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Rangers Notes: Nathan Eovaldi Shines, Wyatt Langford Heading to Arizona

Texas Rangers On SI·Matt Postins·about 1 month ago
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Nathan Eovaldi needed that. The struggling Texas Rangers right-hander had a get-right game against one of his former teams, the New York Yankees, in a 3-0 victory on Wednesday at Globe Life Field. Eovaldi (3-4) was coming off an awful start against the Athletics on Friday in which he allowed four home runs. He also gave up three home runs in the first inning, just the fourth time he’s done that in his career. Against New York, he was himself. He provided the Rangers a quality start, as he pitched seven innings, giving up four hits and one walk with seven strikeouts. That allowed him to drop his ERA to 4.76. He threw 102 pitches, 72 of which were strikes. He told reporters after the game that it was his curveball that really helped him on Wednesday. That pitch was an issue in his start on Friday. "Having that curveball, it's so effective for me,” he said to Rangers Sports Network and other outlets. “Just being able to flip that in there for some first pitch strikes.” He’s not out of the woods yet.…

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