This was a true old-school start by Boyd. The Dodgers were on him for most of this start with 12 hard-hit balls and two home runs, but Craig Counsell left him out there for six innings despite the constant damage being done. He even faced Shohei Ohtani for a fourth time, which is completely unheard of. While half of his runs were unearned, Boyd himself made the error that kindly took them off his ledger. Still, seeing Boyd trusted to give volume bodes well for his fantasy value. He’s scheduled to face the struggling Pirates in his next start.

The runs came on a walk and three singles in the third. Nico Hoerner also made an incredible play on the second hit, flipping the ball between his legs to first, but it wasn’t quick enough to get an out with Fernando Tatis Jr. running. Boyd dropped to 1-2 in spite of his 2.01 ERA. He’ll hope for more support next week against the Dodgers.

Boyd was excellent on Saturday, shutting down the Padres over six scoreless frames. He scattered five hits and one walk while striking out five batters on eight swinging strikes. The 34-year-old left-hander has not allowed a run over 11 innings through his first two starts with a 10/4 K/BB ratio. He’ll draw a tough matchup when he takes on the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Friday.