Top 5 Boston Red Sox 2018 World Series moments
By Gio Rivera
2) Nathan Eovaldi’s heroic Game 3
Heroic is the only way to describe what we all saw from first year Boston Red Sox, Nathan Eovaldi.
Expectations weren’t necessarily set for Eovaldi entering the postseason for Boston. He hadn’t pitched in the playoffs prior to joining the Red Sox, making him a wild card in the pitching rotation.
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However Eovaldi soon proved to be one Alex Cora’s most valuable weapons on the playoff roster. We most importantly witnessed this postseason emergence from Eovaldi in the third game of the World Series in Los Angeles.
An 18-inning thriller of absolute exhaustion. Nathan Eovaldi pitched the equivalent of a postseason start via a relief appearance and absolutely delivered. 6.0 innings while striking out five Dodgers, three hits, and one run. Eovaldi’s unforgettable performance in Game 3 left many heart-broken as teammate, Rick Porcello was said to have cried tears following Eovaldi’s night. Perhaps the loss was the spark Boston needed to propel them to back-to-back wins the next two nights to finish the job in LA.
Eovaldi went on to rack up a 1.61 earned run average while allowing four runs through 22 1/3 World Series innings pitched.
Even World Series MVP candidate David Price held up Eovaldi’s name sign up during the Red Sox World Series parade, Wednesday afternoon. Much similar to the 2007 duck-boat celebration when players held up a sign reading “re-sign Mike Lowell” following his tremendous World Series MVP performance against Colorado.