Should Red Sox be worried by ace Garrett Crochet's worst start ever?

Q: What were Garrett Crochet's stats in his worst career start?

Garrett Crochet allowed 11 runs (10 earned) and recorded only five outs in his worst career start.

Q: How did the Minnesota Twins perform against Garrett Crochet?

The Minnesota Twins scored four runs in the first inning and seven runs in the second inning against Crochet, including home runs by Victor Caratini and Ryan Kreidler.

Q: What did Garrett Crochet say about his performance after the game?

Garrett Crochet acknowledged his command was spotty and stated that he doesn't think his performance is a cause for concern, asserting he is healthy.

Q: What impact could this game have on Garrett Crochet's season?

This poor performance raises questions about Crochet's early-season form, but he has previously been an All-Star and last year's AL Cy Young runner-up, suggesting he may bounce back.

Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet had the worst game of his career on Monday night, getting lit up for 11 runs (10 earned) while recording just five outs in his team's 13-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins.

Last year's AL Cy Young runner-up, the 27-year-old's velocity and spin rate were down in the start, according to MassLive, but Crochet told reporters "I don’t think that’s anything to fret over."

An All-Star each of the past two seasons, the left-hander acknowledged that he hasn't been at his best in the opening weeks of the season.

"Command as a whole has been spotty. Gotten away with it a little this early in the year," Crochet told reporters, "but tonight they made me pay. It was weak contact, hard contact, walks, hit by pitch, a little bit of everything.”

The Twins scored four runs in the first inning against Crochet but blew it open in the second, plating seven runs – including home runs by Victor Caratini and Ryan Kreidler before the left-hander was yanked before making it through the second inning.

Garrett Crochet gave up 10 earned runs in 1.2 innings on Monday against the Twins.

Is Garrett Crochet hurt?

Crochet told reporters he's fine physically and manager Alex Cora said that his ace is "healthy, so that's the most important thing."

Crochet pitched a career-high 205 ⅓ innings in 2025, up from 146 in 2024, his final year with the Chicago White Sox. He had his workload limited with the White Sox after Tommy John surgery and the team transitioning him to a starting role.

“It’s a little eye-opening, obviously,” Red Sox pitching coach Andrew Bailey said. “I think there’s a little frustration and curiosity, but like for me, there’s a couple balls on the line, jam shot to the left, a couple walks mixed there and then obviously they were able to step on some pitches in zone and hit him out of the yard. And it happened really quickly. So just got to move past it.”

Garrett Crochet stats 2026

Four starts, 19 innings pitched
7.58 ERA – 16 earned runs
22 strikeouts, seven walks

Garrett Crochet college

The White Sox selected Crochet with the 11th overall pick out of Tennessee in the 2020 draft. He made his big-league debut just a few months later in the COVID-shortened season, pitching five regular-season games before also participating in the postseason.

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