Hernández (2-for-2 through three innings) is in a great place, swinging at strikes and ignoring pitches outside of the zone while going 7-for-8 in the last two games. Three straight Red Sox singled to open the third inning against Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen, with Kiké Hernández dropping a single to shallow center after Christian Arroyo led off the inning with a single and advanced to third when Kyle Schwarber ripped a single down the right field line.
Had Franco reached, Taylor likely would have been summoned to face lefthander Austin Meadows (who homered in the first inning).Īs it stands, Cora must decide between having a lefthander come in for the sixth – which would likely prompt a pinch-hitter and then a matchup against Nelson Cruz, destroyer of lefties – or letting Eovaldi or a righthanded reliever face Meadows. The inning concluded with lefthander Josh Taylor warming behind Eovaldi. He retired Brandon Lowe on a liner to center, then got Wander Franco to ground a splitter to Kyle Schwarber at first for the last out of the inning. Entrusted with a chance to face the top of the Rays lineup for a third time in a pivotal situation, Eovaldi didn’t buckle. 9 hitter Joey Wendle lined a one-out double to the opposite field, putting the tying run on second. The subsequent 14 batters went 0-for-13 with seven strikeouts and a walk.īut Rays No. Nate Eovaldi, after the two-run homer by Meadows in the first, dominated the Rays.
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