Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet takes the mound Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles looking to state his case once again for the American League Cy Young Award .

Most pundits have Crochet battling Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal , who’s the reigning AL Cy Young winner. Back-to-back awards are within Skubal’s grasp, who remains ahead of Crochet in the latest starting pitcher power rankings.

In fact, Skubal ranks No. 1 overall, ahead of Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes . But Crochet remains in the hunt at No. 3 overall.

“The Cy Young race between Crochet and Skubal is one of the closest award races to watch, MLB.com’s David Adler wrote Thursday. “Crochet is 14-5 with a 2.38 ERA and 207 strikeouts, which gives him a shot at a Triple Crown — if he can catch Skubal in the l

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