The Red Sox can clinch a playoff spot as early as Thursday, and tonight they’ll hand the ball to their ace hoping he can carry them one step closer to realizing that goal.

Garrett Crochet (17-5, 2.69) will take the mound for the Red Sox on Wednesday in Toronto, where he’ll face off against Blue Jays right-hander and future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer (5-4, 5.06).

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While Crochet has allowed more home runs than normal recently, he is still coming off a string off three consecutive wins, most recently allowing three runs over six innings with nine strikeouts in an 11-7 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Barring injury or an uncharacteristic meltdown, Crochet should also surpass both the 200-inning and 250-strikeout thresholds, entering the day with 197.1 innings and 249 strikeout

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