Eovaldi efficiently shuts down Astros in big win

ARLINGTON — It was a Nathan Eovaldi masterclass on Saturday afternoon because the Rangers ace tossed seven scoreless innings on simply two hits and 5 strikeouts, carrying Texas to a 5-2 win in an enormous American League West matchup in opposition to the Astros that evened the four-game collection at one sport apiece. 

The right-hander — who very effectively may very well be on Astros supervisor Dusty Baker’s AL All-Star roster come Sunday — confronted simply two over the minimal and didn’t permit successful over his last 5 innings of labor. He induced extra double performs (3) than he allowed hits (2). The outing lowered Eovaldi’s ERA to 2.64 on the season.

On the other finish, the offense knocked round Astros starter Hunter Brown, tagging the rookie right-hander for 3 runs on 10 hits. The Rangers totaled 15 hits and will have blown the sport open in the event that they hadn’t gone 4-for-22 with runners in scoring place.