FORT MYERS, Fla. — When Alex Cora was asked pregame how he sees the competition for the club’s No. 5 starter job, the Red Sox manager urged patience. It’s still early in camp, he said, and they haven’t reached a point where one bad outing is necessarily going to take anyone out of the running. Even with that being the case, there’s no question that Johan Oviedo’s first impression could have been better. Acquired this past fall from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Jhostynxon Garcia trade, Oviedo struggled with his command in his spring debut. The 6-foot-6, 275-pound right-hander walked three batters over 1 2/3 scoreless innings in Wednesday’s 5-3 win over Minnesota Twins, landing 15 of his 33...
