Prior to the series, the Red Sox plan was to start Rick Porcello in Game Three with Nathan Eovaldi available out of the bullpen for Game One while being slated to start Game Four. Well, it seems the reality flipped things around. It was actually Porcello who surprisingly came out in relief for the first game at Fenway, pitching a crucial eighth inning to help solidify Boston’s victory and get them out on the right foot in this series. The thought at the time was that the 15 pitches Porcello tossed on Friday wouldn’t be enough to throw him off his scheduled turn on Monday for Game Three, particularly with Friday being a likely throw-day for him anyway.
Nathan Eovaldi to start Game Three
