 |
| (Getty Images) |
So far,
Nathan Eovaldi's Red Sox career consists of 15 shutout innings. On Saturday, the fire-balling righty delivered
eight of those scoreless frames in
the eventual 4-1 defeat of
The Bronx Embalmers. Boston's offense came
mostly from the long-ball again—with both
Mitch Moreland (2-run blast) and
J.D. Martinez (solo shot, MLB-leading 33rd) delivering the first three runs.
Sandy Leon knocked in the final run on a disputed RBI double. Eovaldi yielded just three hits, while striking out four and walking just one
Pinstriped Poser. The Red Sox mustered only six hits themselves—as Moreland had the only one multiple-hit game.
Craig Kimbrel came on in the ninth, and after fanning the first two
Evil Ones, struggled to end the game after giving up one run. The victory upped Boston's lead in the American League East to 8.5 games—the biggest margin of the year. The 78th win by
The Carmine Hose puts them on-pace to end up with 113 victories.
