Though his first start against New York was “ugly,” in his words, Crochet dominated the Yankees when they visited Boston in mid-June; he nearly pitched a complete-game shutout, striking out Aaron Judge three times before Judge crushed a ninth-inning solo homer.

The Yankee Stadium faithful wanted to get rowdy on Saturday afternoon after watching the home team come up empty in the first two games of a four-game rivalry matchup. But Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet

Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet hits 200 strikeouts, joins Pedro Martinez, Roger Clemens in elite franchise history.

In his first season with the Red Sox, Crochet has the most wins and strikeouts in the AL, and is 2.43 ERA is just behind Skubal's at 2.42.