Garrett Crochet was giving the Red Sox an ace-like performance against the Mets on Wednesday, until he got an early hook from manager Alex Cora.

Despite entering Wednesday's game with a tired bullpen, the Red Sox still made the call to pull Garrett Crochet in the sixth inning.

Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora surprised a lot of people, Garrett Crochet included, when he came to the mound in the top of the sixth inning to pull his ace on Wednesday night. Crochet was at 85 pitches through 5 1/3 innings,