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Nathan Eovaldi's impressive streak for the Rangers ended with a shaky performance against the Diamondbacks on Monday, but Texas won in 10 innings.
Eovaldi is now up to 13 quality starts on the season -- five of which have come over his last seven outings -- and he sports a 1.76 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 120:21 K:BB across 123 innings this season. His next start is lined up for next weekend at home against the Guardians.
Entering Monday’s matchup with the Diamondbacks at Globe Life Field, Eovaldi had six straight winning decisions and had not shouldered a loss since May 22. It was easy to see why. Since he came off the injured list on June 27, Eovaldi had allowed five earned runs in 41 2/3 innings across seven starts. That was a 1.08 ERA in that time frame.
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Rangers’ Eovaldi, one of MLB’s top pitchers, not listed with league leaders and was an All-Star snub
One of baseball’s best pitchers this season isn’t even listed among the league leaders, and was left off the American League All-Star team.
Eovaldi has burst into contention with a historically low ERA and a knack for winning when Texas absolutely needs it.
Through a starter’s first 19 outings of a season, Eovaldi’s 1.38 ERA is the fifth-lowest ever, trailing only Bob Gibson (1.06, 1968), Luis Tiant (1.27, 1968), Zack Greinke (1.30, 2015), and Vida Blue (1.37, 1971).
He wasn't supposed to be the best starting pitcher at baseball at age 35. Then again, he wasn't supposed to become a World Series icon or a Texas Ranger legend, either. What if the Cy Young Award is next?
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Eovaldi allows 1 hit, Tellez single helps Rangers spoil Judge’s return in 2-0 win over Yankees
Nathan Eovaldi pitched eight sharp innings, Rowdy Tellez blooped a two-run single on a 10-pitch at-bat in the eighth, and the Texas Rangers spoiled Aaron Judge’s return with a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees.
Nathan Eovaldi lanzó ocho entradas impecables, Rowdy Tellez conectó un sencillo de dos carreras en un turno de diez lanzamientos en la octava
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AL Cy Young Award is Tarik Skubal's to lose after duds from Garrett Crochet, Nathan Eovaldi
With low ERAs essentially the only thing either Eovaldi or Crochet had over Skubal, he has gained an edge in this year's AL Cy Young battle. The 2024 Triple Crown winner is pacing the league in WAR at 5.6 in what may be an even more dominant campaign than his superb 2024 season.
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