Red Sox acquire RHP Eovaldi from Rays
Nathan Eovaldi was traded to the Boston Red Sox from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for minor league left-handed pitcher Jalen Beeks.
The right-hander went 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP in 10 starts for the Rays in 2018, striking out 53 batters and walking eight.
Only Indians right-hander Corey Kluber (7.44) and Astros righty Justin Verlander (7.04) have a better strikeout-to-walk ratio among pitchers with 50-plus innings this season.
Eovaldi has been masterful in recent starts. He carried a no-hitter into at least the sixth inning in three outings, most recently on July 8 when he retired his first 18 batters faced against the New York Mets at Citi Field.
Eovaldi had Tommy John surgery for the second time in 2016 and missed all of last season. He also had the surgery as a high school junior in 2007.
He is 41-50 with a 4.22 ERA in 144 major league appearances (137 starts) for the Dodgers (2011-12), Marlins (2012-14), New York Yankees (2015-16), and Rays (2018).
Beeks, 25, made two appearances with the Red Sox this season and allowed a total of nine runs on 11 hits in 6 1/3 innings.
He was 5-5 with a 2.89 ERA, 117 strikeouts, and a .215 opponent batting average in 16 starts for Triple-A Pawtucket this season.
--Field Level Media
