New York Yankees: What the Red Sox moving up Nathan Eovaldi means for the Yanks

After blowing through six pitchers in-game one vs the New York Yankees in the ALDS, the Red Sox were forced to changeup their pitching rotation ahead of Game 3 in New York.

The series is shifting to the Bronx after the New York Yankees came away with a 6-2 Game 2 win, to even the series at one a piece.

The originally scheduled pitching matchup was Luis Severino for the Yankees and Rick Porcello for the Sox.

Unfortunately for the Red Sox, they were forced to pitch Rick Porcello on Friday night in an effort to hold off the Yankees and get the victory in Game 1.

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With Porcello pitching two-thirds of an inning, the Red Sox were forced to make a decision.

Did they want to give him another days rest and move up Nathan Eovaldi?

Or did they want to keep it as is seeing he only threw 15 pitches and risk it in their biggest game of the year?

The Red Sox decided with the former in favor of moving up Nathan Eovaldi to start in Game 3 instead of his originally scheduled Game 4 start.

So, what does this mean for the Yankees, and who will the Red Sox start after Eovaldi?

Well, that question is a lot more complicated than one might think.

What the Red Sox do for Game 4 is 100% reliant on what happens on Monday.

If the Red Sox lose the third game, then they will be staring elimination in the face for the next one and they would have to make a tough decision.

Would they want to start their best pitcher in Chris Sale, in an effort to avoid elimination? Or would they start Porcello and risk being eliminated?

If the Yankees do win Game 3, it is very likely the Red Sox throw Chris Sale out on the mound to start Game 4 in an effort to avoid elimination.

However, if this was the case the question becomes how long Sale stays in the game.

If the Red Sox are up early, do you only let Sale go three to four innings in an effort to save him for Game 5 in case you need him in a relief situation?

Or do you let him go as long as he can to avoid the Yankees coming back like they nearly did in Game 1?

Then there’s the question of what happens if the Red Sox win game three. If the Red Sox win game three do you start Chris Sale to avoid a game five, or do you start Rick Porcello to save Sale for a possible game five?

Moving Eovaldi up to start on Monday night raises a lot of questions for both sides and it made the managerial aspect of the series a lot more interesting.

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Don’t expect to see a Red Sox decision for Game 4 until Tuesday, right before game time.

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