It didn’t matter, though, because Garrett Crochet was on the mound for Boston, and he only gave up one run over 7 strong innings. Throwing 112 pitches (which seems like an insane number if you measure ...

May was what it was. It is over and there’s nothing the Red Sox can do about it now. But June started with ace Garrett Crochet on the mound, and the big lefty was equal parts tone-setter and stopper.