BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox today acquired right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league left-handed pitcher Jalen Beeks.
President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski made the announcement.
Eovaldi (ee-VAUL-dee), 28, went 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA (27 ER/57.0 IP) and a 0.98 WHIP in 10 starts for the Rays this season, striking out 53 batters and walking only eight. The right-hander carried a no-hitter into at least the sixth inning in three of those outings, most recently on July 8 when he retired his first 18 batters faced against the New York Mets at Citi Field.