Crawford (9-16) took the loss Saturday against the Rays, allowing six runs on five hits and four walks while striking out six over 4.1 innings.
Crawford tied a season high in runs allowed, and it's his seventh time this year allowing five earned runs or more. Crawford entered the break with a 3.00 ERA over 114 innings, but after that he had a 6.59 ERA over his last 69.2 innings. Overall, the 28-year-old made 33 starts this season and will finish with a 4.36 ERA.
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Red Sox's Kutter Crawford: Notches ninth win
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Crawford (9-15) earned the win in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Twins. He allowed three runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out seven over 7.2 innings.
Sunday's nightcap started out as a pitchers' duel, as the game remained scoreless until Crawford gave up a pair of runs during the top of the fifth inning. Minnesota's offense came alive in the bottom of the frame and helped the right-hander break a run of six consecutive losses. Crawford recorded an out in the eighth inning for the first time this season, though he was unable to complete the frame and was tagged for another run. The 28-year-old will carry a 4.17 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 169:47 K:BB across 179.1 innings into his final start of the regular season this weekend versus Tampa Bay.
Crawford and the Red Sox won't face Minnesota on Saturday, as the game was postponed due to inclement weather, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
The two teams will play a doubleheader Sunday and Crawford will get the nod in the nightcap, per Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald. In three starts this month, the 28-year-old righty has given up nine earned runs across 16.2 innings while striking out 21 batters, though he's been saddled with a loss all three times.
Red Sox's Kutter Crawford: Suffers sixth consecutive loss
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Crawford (8-15) was saddled with the loss Sunday, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks over 4.1 innings against the Yankees. He struck out seven.
Crawford has now lost six consecutive starts, despite Sunday representing the first time within that span that he's allowed more than three runs or failed to toss at least five innings. The Yankees got to him for a single run in the second, then tallied three additional runs in the third thanks to homers by Gleyber Torres and Aaron Judge. Crawford has now been touched up for 33 home runs across 31 starts and 171.2 innings this season. He'll look to keep the ball in the yard during his next start, scheduled to take place at home against the Twins.
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.
Red Sox's Kutter Crawford: Fans eight in tough loss
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Crawford (8-13) took the loss Tuesday, giving up two runs on one hit and two walks over six innings as the Red Sox were downed 7-2 by the Mets. He struck out eight.
The right-hander made only one real mistake, but Francisco Lindor drove it deep to right field for a two-run homer in the third inning, and Boston never recovered. Crawford has lost four straight trips to the mound, but the fault lies mainly with the Red Sox offense -- he's posted a 3.52 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 18:7 K:BB in 23 innings over that stretch. Tuesday's quality start was his second straight and 13th of the year. Crawford will try to get back in the win column in his next outing, which lines up to come at home early next week against the Orioles.
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Red Sox's Kutter Crawford: Takes third straight loss
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Crawford (8-12) took the loss against the Blue Jays on Thursday, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over 6.2 innings while striking out three.
The right-hander got knocked around a bit in the third inning when he allowed a leadoff double to Brian Serven to open the frame, followed by an RBI double off the bat of Vladimir Guerrero. Crawford would allow just one more run on the night, which came on a two-bagger from Ernie Clement in the sixth, while inducing 12 whiffs overall in the contest. Crawford has been tagged with the loss in each of his last three starts and he's given up multiple runs in eight straight. He'll wrap up the month of August with a 6.32 ERA over 31.1 innings to go along with a 22:11 K:BB.
