Marlins pitcher Nathan Eovaldi tossed eight strong innings against the Braves Sunday.
Eovaldi managed to get quick outs, keeping his pitch count relatively low throughout the game. He ran into trouble in the third inning, but should have escaped by giving up just one run. Eovaldi induced a double-play ball that would have ended the inning, but Derek Dietrich committed an error on the throw. Though the official scorer cannot assume a double-play, the ball arrived at first much earlier than the hitter, but Garrett Jones couldn't handle the throw. That error caused Eovaldi to be charged with two runs, and prevented him from earning a possible win.
Eovaldi gave up two earned runs on six hits over eight innings. He did not issue a walk and struck out four batters. Eovaldi's next start will come against the Cubs.