It’s been a miserable start to the season for Nathan Eovaldi. While the same can be said for everyone in the Boston Red Sox rotation, that ends tonight against the Toronto Blue Jays.
Or at least it should, considering this Jays lineup is perfectly susceptible to being exploited by Eovaldi. It helps that Toronto is the American League’s second-lowest scoring team with a mere 36 runs through their first 12 games. The reasons for optimism extend beyond the lack of run scoring though, as the weaknesses of the Blue Jays’ lineup aligns with the issues Eovaldi needs to correct from his previous starts this season.