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Boston Herald
Boston Herald
Sport
Steve Hewitt

Nathan Eovaldi ties MLB record by allowing five home runs in one inning as Red Sox get blasted by Astros

BOSTON — Not one, not two, not three, not four. Five.

On Tuesday night at Fenway Park, Nathan Eovaldi made history – and the Red Sox’ No. 1 starter wasn’t on the right side of it. In a sequence that could only be described as shocking, Eovaldi allowed five home runs in the second inning as the Red Sox were rolled over by the Astros in a 13-4 beating.

It was a stunning series of events for any pitcher, let alone an All-Star caliber pitcher of Eovaldi’s quality.

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