In their road-trip finale Thursday afternoon, the Red Sox will unleash perhaps their greatest weapon on the mound: Day Crochet.
Lefthander Garrett Crochet will start against the Orioles, at a time — 1 p.m. — that seems to suit him. For reasons nobody involved claims to know, the ace has been even better in early starts than he is generally, a trend that has lent itself to dominance in each of his past two outings, both of which came long before the sun set.
In 13 starts at night, Crochet has a 2.88 ERA, 99 strikeouts, and 10 home runs allowed across 84⅓ innings.
In 13 starts during the day, he has a 1.87 ERA, 108 strikeouts, and 5 home runs allowed in 82 innings.
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