Garrett Crochet may need to forfeit some of the Cy Young Award votes he got last season after his debacle of a start on Monday night.
The Boston Red Sox ace took the mound against the Minnesota Twins in what was expected to be a lengthy start for him at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn. Crochet had gotten through six innings in three of his first four starts this season entering the contest.
No such quality start would happen for Crochet. After getting an easy first out on two pitches to start the game, Crochet would allow six of the next seven batters to reach base safely. The Twins scored four runs before the inning mercifully came to an end.
The Minnesota onslaught only got worse in the bottom of the 2nd inning. The next six at-bats were the stuff of nightmares for Crochet: single, walk, walk, RBI single, 2-RBI double, 3-run home run.
CARATINI MAKES HIS FIRST TWINS HR COUNT!!! pic.twitter.com/yKH2S4NuSt
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 14, 2026
Crochet got the next two batters out after Victor Caratini’s home run before allowing another moonshot that woke up the crew members on the Artemis II. The second big fly ended his night.
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— Twins.TV (@twinstv) April 14, 2026
The Red Sox star’s final line over 1.2 innings pitched: 9 hits, 11 runs (10 earned), 3 walks on 55 pitches. He finished with the second-most earned runs allowed in a single game this season.
Washington Nationals starter Miles Mikolas allowed 11 earned runs in a start earlier this month. But Mikolas at least spread those runs across 4.1 innings.
Crochet gave up more earned runs in 1.2 innings Monday than he did in his previous five starts combined (9 ER in 31.1 innings), dating back to last season, when he finished second in AL Cy Young voting.
