The Boston Red Sox weren’t the only team to alter their starting rotation for the regular season’s last week.
Boston swapped Garrett Crochet and Brayan Bello in the order, bumping the left-handed star’s next start up to Wednesday. The Red Sox’s final opponent made a similar move with Crochet’s American League Cy Young Award competitor.
The Detroit Tigers moved Tarik Skubal’s scheduled start to Tuesday, per The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen . He’ll start a monumental three-game set against the Cleveland Guardians, who trail the Tigers by just one game in the AL Central.
This change also allows Skubal to pitch Sunday’s game against the Red Sox on regular rest, if necessary.
Boston shifted Crochet’s start to Wednesday in hopes of giving him an extra day of rest before starting a potenti