Garrett Crochet was giving the Red Sox an ace-like performance against the Mets on Wednesday, until he got an early hook from manager Alex Cora.

Garrett Crochet likes to save his best for the best hitters in baseball. He needed just 10 pitches to strike out Juan Soto three times Wednesday.

Brett Baty drove in three runs and Huascar Brazoban got Tylor Megill off the hook as the Mets snapped a three-game losing streak on Wednesday.

After striking out a season-high 16 times, the Red Sox (25-26) lost to the Mets, 5-1, the fourth loss in ace Garrett Crochet’s last six outings.

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Carlos Narváez and Rafael Devers hit homers and six relievers combined to keep the Mets scoreless after Red Sox starter Walker Buehler was ejected in Boston’s 2-0 win over New York.

The team's medical and sports sciences staff determined Crochet should have a shorter outing, not a longer one.

Walker Buehler wanted to let his tweets "(sponsored by Buffalo Trace," he said to speak for themselves after being ejected Tuesday at Fenway.

To be clear, the Mets didn’t hit well against Crochet. They were stymied for much of the night against the potential AL Cy Young candidate, and like Monday and Tuesday, they had many opportunities to capitalize.