Eovaldi gave up five runs on six hits while striking out seven batters through five innings against the Astros on Thursday. He didn't receive a decision in the eventual win.
That 7:0 K:BB looks nice, but even without walking a batter, Eovaldi managed to throw 94 pitches in five innings. Much of the damage came on a pair of homers, a relative rarity for the righty -- he allowed just 10 in 154.1 innings last year despite how friendly Yankee Stadium is for lefty power hitters. Eovaldi throws hard, but has never been able to put together that fantasy-friendly combo of strikeouts and run prevention. At 26, he still has room to take a step forward, but his development does seem to have stalled. Eovaldi's got a tough matchup against the high-powered Jays next Wednesday.