Crochet's Struggles Continue in Astros Loss

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Gara Crochet hit a rough patch against the Astros at Daken Park, snapping his 17-inning

scoreless streak from last September.

The Red Sox Ace gave up 5 runs, 4 earned, on 6 hits over 5 innings on Wednesday afternoon.

He left after 93 pitches, with 63 strikes, 7 strikeouts, no walks, but 2 hit batters.

Here outings there haven't been kind either.

Back on August 11th, he lasted just 4 innings, surrendering 5 runs on 7 hits in an Astros.

Victory.

This time, Yordana Alvarez and Isaac Paradez kick things off with first inning doubles, and

a Trevor Story error helped Christian Walker drive in a run.

Boston fans hoped Crochet would snap their 4 games' skid, but the damage piled up quick.

The Astros grabbed a 2-2 tie before the 5th, putting pressure on the lefty who entered

as the 2025 saw young runner-up.

The killer blow came on a 2-out 3 run homer by Carlos Corea, often 83.1 mph sweeper with

one strike away.

He had hit Alvarez earlier to load the bases.

Crochet's command slipped just enough to hand the Astros the edge, leaving the Sox searching

for answers as they head into the next series.