Nathan

Eovaldi

Eovaldi blanked the Royals for the first four innings, but things fell apart in the middle frames. He gave up homers in the fifth and sixth — both solo shots by Jac Caglianone — and a pair of run-scoring hits between to turn an excellent start into another mediocre one. The right-hander generated only six swings and misses before exiting, and he’s given up at least four runs in three straight starts to see his ERA rise from 3.65 to 4.26 in the process. He’ll try and get back on track against the Red Sox over the weekend.

Eovaldi entered the seventh up 4-2 and gave up a single, hit a batter and then surrendered a double and a single before being pulled. He was fortunate that Jalen Beeks stranded both inherited runners after taking over with none out. Eovaldi had 14 whiffs tonight, finishing with a 35 percent CSW. It wasn’t a particularly discouraging showing, even if he did allow 11 hits for just the fifth time in his career. He’ll face the Royals next Tuesday.

The 36-year-old right-hander punched out six batters on the night while issuing a pair of walks. The Astros jumped on him for three runs in the opening inning as Jeremy Pena socked a solo home run and Isaac Paredes added a two-run blast before an out had been recorded. They scratched out another pair against him in the third inning before Eovaldi settled in and finished his day with four scoreless frames. He got 11 whiffs on 90 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 28 percent. Now 5-6 on the season, he’ll look to bounce back as he brings a 3.93 ERA and 1.11 WHIP into Tuesday’s showdown against the Cardinals in St. Louis.

He struck out six, allowed five hits and walked two. Eovaldi was excellent after the first inning, but a two-run homer by Mike Trout in that first frame long with just one run of support while he was in the game. The right-hander now has a 3.65 ERA on the season, and a hard-luck 5-5 record to go with it. He’ll be back on the bump Thursday against the Astros and hope for a little more help from his offense in the process.

Eovaldi allowed five hits and walked two in the outing, lowering his ERA to 3.62 for the year. The right-hander was scratched from Monday’s start against the Diamondbacks due to a side issue, but he threw a midweek bullpen and didn’t appear affected by it, judging by the results. He also picked up a league-high 19 whiffs on Sunday. This week’s scratch helped him avoid a visit to Coors Field next time out, and he’ll instead match up against the Angels on the road.

It’s hardly set in stone, but Eovaldi expressed confidence to reporters afterwards that he’ll be ready to take the ball this weekend against the Astros, most likely during Sunday’s series finale. It’s an extremely encouraging sign that he was able to resume throwing without any issues after being scratched from Monday’s start against the Diamondbacks with left side discomfort. There should be a more definitive update on his status point prior to the weekend.

The Rangers appear to be in a bit of a holding pattern with Eovaldi after Schumaker didn’t have much of an update for reporters prior to Tuesday’s contest. The 36-year-old veteran was scratched from Monday’s start against the Diamondbacks with left side discomfort. It doesn’t appear that he’s headed to the injured list, but the Rangers haven’t divulged when they think he’ll be ready to take the ball again. There should be greater clarity on his status at some point later this week once he resumes throwing.

It’s a bit unclear when Eovaldi will start next, but there’s optimism he isn’t facing an extended absence, and could potentially avoid a trip to the injured list. It’s an extremely encouraging development after the 36-year-old veteran was scratched from Monday’s scheduled start against the Diamondbacks with left side tightness. There should be a more definitive update from the club on his status in the coming days once he resumes throwing.

Not good. Jakob Junis will take the ball to open a bullpen game on Monday night in his place. Eovaldi was in line for a two-start week against Arizona and Houston after spinning an eight-inning masterpiece against the Yankees his last time out. The 36-year-old veteran will presumably undergo imaging to determine the severity of the issue and whether he’ll require a trip to the injured list. It’s obviously an alarming development for the Rangers, and fantasy managers as well. There should be a definitive update on his status at some point shortly.

Eovaldi absolutely has the Yankees’ number. Coming off a seven inning, seven strikeout, zero run gem against the last time out he managed to one up himself here. They barely ever threatened with just three hits and he didn’t walk a batter either. The only run he allowed came via an Aaron Judge solo homer and it was the first time he’s completed eight innings since… last August against the Yankees. That’s almost too crazy to be true. Nevertheless, Eovaldi’s splitter was dancing here and he’s finally been able to corrail it over these last two starts when his command of it was spotty over the first month of the season. His curveball was sharp here too, forcing eight of his 19 total swings-and-misses. Also, a new wrinkle he’s shown so far this year, he’s begun to lean more into his cutter against left-handed batters. It’s all been working and he’ll look to ride this positive momentum into a two-start week against Diamondbacks and Astros coming up.