Eduardo Rodriguez was in control for much of his start in Game 3.
The Red Sox lefty started strong, retiring nine of the first 10 Astros hitters he faced. Rodriguez hiccuped in the fourth, giving up two singles before Kyle Tucker blasted his two-out, two-strike slider into the bleachers in right for a three-run homer.
But Rodriguez found his groove again. After giving up a single to Yuli Gurriel following Tucker’s homer, Rodriguez retired the next seven Astros hitters he faced, finishing his day by getting Carlos Correa to ground out.
As Rodriguez walked off the mound at the end of the sixth — which presumably was the end of his day as he was at 97 pitches — he turned to Correa and pointed at his wrist.