Crochet struck out two in one inning of relief, but it was a mixed bag of results for Chicago White Sox rookie pitchers in a 7-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.
Jonathan Stiever surrendered four home runs in his second big-league start, allowing six runs on five hits with two walks in 2u2154 innings.
Nick Madrigal had two hits and scored the only run for the Sox (33-18), who lost for just the second time in nine games. The Sox magic number for clinching the American League Central remained at seven, pending the result of the Twins' game against the Cubs.