Chances are, you have not heard of Nathan Eovaldi. After all, he has a grand total of 15 games in the last two seasons with the Dodgers made, including five starts this season for the injured Ted Lilly.
Here's what you need to know Nathan Eovaldi. It was pretty good in five starts, your ERA is 2.35 with 20 strikeouts in 30.2 innings. During his brief major league career, did not find the enemy, only affects 0236 against him.
This is probably why you know Nathan Eovaldi. He is 0-3, if it is good enough to be 5-0, to life. If the Dodgers Eovaldi pursued for lack of support, no judge in America who had rejected his request. In his five starts this season, Los Angeles is on average a huge one run per game ... and a 3-2 loss against the Rockies, given on June 3. Wednesday night was the same battle with the Blue Team, a unique race against Tommy Milone and the Oakland Athletics to do.
How serious Eovaldi out right now? He was the Dodgers starter at the other end of the combination of Seattle, six pitcher no hitter. Eovaldi line: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K. It is sufficient for most nights is to win. Most nights, it means Eovaldi nights are not on the hill.
It's not like the Dodgers against the who's who of major league pitcher, when it's time for the mound is Eovaldi. Does running outside a start against the Angels CJ Wilson last week to the list of pitchers who have signed the crime in Los Angeles struggling noticed inside a Burger King empty. Stop me if you call from a name of fear and trembling read - Firs Michael, Alex White, Kevin Millwood (2012 edition) or Milone. These are colleagues who the Dodgers tied in knots.
There is much good news on the prospects Eovaldi horizon. Their next shift comes from the adventures of Barry Zito and San Francisco Giants on Monday. Although the last time the Dodgers to Zito, ran to victory 01.09. So maybe there is a silver lining on the horizon for Eovaldi. For if it was not bad luck ...
Probably would have five wins from now.
