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Red Sox put Garrett Crochet on 15-day IL with shoulder inflammation and recall Nate Eaton

Last year’s AL Cy Young Award runner-up, when he went 18-5 with a 2.59 ERA, Garrett Crochet has a 6.30 ERA through six starts in 2026.

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George Kirby

SEA Starting Pitcher #68

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George Kirby allowed two runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Twins on Wednesday.

Kirby struck out eight and walked two while throwing 65 percent of his pitches for strikes and posting an 11 percent swinging strike rate. Kirby leaned heavily on his sinker against righties, throwing just three four-seamers all game, and was able to miss bats with his sweeper and changeup consistently. He did struggle to put hitters away in two-strike counts with a 14 percent PutAway Rate on the day, which is well below his 19 percent career mark. The right-hander will look to be more consistent next time out, next week against the Braves.
Taj Bradley

MIN Starting Pitcher #26

Taj Bradley allowed two runs on four hits in seven innings in a no-decision against the Mariners on Wednesday.

Bradley walked two and struck out seven while throwing 63 percent of his pitches for strikes and posting a 31 percent CSW. Bradley had 18 whiffs on the day with a 16 percent swinging strike rate, mostly led by his splitter missing plenty of bats against lefties, and his cutter and curve producing lots of swing-and-miss against righties. It was a nice bounce-back effort for Bradley after a poor outing against the Rays over the weekend. He should be in for a good performance against the Nationals next week.
Cristopher Sánchez

PHI Starting Pitcher #61

Wednesday’s game between the Giants and Phillies has been postponed due to inclement weather.

It’ll be made up as a split doubleheader on Thursday instead. Wednesday’s original starters — Logan Webb and Cristopher Sánchez — will take the ball at some point during the day-night twin bill at Citizens Bank Park.
Gavin Williams

CLE Starting Pitcher #32

Gavin Williams allowed only an unearned run over 7 2/3 innings and struck out nine in the Guardians’ 3-1 defeat of the Rays on Wednesday.

Williams got the victory, his fifth of the year. He had an easy time even though his velocity was down a bit today; he averaged 95.2 mph with his fastball, compared to 96.7 mph in his first six starts. Still, it didn’t stop him from generating 13 whiffs or finishing with an excellent 39 percent CSW. For the season, he has a 31 percent strikeout rate and a 51 percent groundball rate, both of which are considerably better than his career marks of 24 percent and 42 percent, respectively. He’ll face the Royals next.
Cade Smith

CLE Relief Pitcher #36

Cade Smith struck out two in a scoreless ninth for his seventh save Wednesday against the Rays.

Smith gave up a leadoff single to Yandy Díaz and then retired three in a row from there. He gave up four runs over his first four appearances of the season, but he’s allowed just two earned runs and struck out 14 in 10 innings since.
Drew Rasmussen

TB Starting Pitcher #57

Drew Rasmussen surrendered three runs — two earned — in five innings to take his first loss of the season Wednesday against the Guardians.

Although Gavin Williams got the better of him today, Rasmussen struck out six and walked one in another fine showing. He threw first-pitch strikes to 21 of the 24 batters he faced. He’ll take a 2-1 record and a 2.64 ERA into his next outing against the Blue Jays.
Brayan Rocchio

CLE Shortstop #4

Brayan Rocchio went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a steal against the Rays on Wednesday.

It’s already Rocchio’s third three-hit game of the year. That’s as many as he totaled in 258 games between 2024 and ’25. He’s batting .283/.360/.404, and he should be in line to remain the Guardians’ shortstop after Gabriel Arias returns, assuming that Travis Bazzana sticks at second base then.
Travis Bazzana

CLE 2nd Baseman #87

Travis Bazzana went 0-for-4 and committed an error in his second big-league game Wednesday against the Rays.

The error was ugly: Bazzana easily handled a routine grounder that had double-play potential but then made a terrible throw to second that went into right field. It led to the Rays’ lone run of the game. Bazzana was better at the plate, hitting three balls between 100 and 103 mph. They all turned into outs, but his shot to deep center might have grabbed some wall if not for the wind knocking it down.
Taylor Walls

TB Shortstop #6

Taylor Walls struck out all three times up against the Guardians on Wednesday.

The Rays don’t expect much offense from Walls, but things are particularly bleak right now with him batting .186/.294/.220 in 72 plate appearances. They could give Ben Williamson more time at his expense, but Williamson has been a disappointment defensively since arriving from the Mariners.
Matt Brash

SEA Relief Pitcher #47

Matt Brash was removed from Wednesday’s game against the Twins for precautionary reasons with side discomfort.

Mariners manager Dan Wilson said afterwards that Brash will pulled out of an abundance of caution after feeling some side discomfort. He’ll undergo imaging to determine whether he’s dealing with anything more serious. He’s presumably day-to-day heading into Friday’s series opener against the Royals.