The Boston Red Sox will play the middle game of their three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers tonight. They dropped game one yesterday 3-2, despite their ace Garrett Crochet going 6.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits. he walked two and struck out 11 but took the loss. The Red Sox have now dropped three straight games and are 5-9 in their last 14 games, averaging 4.4 runs per game while allowing 5.2 runs per game in that span.
The starter for tonight’s game is still unknown. Reports suggest that right-handed pitcher Richard Fitts is in Milwaukee with the team. Fitts was supposed to make a rehab start tonight. However, it looks like he will be back with the Red Sox. Fitts made a rehab start last Thursday at Double-A Portland, going three shutout innings, giving up four hits. He didn’t issue a walk and struck out two. In three starts with the Red Sox this season, he went 0-2 with a 3.18 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts in 17 innings. Fitts left his start against the Chicago White Sox on April 12th with a pectoral injury. The corresponding move hasn’t been announced yet, assuming Fitts is activated as expected.
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Richard Fitts
Fitts’ last season made his big league debut, making four starts. He went 0-1 with a 1.74 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and nine strikeouts in 20.2 innings. At Triple-A Worcester in 2024, he made 24 appearances, 23 of those coming as starts, going 9-5 with a 4.17 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and 111 strikeouts in 116.2 innings.
