Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet dominated in Boston's playoff opener Tuesday, going 7 2/3 innings and giving up just one earned run while striking out 11 batters.
That allowed manager Alex Cora to go straight to closer Aroldis Chapman in the eighth inning to eventually seal a 3-1 win, overcoming a bases-loaded jam with no outs in the ninth. Following the Game 1 victory against the Yankees, Cora disclosed that Crochet perfectly predicted his dominant start a day prior.
