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Rick Porcello Cried After Watching Nathan Eovaldi's Performance in World Series

Despite being charged with the loss in Game 3 of the 2018 World Series, Boston Red Sox pitcher Nathan Eovaldi earned high praise from his teammates for tossing six innings out of the bullpen.

Following the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-2 win in 18 innings on Friday, Red Sox starter Rick Porcello told WEEI's Rob Bradford that Eovaldi's performance made him cry (h/t WEEI.com's Dakota Randall):

"I actually, after the game was over I started crying because that was—I mean, he's grinding. Every pitch. He literally gave everything he had on every single pitch and it was special.