Nathan Eovaldi threw an unfair 96-mph cutter to strike out George Springer
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On Monday, third baseman Alex Bregman posted video on Instagram of his Astros hitting back-to-back-to-back home runs off Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi when he was with the Rays during the regular season. At the time, Eovaldi said he was not bothered by the video.
In the first inning of Tuesday's ALCS Game 3, Eovaldi offered a response to Bregman's post in the form of an unhittable cutter to George Springer:
Eovaldi has always had good stuff, but not always quite like that. What you just witnessed was a truly exceptional cutter, even by his lofty standards:
Adrenaline is running high in the postseason. Some players let it throw them off their game. Others -- Eovaldi clearly among them -- use the added energy to get even better.