Red Sox acquire Nathan Eovaldi from Tampa Bay

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox have obtained right-handed starter Nathan Eovaldi from the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league lefty Jalen Beeks.

The deal was announced Wednesday, less than 12 hours after Boston's main AL East rival, the New York Yankees, obtained reliever Zach Britton from Baltimore.

Eovaldi, 28, returned this season following Tommy John surgery performed in August 2016, going 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA in 10 starts. He started 2018 on the disabled [...]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox have obtained right-handed starter Nathan Eovaldi from the Tampa Bay Rays for minor league lefty Jalen Beeks.

The deal was announced Wednesday, less than 12 hours after Boston's main AL East rival, the New York Yankees, obtained reliever Zach Britton from Baltimore.

Eovaldi, 28, returned this season following Tommy John surgery performed in August 2016, going 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA in 10 starts. He started 2018 on the disabled list after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on the elbow at the end of spring training.

Beeks, 25, was 5-5 with Pawtucket with a 2.89 ERA and tied for second in the International League with 117 strikeouts. He was 0-1 with a 12.79 ERA in two starts with Boston this season

The division-leading Red Sox entered Wednesday five games ahead of the Yankees.