Garrett Crochet posted yet another quality start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, the Boston Red Sox left-hander earned a spot in the MLB history books.

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Garrett Crochet gave up two home runs in the first inning, but dialed in after and helped the red sox beat the Dodgers 4-2.

Garrett Crochet allowed two solo home runs in the top of the first, but then pitched five shutout innings to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Saturday night. Crochet (12-4) limited the Dodgers to two runs on eight hits in six innings.

Crochet allowed two solo homers in the first inning but then settled in. The lefty led the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Dodgers in front of a sold-out, mixed crowd of 36,687. “The first inning, I‘ve never seen anything like that," Cora said. “Credit to them.”

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To counter the legendary Dodgers southpaw, Red Sox manager Alex Cora has stacked his lineup. Rob ‘Southpaw Slayer’ Refsnyder will lead off and serve as designated hitter, with regular leadoff man Jarren Duran batting seventh, instead. Romy Gonzalez, another prodigious lefty killer is batting cleanup and manning second base.

The Boston Red Sox sit at 54-49, six games behind the first-place Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East. With a 6-4 record over their last 10 games, the Red Sox could certainly be playing better baseball coming out of the break.