Aaron Judge solves Garrett Crochet; Red Sox get last laugh - ESPN

BOSTON — The Red Sox have had a chance in games whenever Garrett Crochet has been on the mound this season.

And with the exception of one pitch in Friday night's 2-1, extra-inning win over the Yankees, he again proved to be the antidote to slugger Aaron Judge.

Crochet held New York scoreless over a career-high 8⅓ innings, striking out the Yankees slugger three times while holding the rest of New York's lineup to four hits with seven total K's.

But with Boston clinging to a 1-0 lead and Crochet back on the hill to try to finish the game in the ninth, his fourth time facing Judge proved costly. Crochet took him to a full count but let his 99 mph fastball dip down in the strike zone — Judge's sweet spot. He jumped on it, blasting it 443 feet over the Green Monster and out of Fenway Park to tie the game. It was his second career game-tying home run in the ninth inning or later.

«I'm going to live and die with my best pitch,» Crochet said afterward. «Whether it be pitch selection or execution, tough way to end it. But overall, I felt really good tonight.»

Added Judge: «He's an incredible pitcher. That's why they traded for him. He works both sides of the plate [and] has overpowering stuff. I was trying to get on base to start a rally, and I was happy to tie it.»

It helped that Crochet's partner throughout the game — catcher and former Yankee Carlos Narvaez — helped put a happy face on the night when he ended the game with a walk-off single in the 10th. It was his first career walk-off hit, and he became the first rookie with one in the series rivalry since Josh Reddick in 2011.

Crochet didn't get the victory, but Narvaez said it didn't diminish his masterful night on the mound.

For the season, Judge is just 1-for-7 with six