Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora didn’t go by the outdated book in the late innings of Wednesday’s 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. Garrett Crochet delivered six more dominant innings before Garrett Whitlock worked a perfect seventh in just nine pitches. Cora then called Aroldis Chapman’s number a bit earlier than usual. Former Red Sox stoppers Craig Kimbrel and Kenley Jansen are the only active pitchers with more career saves than the flame-throwing southpaw, who’s converted 13 of 14 saves in a resurgent 2025.