The Boston Red Sox's road trip took a brutal turn in Minnesota on Monday night, as a disastrous outing from starter Garrett Crochet led to a 13-6 loss to the Twins, dropping the club to a concerning 6-10 record.

Crochet endured the worst start of his major league career, lasting just 1 ⅔ innings while surrendering 11 runs (10 earned) on nine hits, including two home runs. His command and stuff were clearly off, generating only three swings and misses on 55 pitches. The radar gun told a troubling story: his four-seam fastball velocity was down over a full mile per hour from his season average, and the spin rates on all his pitches, like his cutter, had noticeably decreased.

While Crochet's struggles were the headline, defensive woes amplified the first-inning damage. With two outs and the bases loaded, a diving Trevor Story made a valiant stop but his errant glove-flip to second base sailed wide, allowing two unearned runs to cross the plate and opening the floodgates for a 4-0 Twins lead.

There were a few bright spots for the Red Sox offense amidst the blowout. Jarren Duran announced his power is awake, crushing his first homer of the season—a 424-foot, 112.2 mph missile to right-center field. Trevor Story, fresh off a four-hit game Sunday, added an RBI single, while Caleb Durbin and Wilyer Abreu contributed multi-hit efforts. The bullpen also provided some stability, as Jovani Morán and Tyler Samaniego each delivered two scoreless innings of relief.

Ultimately, this was a night defined by a starter's uncharacteristic collapse. For a Red Sox team searching for consistency, recovering from such a deflating performance will be the first test of their resilience this week.