The good news was the Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia Sixers in Game 1 of their first round NBA playoff series but not only did the Boston Bruins choke Game 1 of their first round NHL playoff series to the Buffalo Sabres, but the Boston Red Sox lost to the Detroit Tigers. T Boston Red Sox 2026 season might be over before it really started as Garrett Crochet (2-3, 7.88 ERA) once again got smashed around. This time it was the Detroit Tigers that blitzed him for 5 runs in just 5 innings. Jahmi Jones and Dillon Dingler both homered in the fifth inning to put the Tigers up 5-1. As usual the Boston bats were silenced, this time it was Framber Valdez that did the honors. Framber held the impotent lineup to just 3 hits and a run in 6 innings. The Tigers got a run against Jack Anderson, the Sox got a Caleb Durbin rbi in the ninth and the Sox dropped another one 6-2 at Fenway Park.
Crochet got tagged out of the gate to start the top of the first inning as Jahmai Jones lined out to right to start. Gleyber Torres took strike three but Matt Vierling doubled to left. Dillon Dingler doubled to center to score Vierling. Riley Greene struck out swinging to end the inning with the Tigers up 1-0.
The Sox got to Valdez in the bottom of the first as Roman Anthony grounded out to first to start. Andruw Monasterio grounded out to short but Willson Contreras belted his fourth home run of the year to tie the game. Trevor Story got a base hit to left and promptly stole second before Abreu walked. Ceddanne Rafaela took strike three to end the inning with the game tied 1-1.
Wenceel Perez took strike three to start the top of the second but Spencer Torkelson walked. Hao-Yu Lee struck out swinging and Javier Baez popped up to first to end the inning. Caleb Durbin grounded out to short to start the bottom of the second and Carlos Narvaez flied out to center. Isiah Kiner-Falefa lined out to right to end the inning
Jones grounded out to short to start the top of the third and Torres grounded out to second. Vierling grounded out to second to end the inning. Anthony struck out swinging to start the bottom of the third and Monasterio took strike three. Contreras also went down hacking to end the inning.
Dingler got a base hit to center to start the top of the fourth but Greene took strike three. Perez flied out to right and Torkelson struck out swinging to end the inning. Story struck out swinging to start the bottom of the fourth before Abreu flied out to right. Rafaela doubled to center but Durbin flied out to center to end the inning.
Crochet fell apart in the top of the fifth as Lee struck out swinging to start. Baez struck out swinging but Jones hit a home run all the way to Kenya to put the Tigers up for good. Torres walked, Vierling singled to left and Dingler hit the backbreaking home run into the Charles River to ice it. Greene got a base hit to center and Perez grounded out to second to end the inning with the Tigers up 5-1. Crochet crashed and burned in the fifth inning allowing 5 runs in 5 innings.
The Sox gave up in the bottom of the fifth as Narvaez flied out to center to start the bottom of the fifth and Kiner took strike three. Anthony grounded out to short to end the inning.
Ryan Watson came in to pitch the top of the sixth and Torkelson lined out to right to start. Lee grounded out to third but Baez got a base hit to left. Kerry Carpenter pinch hit for Jones and got a base hit to right, but Torres flied out to right to end the inning. Monasterio struck out swinging to begin the bottom of the sixth and Contreras flied out to left. Story walked but Abreu flied out to left to end the inning.
Jack Anderson came in to pitch the top of the seventh and Vierling grounded out to third to start. Dingler flied out to center and Greene grounded out to third to end the inning. Kyle Finnegan came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Rafaela was rung up for strike three to start. Durbin popped up to second but Narvaez doubled to left. Marcelo Mayer pinch hit for Kiner and popped up to third to end the inning.
Perez popped up to second to start the top of the eighth and Torkelson flied out to right. Lee flied out to center to end the inning. Will Vest came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Anthony walked to start. Monasterio grounded into a double play and Contreras grounded out to third to end the inning. The Tigers added insult to injury in the top of the ninth as Baez singled to left to start. Carpenter walked and Torres got a base hit to right to score Baez. Vierling grounded into a double play but Dingler got a base hit to left. Torres tried to score but Anthony gunned him down at home to end the inning with the Tigers up 6-2.
Old friend Connor Seabold came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth and Story struck out swinging to start. Abreu beat out a roller to third but Rafaela struck out swinging. Durbin doubled off the Monster to score Abreu and Masataka Yoshida pinch hit for Narvaez. Yoshida grounded out to second to end the game. The Tigers had won 6-2.
Jackass of the Night is Garrett Crochet. He got rocked for 5 runs in just 5 innings to put the Sox in a hole they couldn't climb out of.
The Good:
Trevor Story was 1 for 3 with a walk and a stolen base.
Wilyer Abreu was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run scored.
Carlos Narvaez was 1 for 3.
Ryan Watson tossed a scoreless sixth inning.
The Bad:
Andruw Monasterio was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Masataka Yoshida was 0 for 1 as a pinch hitter.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa was 0 for 2 with a strikeout.
Marcelo Mayer was 0 for 1 at the plate.
The Ugly:
Roman Anthony was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Willson Contreras was just 1 for 4 with a strikeout but hit a home run.
Ceddanne Rafaela was just 1 for 4 with a hat trick of 3 strikeouts.
Caleb Durbin was just 1 for 4 with an rbi.
Jack Anderson allowed a run in 3 innings of work.
Final Thoughts:
This season can't end fast enough and we're only 3 weeks into it. If Crochet is actually hurt the season is over. They have no chance with this offense as it is but if the rotation falls apart, then forget about it. Ranger Suarez and Connelly Early look good but if Crochet, Brayan Bello and Sonny Gray fall apart, they'll be in last place by Memorial Day. Crochet was touching 96 on the gun so velocity wasn't the problem, maybe he's tipping his pitches. Either way something is seriously wrong and its very concerning. As usual the Sox bats did nothing and its getting critical there as well. The Sox have scored four runs in 3 games and fans are wondering what can be done. Fire the manager? Trade someone? Demote someone? This team looks lifeless and directionless and it doesn't seem to be any hope in sight. The worst part...its only April. The Sox look to salvage the series tomorrow morning on Patriots Day Monday. Sonny Gray goes for the Sox against Jack Flaherty of the Tigers. The game begins at 11:00 AM at Fenway Park.
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