Note: Apologies for the later-than-usual game story. We promise this will not become a regular thing, but unfortunately it was unavoidable today.
The Red Sox were able to pick up a win on Friday at Fenway despite having Eduardo Rodriguez forced out of the game with migraine symptoms just three outs into the game. And while the bullpen came through in a major way, they also had to work for eight innings, so the team was very much looking for a deep start from Nathan Eovaldi. The righty, who made his first All-Star game this year, has served as the de facto ace for much of this year, and this kind of situation is when an ace is supposed to come through.