It solely took Dustin Might two begins to earn his first win in a Boston Crimson Sox uniform.
Might helped snap the Crimson Sox’s three-game shedding streak in spectacular trend on Tuesday evening, delivering one in all his finest begins of the 12 months in Boston’s 14-1 rout. The commerce deadline pickup fired six shutout innings in opposition to the Houston Astros, racking up eight strikeouts and throwing 65 of his 92 pitches for strikes.
The outing was Might’s first with a minimum of six scoreless innings since Might 6, 2023. It was additionally his longest begin since July 3 — his most up-to-date high quality begin previous to Tuesday.
Might’s gem couldn’t have come at a greater time for the Crimson Sox, who have been reeling from a uncommon off evening by Garrett Crochet on Monday. He acquired them again within the win column on an evening the place the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners all received.
The 27-year-old righty seemed a lot sharper than he did in his earlier outing in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Royals on Aug. 6, when he lasted simply 3 2/3 innings at Fenway Park. Might blended and commanded his pitches nicely, confirmed elevated velocity on his four-seam fastball (1.1 mph above common) and continued to combine his cutter, notching 12 swinging strikes.
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He was additionally visibly fired up on the mound.
If Might can pitch like that going ahead, he has the potential to supply a significant affect for his new crew down the stretch. The work he’s doing with Boston’s pitching coaches already appears to be paying off.
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He additionally acquired loads of assist from the Crimson Sox’s hitters, who erupted for one in all their finest offensive performances of the season. Each member of the beginning lineup had a minimum of one hit and both a run or an RBI, contributing to a balanced assault within the blowout.
Boston additionally slugged three homers as Carlos Narváez, Alex Bregman and Roman Anthony all went deep — the latter two for the second day in a row.
The Crimson Sox will go for the sequence win in Wednesday’s rubber match behind Walker Buehler (7-6, 5.40 ERA), who’s coming off one in all his finest begins of the season in opposition to the San Diego Padres. He’ll be opposed by Astros All-Star and AL Cy Younger candidate Hunter Brown (9-5, 2.51 ERA), who’s allowed simply 4 runs over his final three begins mixed.
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