LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi seemed to have a rubber arm. Maybe that second Tommy John surgery turned him into a bionic pitcher.Before this week, the 28-year-old right-hander had never pitched on consecutive days in his major league career.Now he was on the mound for the third time in four days for the Boston Red Sox. In the World Series. Throwing 98 mph in his seventh inning of relief.Fastballs and cutters. Occasional sliders and splits. Inning after inning.In an era when managers turn pitchers into one batter specialists, Eovaldi was a throwback to the days when Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale took the Dodger Stadium mound and expected to finish what they started.On his 97th pitch of the night — five shy of his season high — he allowed Max Muncy's opposite-field homer to left on a cutter, ending the longest World Series game ever after 18 innings that took 7 hours, 20 minutes. The Dodgers' 3-2 win cut Los Angeles' World Series deficit to 2-1.After pitching the eighth inning to preserve leads in the first two games of the World Series, Eovaldi came out of the bullpen for the third time in four days in Game 3. He was Boston's record-tying ninth pitcher.He was on the verge of getting the win when second baseman Ian Kinsler made a throwing error that allowed the Dodgers to retie the game in the 12th.Instead, he gets a loss that will be remembered for his remarkable effort.Eovaldi had his first elbow ligament replacement surgery in 2007 when he was a junior at Alvin High School in Texas. He had his second in August 2016 after getting hurt while pitching for the New York Yankees.New York cut him loose, and Tampa Bay gave him a home for his rehab."I'm trusting the doctors and the surgeons that they're going to do their job. And then trusting the trainers," Eovaldi said. "I never thought that I wouldn't be here."He was on the verge of returning for the start of this season when the Rays announced near the end of spring training that he had loose bodies in his elbow and needed surgery. That delayed his return to May 30.After going 3-4 with a 4.26 ERA in 10 starts, he was traded to Boston on July 25 for prospect Jalen Beeks. Eovaldi dropped his ERA to 3.33 in 10 starts and one relief appearance for the Red Sox, his average fastball velocity up to 97-98 mph.He beat the New York Yankees in his postseason debut, Game 3 of the Division Series, and then defeated Houston in the third game of the AL Championship Series.Boston manager Alex Cora and pitching coach Dana LeVangie used him as a bridge to Craig Kimbrel twice this week, and Eovaldi threw 16 pitches in Game 1 and 13 more in Game 2"It's really reassuring for me that AC, Dana, everybody is putting their faith in me that I'll be able to get out there and get the job done, whether it's starting or coming out of the 'pen," Eovaldi said before Game 3. "I value that in myself that I'll be able to come in in any situation, especially in the playoffs, if the team asks me to take the ball, that I need to be ready to do so."___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/tag/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports