Nathan Eovaldi has had better nights. He’s had some big home run problems all year that he needs to sort out, but even with that in mind this was ridiculous. After Boston took an early lead, Eovaldi just totally fell apart in the second. He was leaving pitches over the plate all inning long, and the result was a record five homers hit against him in the inning. Throw in a grand slam for Houston in the fourth, and this was a runaway loss for the Red Sox on Tuesday night.
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It is hard to believe looking at the final score, but things actually went really well for the Red Sox early on in Wednesday’s game at Fenway, starting with Nathan Eovaldi getting the job done.