Red Sox Edge Brewers in Tight Pitching Duel at Fenway
BOSTON (Interstat) — Garrett Crochet struck out seven over 6 1/3 innings and the Boston Red Sox rallied with a three-run sixth to edge the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.
The Brewers took a 2-0 lead in the seventh on a hit-by-pitch and a fielder’s choice, but Boston answered in the sixth. Trevor Story’s two-run double tied it and Caleb Durbin’s groundout brought in the decisive run. Aroldis Chapman earned his third save.
Crochet allowed two runs on five hits for the win. Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski took the loss despite striking out 10 in 5 1/3 innings. The Brewers outhit Boston 5-3 but grounded into two double plays. Attendance was 33,193.