Garrett Crochet strikes out a season high 12 batters in a dominant performance of the Atlanta Braves
you know the Red Sox have not scored when he’s pitched they’ve not won enough either swing and a miss at a slider that was a beauty from Crochet adios Sukuna and there’s one away nasty sweeper right there i mean he just dominates the inner third of the plate against right-handed batters they know it’s coming they’re searching for the fast ball in the inner third but it velocity the cutter off of it then the bigger breaking ball there good luck i’m just trying to be athletic this helps me feel that way two two swinging a miss he got him great cut fast ball two punch outs and they’re two down i’ll tell you what that cutter is nasty today one and two a pitch swing and a miss he got him sweeper and Crochet is rolling his third punch out and there’s one away yeah and look we’re going to talk about Oh his sweeper so good today but guess why it’s good he’s commanding the fast ball he gets ahead with it he then goes top of the zone with it you change the eye levels you speed up the bat boom 2-2 swing and a miss he got him i mean this is no hit stuff right now even though the homer is on the board two down four strikeouts and that’ll bring up Eli White and that’s the thing is that even the homer was a good pitch sometimes you tip your cap a good hitter just gets you sometime where even when you’re trying to throw it where you want to throw it but look fast ball command there the cutter is very good right now and the sweeper putting guys away kuna at third a pitch swinging a miss he got him fast ball 97 akuna bye-bye we go to the fourth inning crochet throws swing and a miss he got him wow was that nasty three pitches three cutters and adios to Shawn Murphy one down that is such a big out here comes Eli White i think we see something else moving away from Harris here one and two the pitch is swung on and missed he got away with one there a hanging slider but Harris is gone crochet has fanned seven through four and the Red Sox lead it three to one how many pitches did he throw in his complete game last night like 83 we just become best friends 02 swinging a miss he got him that’s a fast ball at 97 that is the eighth strikeout for Crochet there’s one away baseballs and cards on them o2 swung on and missed he got him devastating cutter nine strikeouts this is ace stuff from Crochet and they’re two away well this is what you were asking for right a stopper this is what aces do right he gave up some bloops got in some tough spots there were an error or misplays behind him and he just finding ways to buckle in with good stuff and get out of jams oh and two the big boy throws a swing and a miss he got him sweeper three pitches and Crochet has his 10th strikeout he looked over at the dugout and shook his head no after that sweeper in the dirt all in one motion looks over at the dugout I’m assuming to Corora and goes “No it’s mine.” That is so awesome i want him to finish this inning oh and two is strike three called on the outside corner a sweeper and Crochet is not giving up the baseball 11 strikeouts and they’re two down leave him in there don’t do it ac walked down to the steps and he turned around like he made the decision he walked to the steps like he was going to go out and he put his hands behind his back here’s Akuna cutter down and in for ball one he said not the the Quaker Garrett Crochet i’m watching AC and I’m watching him think think think he leaves he walks through the steps turns around and walks away this is his last hitter he’s thrown 107 pitches a strike on the outside corner i want him to finish with Akuna right here yes one and one 11 strikeouts four of the last five have punched out 3-1 Socks in the seventh the pitch is inside a fast ball i mean Cora cannot get out of the dugout soon enough he is on the second step ready to leap out if Akunia reaches base but hopefully Crochet will meet him with a handshake two and one the pitch is just low that has to be a strike yeah that’s is ticked off i mean he threw it right where he wanted perfect pitch down and in right on the corner nice little cutter that is a strike all day every day three balls in a strike crochet delivers and a swing and a fly foul down the right field line and out of play this is so cool red Sox have not had this since Chris S just an absolute ace he’s thrown 111 pitches and he wants more three and two the pitch swing a miss he got him cut fast ball 12 strikeouts for Crochet in his last inning of work he strikes out the side oink oink we go to the eighth inning red Sox lead it three to one [Applause]
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