The 2026 American League Cy Young race officially reignited on Thursday, and it took less than nine innings for Garrett Crochet and Tarik Skubal to remind the baseball world why they are the two most feared left-handers on the planet.

The Red Sox lefthander was precise, emotional, and the kind of team leader pitchers like Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez, and Chris Sale were in years past for the Sox.