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Mother Nature quickly interrupted Michael Kopech’s first start at home for the Chicago White Sox.On Friday Tyler Glasnow Jersey , Kopech will get another opportunity to showcase his big arm in front of Chicago fans who have waited all season to see him promoted from the minors. The 22-year-old right-hander is 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA in his first two outings, walking none and striking out eight in eight innings.His first start in Chicago, on Aug. 21, was limited to two innings before a rain delay ended his evening, as the White Sox elected not to put him back on the mound after the 52-minute interruption. He did not allow a run in that debut, while allowing three hits and striking out four.Article continues below ...Kopech’s next assignment is against the Boston Red Sox — the team that drafted him and helped to develop him before shipping him to Chicago as part of a deal that yielded ace left-hander Chris Sale.What can Kopech do to avoid feeling too hyped up for his first time facing Boston?“Take a deep breath and make pitches,” White Sox manager Rick Renteria said to the Chicago Tribune. “Hopefully he continues to develop http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-adam-frazier-jersey , continues to command the zone. It’s electric stuff.“Hopefully he’ll just continue to trust himself, which he is doing, and just enjoy being here. Know that he’s capable of doing what he’s doing because of this tremendous gift he has.”Kopech declined to speak about his emotions heading into the start, instead telling reporters that he would speak about the experience after his outing Friday night.Chicago (53-81) is feeling better about its fortunes despite a disappointing loss in Thursday night’s series opener. The Red Sox rallied for five runs in the ninth to claim a 9-4 victory.Boston (93-42) has a strong starting rotation and a potent lineup, as evidenced by home runs from Mookie Betts (No. 29 of the season) and J.D. Martinez (No. 39) in the comeback win over Chicago.The Red Sox will turn to right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (5-6, 4.15 ERA) in the second game of a four-game series. The 28-year-old will be making his seventh start since joining the Red Sox. He is 2-2 with a 3.94 ERA in his first six outings with Boston after going 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA in 10 starts for the Tampa Bay Rays.In two career games (one start) against the White Sox, Eovaldi is 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA. He has walked five and fanned six in 7 2/3 innings.Earlier this week Chad Kuhl Jersey , Eovaldi worked with Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez to fine-tune his delivery.“If Pedro comes around and he has something to say, I’m going to listen,” Eovaldi said to MassLive.com. “He said he noticed something with my landing foot. I guess I land on my heel when I land. He was saying if I try to land more with my toe, he thinks I’ll have a little bit better control of my offspeed pitches. And really with everything. It will make the fastball better, too.”The insights from Martinez served as a revelation for Eovaldi, who previously had focused on his arm.“It definitely feels a little different just because I haven’t really been focusing on my landing foot,” he said. “I’ve been focusing on other things thinking that was the issue. We’ll have to see (Friday) how everything works out. But it definitely feels a lot better.” New York also needs to address its bullpen with David Robertson and Zach Britton ticketed for free agency.Then there's the question of where it'd put Harper and/or Machado. Harper's left-handed bat would be a welcome addition to the Yankees' righty-heavy lineup http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-ivan-nova-jersey , but their outfield could be set with Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks and youngster Clint Frazier. They might also exercise their one-year, $12.5 million option on veteran Brett Gardner.Machado would fill a more obvious need at shortstop with Didi Gregorius out for at least the first two months of the season after Tommy John surgery. But Gregorius should return by the end of August, and New York is set at third base, though you can make an argument about Miguel Andujar's questionable defense.Some will say, sign the best players and then figure out where to play them. The Yankees have a reputation for being in on the top free agents every offseason and just watched the dang Red Sox bathe in champagne.They should be smart, however http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-jameson-taillon-jersey , and funnel their resources toward areas of weakness rather than gild an already potent offense by signing gaudy, knee-jerk superdeals. They won 100 games in 2018. With a little more pitching, they might have won it all.Obviously, if by some miracle Harper's and Machado's markets don't develop as expected, New York should swoop in. That's highly unlikely, however. At this stage of the game, being cagey and borderline indifferent takes negotiating power away from the agents and their clients. Unless you're the agents or clients Brad Hand Jersey , that's a good thing.The Yankees and their fans have a right to be angry. They also have an obligation to not overreact...or overspend. All statistics courtesy of Baseball Reference and FanGraphs.