{"id":178691,"date":"2026-04-21T01:34:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=178691"},"modified":"2026-04-21T01:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:34:23","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-crochet-speaks-out-red-sox-ace-sends-message-as-concern-grows-and-his-words-feel-heavier-than-expected-%f0%9f%91%87-a-calm-voice-rising-worry-when-the-leader-steps-forward-y","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=178691","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 CROCHET SPEAKS OUT: Red Sox Ace Sends Message as Concern Grows \u2014 And His Words Feel Heavier Than Expected \ud83d\udc47 A Calm Voice, Rising Worry: When the Leader Steps Forward, You Know Something Isn\u2019t Sitting Right in Boston."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_675,w_1200,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/5\/7\/57a768c1e941703443f0e08561327ecfc2ac37e8\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-garrett-crochet-35.jpg\" alt=\"Red Sox Ace Garret Crochet Sends Message as Concern Grows\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Boston Red Sox suffered a second straight loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, dropping them to 8-13 on the season. Alex Cora&#8217;s men won the first of the four-game series 1-0, but Detroit beat them in their second meeting 4-1 before securing a 6-2 victory in their third showdown.<\/p>\n<p>Boston has largely struggled to start the season. In fact, they won just two games in their first 10 outings before showing some improvement over the past two weeks. Still, their pitching issues are pretty clear.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_117680493\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The Red Sox have an\u00a0average ERA of 4.35\u00a0among their pitching staff. The biggest concern for the team has been ace Garrett Crochet, who was a Cy Young contender in 2025. This 2026, however, Crochet has a 7.88 ERA over five starts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_117680494\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\">\n<div class=\"remote_image_container\"><center><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/MjY6MDAwMDAwMDAxMTAzMDMz\/boston-red-sox-pitcher-garrett-crochet-35-looks-on-during-a-game.jpg?io=1&amp;profile=rss\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<div class=\"remote_image_caption\">Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet (35) looks on during a game.\u00a9 Eric Hartline-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_117680495\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme\">\n<p>During their latest\u00a0MLB\u00a0game against the Tigers, Crochet gave up five runs in five innings. He also allowed two homers and two walks in the loss.<\/p>\n<p>The performance followed Crochet&#8217;s worst start of his career against the\u00a0Minnesota Twins\u00a0last Monday. During that game, the 26-year-old pitcher allowed 11 runs (10 earned) while tallying only five outs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container aditude_ic_2\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\" data-google-query-id=\"CMO0lcDW_JMDFQKyVgEdvuUCvg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/63317524\/yardbarker\/articles\/article_dynamic_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Crochet didn&#8217;t hide his frustration amid his poor run of form. While he certainly did better against the Tigers, the fact remains that they lost, and he had a big role in that result.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It sucks that I feel like I am moving in the right direction, and I also happened to lose the game for us,&#8221; Crochet told reporters postgame on Sunday, per NESN.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Red Sox suffered a second straight loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, dropping them to 8-13 on the season. 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