Eovaldi's Nightmare Inning, Rangers' Bullpen Shines

Texas Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi struggled in the first inning against the Oakland Athletics, surrendering three solo home runs on his first seven pitches. This marked his fourth career inning with three homers allowed. The As won the game 8-1, and Eovaldi has already given up nine home runs this season. Rangers manager Skip Schumaker attributed the issue to pitches left too middle-in against lefties. Despite the setback, Eovaldi pitched six innings, and the Rangers bullpen has been impressive with eleven games of three or more scoreless frames, leading the league. On a positive note, Evan Carter hit an inside-the-park home run, the fifth ever at Globe Life Field, showcasing the teams speed. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b99f07cd59c66d14