Rivera Shines in Debut, Red Sox Lose to Yankees

0:00On April 23, the Boston Red Sox dropped another one to the New York Yankees, losing 4-1 at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. Their offense stayed ice cold, but the real story was pitching prospect Edwada Rivera, making his big league debut. Rivera, a 22-year-old lefty, came in with two outs in the top of the sixth. He struck out jazz chism right away to slam the door on that inning, then kept rolling through the Yankees heavy hitters. Fans and analysts are buzzing about this kid, who jumped straight from double A. He silenced a tough line up to have been raking all series, proving he belongs up here, despite the team's skid. In the end, Rivera tossed one and two-thirds innings, gave up just one single, no walks, three strikeouts, and through 26 of 41 pitches. For strikes, including eight swinging misses, too bad it couldn't flip the game's outcome. With injuries piling up in the rotation, expect Rivera to stick around as a long reliever. Giving the socks some much-needed depth moving forward.

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