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Trevor Story hit a two-run double and a solo
homer for Boston, which had dropped five of six. Alex Bregman
had two hits and scored a run.
Crochet (2-1) lost his bid for a no-hitter when Chase Meidroth
hit a one-out single in the eighth. The ace left-hander was
lifted after Meidroth’s grounder went into left field.
Crochet was traded from the White Sox to the Red Sox in December
for a package of four prospects that included Meidroth.
Matt Thaiss hit an RBI single off Garrett Whitlock, but Joshua
Palacios struck out and Miguel Vargas flied out to left.
Story hit his third homer in the ninth, and Aroldis Chapman got
three outs for his third save.
Shane Smith (0-1) pitched six innings of two-run ball for
Chicago.
Crochet went 6-12 with a 3.58 ERA in 32 starts last year for a
White Sox team that went 41-121. He was picked for the AL
All-Star team in his first season as a starter.
Key moment
Boston had runners on first and second with two out in the sixth
when Story lofted a fly ball to the right-field corner into a
strong wind. Brooks Baldwin got his glove on the ball at the
wall, but it fell for a two-run double.
Key stat
Crochet threw 96 pitches, 65 for strikes.
Up next
The Red Sox send right-hander Tanner Houck (0-1, 4.41 ERA) to
the mound against Shane Baz (1-0, 1.38 ERA) at Tampa Bay on
Monday. White Sox right-hander Sean Burke (1-2, 6.08 ERA) starts
against the Athletics in Chicago on Tuesday.
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