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Crochet's final line of 11 strikeouts, one hit and one walk allowed in 7 1/3 innings correctly represented how dominant he was.

New Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet was five outs away from history against his former team Sunday. Crochet took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field ( GameTracker) when second baseman Chase Meidroth found a hole through the left side of the infield with a ground-ball single.