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Red Sox’s Garrett Crochet sets new career high while dominating Braves
Red Sox starter Garrett Crochet had one of his best outings of the season on Sunday against the Braves in Atlanta.

The Boston Red Sox went at it in a high-profile interleague aeries against the Atlanta Braves over the weekend, and they saved their best for last. Garrett Crochet took the mound for Boston in the final game of the three-game set, and he showed out to help the Red Sox get the win in the series.

In a 3-1 Boston victory, Crochet went seven full innings and gave up just one earned run. He struck out 12 Braves while walking just two and gave up just five hits while setting or nearing a number of career highs.

Crochet’s 12 strikeouts tie a career-high, while his 112 pitches thrown have set a new high mark for the former White Sox standout, according to the team in a post on social media.

Crochet was constantly fooling Atlanta hitters with his stuff, and the Braves could barely touch him all afternoon. He got 23 swings and misses from the Braves hitters, which is one short of his career high that he set last season with the White Sox, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com.