The ground under Fenway Park might still be shaking as the Red Sox host the Rays on Saturday afternoon. Still riding the high of Ceddanne Rafaela’s walk-off homer on Friday night, Boston will turn to its ace as Garrett Crochet takes the ball looking to pitch the Sox to a ninth straight win and a series victory.

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“I haven’t heard anything,” Crochet said. “I don’t know how it works or when people reach out. Obviously, it would be a huge honor. I’d hope the organization would view it as an honor as well. If I was asked, I’d definitely enjoy participating and I’d love to participate. But right now, my focus is on continuing to build on the season I’ve had.”

The Boston Red Sox are five games above .500 entering play on Friday and would be in the postseason if the season ended today. However, they still have needs to address.

The Red Sox will give the ball to Garrett Crochet (9-4) versus the Rays and Shane Baz (8-4). Before watching this Red Sox vs. Rays matchup, here's everything you need to know about Saturday's action on the diamond,