NEW YORK — Ace Garrett Crochet delivered in his first season with the Red Sox , even dominating in the AL Wild Card Series.

Crochet struck out 11 while allowing only one run in 7 ⅔ innings to beat the Yankees in Game 1, Boston’s only win in the best-of-three series .

The 26-year-old lefty is expected to finish in the top three of the AL Cy Young voting, after posting a 2.59 ERA in 32 starts and leading the league in strikeouts (255) and innings (205 ⅓).

He spoke on a number of topics after the Yankees eliminated the Red Sox in Game 3 on Thursday :

What Crochet said about the loss:

“It sucks. I mean, most of all, it’s just awkward, man,” Crochet said. “Everyone’s feeling bitter. But individually, there were a lot of good seasons that happened in this room, so that’s praise that

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