In Crochet's first complete game of any sort, he allowed three hits, all singles, and struck out nine while not allowing a walk. “It’s incredibly satisfying,” he said.

Garrett Crochet finished off the first half of 2025 with a bang: a complete game shutout to extend the Red Sox' win streak to nine games.

The Fenway Park crowd erupted when ace Garrett Crochet jogged out of the Red Sox dugout to pitch the ninth inning with a 1-0 lead against the Rays on Saturday.

In his 51st career start, Garrett Crochet accomplished two feats in one dominant outing: his first career complete game and first career shutout. And that was all the Boston Red Sox needed to walk away with a 1-0 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

The 26-year-old ace left-hander dazzled Saturday, pitching on a tightrope as he completed a 1-0 shutout of Tampa Bay Rays in 100 pitches.

Crochet revealed Friday afternoon that he won’t pitch in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday. He’ll go to Atlanta with teammates Aroldis Chapman and Alex Bregman, but Crochet will be just a spectator for his second Midsummer Classic.

In ESPN's list of each MLB team's first-half MVP, the answer for the Red Sox was clear in new ace Garrett Crochet.