The Texas Rangers scored twice while the Cincinnati Reds scored once.
Before joining the Rangers, Nathan Eovaldi’s most recent stint was with Boston where in his final three seasons there, he never averaged more than 1.7 walks per nine innings. Indeed, in 2021, Eovaldi led the league in fewest walks per nine.
It’s startling therefore that Eovaldi walked five batters tonight after walking five batters in his last outing and was walking nearly four per game this season. But Eovaldi also walked 2.9 per nine last season for the Rangers and famously walked five in the World Series clinching Game 5 last October.