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Facing the Houston Astros' extremely talented and and deep lineup is a challenge for any pitcher. Boston Red Sox ace Nathan Eovaldi's most recent outing against Houston was no exception. The right-hander surrendered 9 runs (6 earned) over 1.2 innings pitched in Boston's 13-4 loss against the Astros. However, it was the Astros historic 5 home run inning that was the main storyline in the game.
Eovaldi fared well in the first inning on Tuesday. But the second inning was a completely different story. Yordan Alvarez smashed a solo shot to tie the game at 1 apiece. Kyle Tucker, Jeremy Pena, Michael Brantley, and Yuli Gurriel all followed with homers of their own which resulted in a 5 home run inning for the Astros.
Houston became just the eighth team in MLB history to club 5 homers in a single inning. Eovaldi also entered the record books in unfortunate fashion. He became just the third pitcher in MLB history to allow 5 homers in an inning.
Nathan Eovaldi discussed his disastrous outing after the game.
“In the past, I feel every time I’ve faced the Astros, they came out swinging, and try to jump on the fastball. I was able to locate it in the first, had a quick first inning. Tried to do the same thing the second inning, and they didn’t miss.”
Houston is a ball club that understands adjustments. They recognized Eovaldi's approach on the mound and took advantage of it in the 2nd.
The Red Sox will aim for a rebound effort on Wednesday against the Astros.
