With a sweep on the line for the second-consecutive series, Garrett Crochet carried the Boston Red Sox on his shoulders.
Crochet ripped through the Chicago White Sox's lineup for five perfect innings. The lefty faltered slightly in the sixth frame when he gave up a leadoff walk to Brooks Baldwin, but he immediately returned to his electric self.
Crochet previously admitted that he didn't feel like he had his best stuff in the early goings of the season — clearly, he's found it. He racked up 11 strikeouts and one walk over seven innings. He looked unhittable until Chase Meidroth stepped into the batter's box in the seventh inning.
Meidroth, one of the four prospects the Red Sox traded to the White Sox in exchange for Crochet, cracked a hard single through the left gap, past a diving Trevor Story, to break up the no-hitter in the eighth inning. Meidroth is known for his exceptional plate discipline and near-constant ability to get on base, and he did not disappoint against his club's former ace.
Former Red Sox prospect Chase Meidroth broke up Garrett Crochet's seven-inning no-hitter
Blew it by ya. pic.twitter.com/bIxSL0jt3d
— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 13, 2025
Meidroth slashed .293/.437/.400 with a staggering 105 walks compared to 71 strikeouts over 122 games for the WooSox last season. He's continued his success into the major leagues with three hits, three runs and three walks in as many games for Chicago, good for a .600 on-base percentage.
Crochet kept the Red Sox in the game as their bats struggled for yet another day. Story was the offensive hero of the 3-1 victory, with three hits and three RBI on the day, including a home run. Boston broke out the Wally the Green Monster home run mask for the first time in a week to celebrate Story's insurance.
As Crochet retreated to the dugout after Meidroth's hit, the White Sox fans in the stands gave him a standing ovation. They're used to the lefty pitching well and making it look easy.
"I feel like I could've thrown five more innings, I felt really good," Crochet said after the game. "... Just trying to have the presence on the mound so that the team knows when I step up there that we got a chance to win today."
Boston inked the 26-year-old to a six-year, $170 million extension just a few days after the season began, and it already has to be feeling good about its investment. Crochet has lived up to the "ace" moniker so far, and he's already stopped two losing streaks in their tracks — one in Chicago and one against the Orioles on April 2, an eight-inning, no-run outing. He'll get another chance to blank his former team next weekend at Fenway Park.