The first inning of Friday’s game was rough on Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi. Of the first seven pitches he threw, three went out of the yard, courtesy of Athletics sluggers Nick Kurtz, Carlos Cortes and Tyler Soderstrom. All three were solo home runs and gave the A’s a 3-0 lead that eventually turned into a 8-1 Rangers loss. For the moment, the Athletics (14-12) have a one-game lead over the Rangers (13-13) in the AL West. Eovaldi’s issue in the first inning was location. Kurtz slammed a four-seam fastball located just inside the heart of the plate. Cortes hit a splitter over the middle while Soderstrom hit a four-seamer just over the middle. Home runs have emerged as the right-hander’s biggest issue so far this season. He’s allowed nine home runs in his first six starts. Last season he only allowed 10 home runs in 22 starts. "Some of the pitches that me made middle in to the lefties he got hurt by," Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said.…