Garrett Crochet had a historic meltdown on Monday night against the Twins, with the Red Sox starter allowing 11 runs before he even pitched two full innings.
He finished pitching a mere 1 ⅔ innings, giving up nine hits for 11 runs (10 of which were earned), three walks, one hit batter and without recording a single strikeout.
The left-hander was pulled after throwing 55 pitches and was replaced by Jovani Moran, but the change didn’t do much to help the Red Sox, who ended up giving up two more runs in the fifth inning to put them down 13-0.
Garrett Crochet of the Boston Red Sox looks on against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning at Target Field on April 13, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Getty Images Boston finally scored their first run of the night in the top of the sixth inning.
The outing has raised some concern, considering that the velocity on his four-seam fastball was averaging 94.9 mph on Monday, compared to the 96.1 mph it’s usually at.
He is the first Red Sox pitcher to ever allow 10 or more earned runs in less than two innings, according to the Associated Press’ Josh Dubow.
Baseball Reference shows that there have only been 10 games in MLB history in which a starting pitcher has given up 11 or more runs without finishing the second inning, and that the last time it occurred was on May 7, 2024, the Boston Herald reported.
On that occasion, Athletics starter Ross Stripling gave up 11 runs in 1 ⅔ innings of work against the Rangers.
Crochet allowed back-to-back doubles in the first inning and a single to allow two runs to score.
With the bases loaded, Brooks Lee was able to drive in some runs when Trevor Story was able to field a grounder, but ended up throwing it away in an attempt to start a double play.
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet (35) stands on the mound. AP Things went from bad in the first to worse in the second inning when Crochet loaded the bases without recording an out and Ryan Jeffers hit an RBI single.
Josh Bell hit a two-run double and Victor Caratini connected a three-run home run to give the Twins a 10-0 lead.
Ryan Kreidler hit a solo home run before Red Sox skipper Alex Cora made the move to yank him from the game.
