The Rangers bats broke out and Nathan Eovaldi had his best start in months. Here are our takeaways from Texas' series-clinching win over Tampa Bay.
that began with one of the greatest starts ever ended on the wrong side of history Wednesday at Tropicana Field.came an inning away from the longest postseason scoreless drought in major-league history, but they couldn't avoid their seventh consecutive postseason defeat — the longest active streak in the majors — as they were swept by the
Tampa Bay didn't record its first run of the series until the seventh inning of Game 2, at which point the Rangers had already built a seven-run advantage behind another starting pitching gem and an offensive barrage in an eventual 7-1 win that moved them forward to the American League Division Series.thriving on a national stage: The Rangers rookie was still playing in Double-A as recently as Aug. 27. He turned 21 on Aug.
Wednesday was the first time Eovaldi had held a team scoreless through three innings since July 18. That start was also against the Rays, and it preceded a month and a half long stint on the injured list with a forearm strain. Wednesday was easily Eovaldi's best start since his return from the injured list last month. The veteran right-hander said before the game he wanted to be able to mix all his pitches. Consider that goal accomplished: Eovaldi got eight called strikes on his four-seamer, seven whiffs on his splitter and five whiffs on his curveball. His 6.2 innings pitched were his most in a game since July 1. His eight strikeouts were his most in a game since June 15.
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