The Boston Red Sox's spring training matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays wasn't on television on Wednesday. But those who were in attendance at JetBlue Park witnessed a masterpiece. Offseason trade acquisition Garrett Crochet took to the mound for the third time thus far in spring training,

Garrett Crochet turned in his best performance since joining the Red Sox on Wednesday, mowing down the Tampa Bay Rays over three dominant innings.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As Garrett Crochet faced the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon, the scoreboard flashed 101 miles per hour for one of his pitches in the first inning. That caused a little buzz in the crowd of 7,736 at JetBlue Park. But it turned out the radar gun was running hot.

It may only be spring training, but if Wednesday’s performance was any indication, Boston Red Sox fans are going to enjoy watching Garrett Crochet pitch this season.

After a 5-2 victory in their exhibition game with the Northeastern Huskies on Friday, the Red Sox opened the official Grapefruit League campaign with a 6-4 road win over the

BREAKDOWN: Masataka Yoshida and David Hamilton had RBI singles in the fifth inning to give the Sox a 3-1 lead, and they held on from there. Garrett Crochet was dominant, firing three shutout innings and striking out seven.

Joe Boyle talks about his approach on the mound, Kevin Cash weighs in on the team's performance and Carson Williams discusses his double off of Garrett Crochet