Mike Mayer aggressively backed Garrett Crochet following his brilliant performance against the White Sox, where Crochet flirted with a no-hitter and recorded 11 strikeouts over 7.1 innings. Mayer specifically contested earlier critiques by Welsh questioning Crochet's velocity and effectiveness, noting Crochet's exceptional ERA (1.45) so far and emphasizing pitching dominance in recent outings as proof that Welsh was wrong in doubting Crochet's effectiveness.