Garrett Crochet has been the Red Sox’ best starter thus far this season, and one of the best in the league. At the same time, he hasn’t looked quite as dominant as he did prior to arriving in Boston. His ERA is exactly two through ten starts, though he’s struggled through some innings and outings. On Friday night against Atlanta, Crochet put together one of his best starts this season, allowing two runs over the course of seven innings. The two runs came via back-to-back home runs in the second inning, both off the four-seam fastball.
By no means am I saying that Crochet had been bad prior to Friday’s start.