Crawford (8-14) took the loss Tuesday against Baltimore, allowing three runs on seven hits and one walk over 6.1 innings. He struck out six.
Despite earning his third consecutive quality start, Crawford was saddled with his fifth consecutive loss in this 89-pitch appearance. Once again, the long ball haunted the Boston right-hander, as he allowed two homers in this game, bringing his MLB-worst total to 31 on the season. Even though he has gone 0-5 over his last five outings, Crawford has pitched to a 3.68 ERA, 0.92 WHIP and 24:8 K:BB across 29.1 innings during that stretch. He is currently slated to make his next start against the Yankees on the road this weekend.