Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in 7 1/3 innings in his first start against his former team, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 to avoid a series sweep.

New Boston Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet was five outs away from history against his former team Sunday. Crochet took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field ( GameTracker) when second baseman Chase Meidroth found a hole through the left side of the infield with a ground-ball single.

Brooks Baldwin lined a game-ending RBI single and Luis Robert Jr. smacked a two-run home run to lift the host Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.