Boston (10-17) defeated Baltimore (13-14), 17-1, on Saturday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.Former Tennessee pitcher Garrett Crochet (3-3) started for the Red Sox and earned his third win of the season. He pitched six innings and recorded seven strikeouts and 90 pitches (57 strikes) against 22 batters.Crochet allowed three hits, two walks and zero runs. The Orioles hit nine fly balls and one ground ball against the left-handed pitcher.
The former Vol also had 16 called strikes and 12 swinging strikes.Crochet was selected by the White Sox in the 2020 MLB draft (No. 11 overall) after playing for the Vols from 2018-20.After the game, Boston fired manager Alex Cora, hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramon Vazquez, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson and major league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin, while reassigning game planning and run prevention coach Jason Varitek.The three-game series is tied, 1-1, between the Red Sox and Baltimore. A series finale will be contested Sunday with first pitch slated for 1:35 p.m. EDT.Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Former Vol earns third win in 2026 for Red Sox