ARLINGTON -- Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi was scratched from his series-opening start against the Diamondbacks with left side tightness, the club announced pregame on Monday.
Manager Skip Schumaker said Eovaldi woke up feeling discomfort in his side and went to get scans before coming to the ballpark. The Rangers are still awaiting the results of those scans.
“We’ll see where he's at, but it didn't feel real smart sending him out there today,” Schumaker said. “You never want to hear [that] from anybody. So we'll find out what we know when the imaging comes. I don't want to guess what it is. I haven't spoken to him exactly about the timeline of that, so I have more information postgame.”
Schumaker said the game would be a true bullpen day with everybody available. The Rangers only used one reliever on Sunday, when Jacob Latz completed a two-inning save in the win.
The Rangers bullpen threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings over the final two games against the Cubs this weekend, combining with starters Jack Leiter and Jacob deGrom for a pair of shutouts in the series win. The unit has a 2.80 ERA so far this season, the best in MLB. Opponents are hitting .220/.305/.333, which is the lowest in the American League for all three slash categories.
Though Jakob Junis will start against the Diamondbacks on Monday, he’s not expected to go more than two innings.
“Guys are ready to throw,” Schumaker said. “We're lucky to have guys that can throw multiple innings on our team. That's a benefit, but we're trying to figure out exactly who that bulk guy is today. I'm not sure we have that tonight."
If Eovaldi needs to go on the injured list, the Rangers aren’t exactly flush with options.
Corniell, who made his MLB debut on the final day of the 2025 season, missed most of Spring Training with a shoulder injury and only just began a rehab assignment in Arizona. The 22-year-old missed all of 2024 and much of 2025 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Santos has allowed 18 runs in 13 2/3 innings at Double-A Frisco, but also opened the season on the injured list with a left hand fracture. He took a comebacker off the bat of Kyle Higashioka in live BP during big league camp.
Davalillo is the only fully healthy option at the moment and has posted a 3.86 ERA in his first five starts at Double-A Frisco this season. He hasn’t pitched above Double-A yet.
It stands to reason that veteran Cal Quantrill, who has been pitching out of the bullpen this season, could slot into the rotation if necessary. The 31-year-old right-hander has 149 career starts across his previous seven big league seasons.