OUTNathan Eovaldi
SP TEX
Sun 5/7/23 12:12 AM

Eovaldi (4-2) earned the win Saturday over the Angels, allowing five hits and two walks while striking out five over eight scoreless innings.
EDGE Analysis
Eovaldi was excellent for the second start in a row, and a ninth-inning eruption by the Rangers solidified his third win in his last four outings. He hasn't allowed a run in 17 innings over his last two starts, lowering his ERA to 3.22 with a 1.10 WHIP and 44:7 K:BB across 44.2 innings through seven appearances this season. Eovaldi has quality starts in four straight games, and he'll look to keep rolling in Oakland next week.

OUTNathan Eovaldi
SP TEX
Sat 4/29/23 9:28 PM

Eovaldi (3-2) earned the win Saturday, with a three-hit shutout against the Yankees. He struck out eight.
EDGE Analysis
Eovaldi was handed a two-run lead in the fifth inning and made it stand up. He delivered a 113-pitch masterpiece, which included retiring the final 15 batters he faced. Eovaldi hadn't pitched past the sixth inning this season before Saturday, but he dominated a Yankees lineup without Aaron Judge. The 33-year-old dropped his ERA to 3.93.

OUTNathan Eovaldi
SP TEX
Tue 4/25/23 10:13 AM

Eovaldi did not factor into the decision Monday, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and one walk over six innings during a 7-6 loss the Reds. He struck out seven.
EDGE Analysis
The Reds took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a throwing error from Josh Jung, but the Rangers responded with five unanswered runs before Eovaldi was tagged for three earned runs in the third. The right-hander was able to get through three more innings and was in line for the win until Cincinnati made a late-inning comeback. Eovaldi has gotten through six innings in three consecutive starts and currently holds a 5.20 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP with a 31:5 K:BB across his first five outings (27.2 innings).

OUTNathan Eovaldi
SP TEX
Wed 4/19/23 6:56 AM

Eovaldi (2-2) secured the victory Tuesday over the Royals, allowing two runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out five over six innings.
EDGE Analysis
Eovaldi tossed his first quality start of the year and had a nice bounce-back game after the Royals pummeled him for six runs on April 12. He got off to an undesirable start, giving up a leadoff triple to Bobby Witt and allowing him to score on a sacrifice fly. Eovaldi wound up surrendering another run in the fourth but otherwise held the Royals in check for the majority of the game. The 33-year-old lowered his ERA to a 5.40 to go along with a 1.48 WHIP and 24:4 K:BB over 21.2 innings. He'll look to build on the strong start in a projected road matchup with the Reds next week.

OUTNathan Eovaldi
SP TEX
Thu 4/13/23 4:02 AM

Eovaldi (1-2) took the loss against Kansas City on Wednesday, completing five frames and allowing six runs on 10 hits and no walks while striking out seven batters.
EDGE Analysis
The Royals racked up four extra-base hit against Eovaldi, including Vinnie Pasquantino's solo homer in the third inning. Though Eovaldi didn't walk any batters for the first time this season and tallied a campaign-best seven punchouts, he couldn't overcome a flurry of 10 total hits that led to six runs. The right-hander has gone at least five innings in all three of his starts so far this season, but he currently holds a 6.32 ERA and 1.53 WHIP. Eovaldi's fantasy managers may find hope, however, in the fact that he's yielded an unusually high .444 BABIP and that his FIP currently sits at a much more promising 2.39.

OUTNathan Eovaldi
SP TEX
Fri 4/7/23 7:56 PM

Eovaldi (1-1) took the loss Friday, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk over 5.2 innings as the Rangers fell 2-0 to the Cubs. he struck out six.
EDGE Analysis
The right-hander put together a strong outing, coming one out short of a quality start and tossing 56 of 89 pitches for strikes, but he got outdueled by Marcus Stroman. Eovaldi will take a 4.22 ERA and 12:3 K:BB through 10.2 innings into his next start, likely to come at home next week against the Royals.

OUTNathan Eovaldi
SP TEX
Mon 4/3/23 9:18 AM

Eovaldi, who was hit on the right leg by a comebacker Saturday, said he had no residual effects Sunday and remains scheduled to start Friday, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
EDGE Analysis
Eovaldi wasn't at his best but didn't need to be, as Texas gave him plenty of support in a 16-3 win over Philadelphia.

OUTNathan Eovaldi
SP TEX
Sat 4/1/23 11:59 PM

Eovaldi (1-0) picked up the win Saturday, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks over five innings in a 16-3 rout of the Phillies. He struck out six.
EDGE Analysis
The right-hander wasn't at his sharpest, throwing 49 of 82 pitches for strikes, but Eovaldi got all the run support he could have asked for. The 33-year-old has posted an ERA between 3.72 and 3.87 and a WHIP between 1.19 and 1.23 in each of the last three seasons, an impressive run of consistency, but after making only 20 starts in 2022 it's Eovaldi's ability to stay healthy that will be the biggest driver of his fantasy value. His next outing is scheduled to come during next weekend's three-game road series against the Cubs.

OUTNathan Eovaldi
SP TEX
Wed 3/22/23 5:22 PM

Eovaldi threw five scoreless innings in a Cactus League start Wednesday against the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Deploying mostly cutters and sliders, Eovaldi scattered five hits and one walk across his five scoreless frames while racking up four strikeouts. He has yet to allow a run through 10.1 innings this spring and boasts an overall 13:1 K:BB. The 33-year-old right-hander battled a side injury in the early part of camp but now looks fully ready to take his first scheduled turn in the Rangers' season-opening starting rotation. Texas signed Eovaldi to a two-year, $34 million contract in December.

OUTNathan Eovaldi
SP TEX
Sat 3/18/23 10:06 AM

Eovaldi (side) allowed four hits and struck out five over 3.1 scoreless innings in Friday's spring start against the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
This was Eovaldi's second Cactus League start but first since he sustained a side injury at the beginning of the month. The right-hander's fastball, which averaged 95.8 mph last season, sat in the upper 90s, touching 99 mph multiple times, per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. "I felt like I was ahead in the counts, felt like I used all my pitches," the pitcher said. "The only thing I need to work on doing better at is executing with two strikes." With Jacob deGrom ready to start Sunday, it looks like the Rangers' projected rotation is healthy as the regular season looms. As suggested earlier by manager Bruce Bochy, both Eovaldi and deGrom could be on restricted counts early.