Texas' win comes at a cost
The Rangers will be cautious with their ace after Nathan Eovaldi tossed 5 1/3 shutout innings but injured his groin.
Team shutout. #StraightUpTX pic.twitter.com/azkr3mcIN4
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) May 2, 2024
Nathan Eovaldi strikes out eight batters and allows just two hits in his 5 1/3 innings, but is forced out of the game with a groin injury
Nathan Eovaldi discusses exiting due to right groin tightness during his start against the Nationals
Ezequiel Duran plates Jonah Heim with an RBI double to left-center field, opening the scoring for the Rangers in the bottom of the 2nd
Nathan Eovaldi and the Rangers take on CJ Abrams and the Nationals on May 2, 2024
Travis Jankowski plates Jonah Heim and Josh Smith with a two-run single to right field, making it 6-0 Rangers in the bottom of the 8th
Nathan Eovaldi exits the game with right groin tightness in the top of the 6th inning after striking out eight batters and only allowing two hits
The data behind Nathan Eovaldi's outing