ARLINGTON -- Now that was vintage Nathan Eovaldi.
Staring down a potential fourth straight loss, the Rangers turned to their co-ace to stop the bleeding. He did what was expected of him.
Eovaldi dealt seven scoreless innings in the Rangers’ 3-0 win over the Yankees, striking out seven and generating 20 whiffs in a dominant showing. A two-run single by Josh Jung would be enough to carry Texas to a win to avoid the sweep.
Eovaldi was coming off one of the worst outings of his Rangers tenure (2023-present), when he allowed six runs and four homers to the Athletics on Friday. He had been tweaking his mechanics all month, as he entered the day with a 5.79 ERA on the season.
While manager Skip Schumaker repeatedly said that he wasn’t worried about Eovaldi’s production, the struggles were hard to ignore. Against the Yankees, he looked as good as ever, allowing just four hits, all of which were singles.
While the starting pitching hasn’t been the issue for the Rangers during this 4-5 homestand, it goes without saying that they need the best version of Eovaldi in order to get back on track.