Nathan Eovaldi, who had been dominant in the postseason, struggled in Game 1 of the World Series as the Texas Rangers defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-5. Eovaldi gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings, ending his streak of four consecutive postseason wins. Despite a late-game comeback by the Red Sox, Texas ultimately took the victory and a 1-0 series lead.
responded to an early lead in Game 1 of the World Series by striking out the side in a shutdown inning.right-hander gave up three hits in a span of four batters after striking out four in a row and was on the hook for his first loss after wins in his first four postseason starts this year.'s tying two-run homer in the ninth inning left Eovaldi with a no-decision, and Adolis García's homer in the 11th gave Texas a 6-5 win and a 1-0 Series lead.
It was the first World Series appearance for Eovaldi since he was with Boston in 2018 and pitched the final six innings of a 3-2, 18-inning loss in Game 3 against the's game-ending homer leading off the bottom of the 18th in LA, Boston manager Alex Cora credited Eovaldi with saving the bullpen and helping the Red Sox win the Series in five games.
Eovaldi couldn't keep it together even after the Rangers got a run for a 3-3 tie. Pham connected on the second pitch of the fourth inning for a solo homer. The splitter was Eovaldi's best pitch early, getting swinging strikes on six of the first seven times he threw it. But the liner from Carroll past center fielderThe All-Star pitcher gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings after allowing seven over 26 innings in his first four starts. He did set a Rangers single-game postseason record with eight strikeouts.
Eovaldi had to rebuild his stamina late in the season after missing a month and a half with a right forearm strain. But he was ready for the postseason. He had gone at least six innings in each of previous four postserason starts.
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