It wasn't October just yet, but Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet showed he's built for the MLB playoffs Tuesday night in the Bronx. Crochet was absolutely filthy in his first-ever postseason start, as he held the Yankees to just one run and struck out 11 over 7.2 innings in Boston's 3-1 Game 1 victory in the AL Wild Card round .

Crochet's outing was the stuff of legends in an instant classic in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. The big lefty gave up a solo homer in the second inning, one of just four hits he surrendered on the night, and then retired 17 batters in a row. He threw a career-high 117 pitches, and appeared to get stronger with every pitch.

"Amazing," manager Alex Cora said of Crochet's outing.

"You could see it in his eyes before the game he wanted it bad," third baseman Alex Bre

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