Red Sox Lose Sixth Straight in High-Scoring Setback to Charleston

Red Sox lose sixth straight in high-scoring setback to Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Salem's offense came to life with a pair of big run-scoring innings Friday night, but Charleston answered each time.

In his Fenway return, Chris Sale outduels Garrett Crochet as Braves send Red Sox to fourth straight loss - The Boston Globe

The former Red Sox ace allowed just one run in seven innings, making their current ace a hard-luck loser to Atlanta.

Chris Sale tops Garrett Crochet in heavyweight matchup, Red Sox lose to Braves

As far as starting pitching matchups go, Garrett Crochet vs. Chris Sale on a Friday night at Fenway Park is about as good as it gets. On one side you have the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner and a former Red Sox ace in Sale, and on the other you have Crochet, Boston’s new ace who is traveling down a similar path to greatness. Red Sox manager Alex Cora, who knows both pitchers as well as anyone, said prior to the game that the two …

Red Sox reactions: Chris Sale outduels Garrett Crochet, Boston runs into 3 outs

BOSTON — Instant reactions from the Red Sox' 4-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Friday here at Fenway Park:

Red Sox Notes: Chris Sale Bests Garrett Crochet In Marquee Duel

BOSTON — The Red Sox crossover of Garrett Crochet and Chris Sale lived up to the hype. Unfortunately for Boston, its former ace came out with the upper hand in a 4-2 win for the Atlanta Braves. The two aces each tossed seven innings with eight strikeouts apiece. The only runs against them came on solo home runs from Atlanta’s Matt Olson, Sean Murphy, and Boston’s Rob Refsnyder. The Braves scored twice in the ninth against the Red Sox bullpen and…

Table of ContentsAtlanta Braves Alignment Boston Red SoxMeeting DevelopmentThe most outstanding Boston Red Sox still hasn't raised its head in this week and fell for the fourth game in a row, this time to Atlanta Braves by 4-2 in the first game of the series that they are both playing in Fenway Park. The pitching duel between Garrett Crochet and Chris Sale did not disappoint, but the relay of the team led by Alex Cora collapsed at the last innin…