Alex Cora, Boston Red Sox
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Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow vowed in mid-June after the Rafael Devers trade that he would still bolster the team at the deadline. Now it’s crunchtime, and despite a 2-5 record with a tough schedule coming out of the All-Star break, another commanding win Saturday gave Breslow more reason to fortify the club.
Crochet (12-4) allowed two runs in the first inning, then combined with Justin Wilson, Garrett Whitlock, and Aroldis Chapman to blank the Dodgers for eight innings.
It was October-like, high stakes baseball theater from start to finish at Fenway Park on Saturday night as the Red Sox and Dodgers battled it out in front of an electric, sold-out crowd.
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Garrett Crochet put rocky first inning behind him to deliver another dominant start for the Red Sox
Garrett Crochet gave up two home runs in the first inning, but dialed in after and helped the red sox beat the Dodgers 4-2.
The Boston Red Sox skipper made his stance on the San Francisco Giants and their franchise slugger very clear.
The Red Sox have spoken for years about building towards sustainable success, but one look at the Dodgers shows how far they still have to go.
It turns out that Cora was at the concert when Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and human resources chief Kristin Cabot were busted for an alleged affair on the Patriots stadium’s jumbotron. Cora, while speaking with reporters Friday at Wrigley Field, said the concert was a good time.