Eovaldi 3rd pitcher ever to allow 5 HRs in 1 inning

Boston Purple Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi turned the third pitcher in main league historical past to permit 5 residence runs in a single inning Tuesday evening.

In his Fenway Park begin in opposition to the Houston Astros, Eovaldi lasted simply 1⅔ innings, permitting eight hits and 6 earned runs whereas hanging out none. Within the second inning, after working a three-up, three-down first, Eovaldi allowed homers to Yuli Gurriel, Michael Brantley, Jeremy Pena, Kyle Tucker and Yordan Alvarez as Houston raced out to a 9-1 lead amid boos from the Boston trustworthy.

Reliever Tyler Danish was referred to as upon by supervisor Alex Cora to complete the inning. It was the Astros’ first five-homer inning in group historical past, in line with ESPN Stats & Info analysis, and it was the primary time Boston had allowed 5 in the identical body.

Eovaldi, Boston’s Opening Day starter this season, had a powerful marketing campaign final 12 months because the Purple Sox superior to the American League Championship Collection. The veteran allowed 15 homers in 32 begins final season, however up to now this season, he is allowed 14, probably the most within the majors.

Eovaldi is amongst a lot of Purple Sox veterans struggling within the early going. Boston, which rallied to defeat the Astros 6-3 on Monday within the sequence opener, started Tuesday at 14-21, a half-game out of final place within the American League East.

The opposite two pitchers to match Eovaldi had been Chase Anderson in 2020 and Michael Blazek in 2017.