlittler’s first-pitch cutter that landed in the right-center field seats to give Cleveland a 3-2 lead in the fourth.
Cantillo allowed four runs on six hits in four innings. The left-hander struck out four and walked three.
Five relievers followed Cantillo and allowed two hits the rest of the way. Colin Holderman (4-1) stranded a runner in the fifth and Matt Festa finished with a 1-2-3 ninth.
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Reds rally late, walk off with 10-inning win over Royals
inning of the MLB Interleague game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. The Reds won 4-3 on a walkoff hit by Blake Dunn, scoring Spencer Steer from second base in the 10th inning. Blake Dunn’s RBI single in the 10th inning completed a comeback and gave the host Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 walk-off win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
Spencer Steer hit two home runs and scored the winning run as the automatic runner for the Reds, who won for the second time in the last six games.
Will Benson’s pinch-hit home run to right field off Royals closer Lucas Erceg leading off the bottom of the ninth tied the game at 3-all.
Dunn’s game-winning hit, off John Schreiber (0-3), was the only Reds’ hit that was not a home run.
Brock Burke (2-2) earned the win with a scoreless 10th.
The loss spoiled a gem by Royals starter Noah Cameron, who retired 20 of the 21 batters he faced. Kansas City has lost seven of its last eight.
Cameron only allowed Steer’s first homer, did not walk a batter and struck out eight.
Steer’s second home run of the game, a drive to right-center leading off the eighth, pulled Cincinnati to within 3-2. His ninth homer was an opposite field drive into the stands in right-center.
Reds starter Andrew Abbott gave up three runs on five hits in six innings with four walks and five strikeouts.
Steer’s first home run of the game, a shot to left-center, came with one out in the fifth after Cameron had retired the first 13 Cincinnati batters.
The Royals took a 3-0 lead in the fourth on a fielder’s choice groundout with the bases loaded by Jac Caglianone and a bases-loaded, two-run, two-out single by Michael Massey.
Cameron made an outstanding defensive play for the first out of the third on Dunn’s attempt for a bunt single. Dunn bunted the ball between the mound and first, and Cameron, in one motion, picked up the ball with a backhand swipe and flipped it out of his glove first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Reds center fielder Dane Myers made a leaping catch at the wall on Starling Marte’s long drive for the second out of the fifth.
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Twins prevail over White Sox; halt Davis Martin's 6-game win streak
Jun 2, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins third baseman Brooks Lee (22) hits a single during the first inning against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Johnson-Imagn Images Tristan Gray went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.
Luke Keaschall added a pair of hits and drove in two runs for Minnesota, which secured a series victory. Alex Jackson finished 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Miguel Vargas went 1-for-4 with two RBIs to lead Chicago at the plate. The White Sox have dropped back-to-back games after winning their previous five in a row.
Twins left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-3) allowed four runs on six hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out seven.
White Sox right-hander Davis Martin (8-2) endured his shortest outing of the season. Martin gave up six runs on 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings. The loss snapped a six-game winning streak and he suffered his first setback since April 10.
Twins right-hander Yoendrys Gomez got the final four outs to record his fourth save.
The White Sox opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the third.
Luisangel Acuna started the action when he drew a leadoff walk, stole second base and scored on a throwing error by Jackson. The White Sox had runners on second and third with one out later in the inning, and Vargas delivered with a two-run single to left to make it 3-0.
The hit gave Vargas six RBIs in the first two games of the series.
The Twins got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third. Brooks Lee hit a sacrifice fly to left, plating Gray.
Minnesota added four runs in the fourth to seize a 5-3 lead.
Keaschall started the scoring with an RBI single to left. Gray followed with a two-run single to left, and Jackson capped the outburst with an RBI single to right.
Gray, who hit a grand slam and drove in five runs in the series opener, has 11 RBIs in his past five games.
The Twins increased their lead to 6-3 on another RBI single by Keaschall in the fifth.
Chase Meidroth notched an RBI infield single in the seventh to cut Chicago’s deficit to 6-4. But he fanned to end the eighth with two runners on base.
–Field Level Media
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