Four Garrett Crochet-Tarik Skubal thoughts before Red Sox-Tigers four-game clash
It’s a tragedy that we’re missing this match-up
Good news: Red Sox fans get to watch the two best starting pitchers in the American League this weekend when the Detroit Tigers come to town. Bad news: The pitchers miss each other by one game and Boston must find a way to beat the two-time defending Cy Young Award winner. Garrett Crochet and Tarik Skubal will each take the mound.
Last season, they represented the class of left-handed pitching in the sport. They each set the tone of excellence for their respective rotations. There’s only one problem: We really have to miss this matchup?
Here are four thoughts on the excellent southpaws before the Tigers and Red Sox begin a four-game set on Marathon weekend. So Close Skubal will likely pitch Saturday’s contest against Brayan Bello while Crochet will take the ball for the Red Sox in the Sunday matinee. Despite spending multiple years in the same division when Crochet pitched for the Chicago White Sox, the stars have only faced off against each other once.
Flashback to Opening Day 2024 and it was the pitchers’ duel baseball deserved. Crochet and Skubal each tossed six strong innings with just eight combined hits allowed and 14 total strikeouts. The lone run against Crochet came when Andy Ibanez plated Javy Baez on a third-inning sacrifice fly.