Nathan Eovaldi Becomes Third Pitcher To Allow 5 HRs In One Inning

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Nathan Eovaldi Becomes Third Pitcher To Allow 5 HRs In One Inning 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Wed May 18, 2022 12:25 pm

Nathan Eovaldi became the third pitcher in Major League history to allow five home runs in one inning Tuesday night.

In his start against the Houston Astros at Fenway Park, Eovaldi lasted just 1 2/3 innings, allowing eight hits and six earned runs while striking out none. 

In the second inning he allowed homers to Yuli Gurriel, Michael Brantley, Jeremy Pena, Kyle Tucker and Yordan Alvarez.

\"In the past, I feel every time I\'ve faced the Astros, they came out swinging, and try to jump on the fastball,\" Eovaldi said. \"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.\"

The other two pitchers to match Eovaldi were Chase Anderson in 2020 and Michael Blazek in 2017.

Via ESPN

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