Coaches have worked with Crochet to be more upright as a way to put less strain on his body. The velocity dip could well be a product of his adjusting to that change.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora provided an injury update on starting pitcher Garrett Crochet after a scary comebacker vs. the Minnesota Twins.

The bullpen hasn't had much margin for error with the Red Sox's inconsistent offense and hasn't handled late leads well recently.