SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:
TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners continue an 11-day, 8-game road trip (0-2) with the finale of 3 games against the Texas Rangers (0-2)…they will also visit San Diego (2 G, June 6-7) and Los Angeles-AL (3 G, June 9-11) on the trip…Seattle is coming off a 10-game homestand (7-3) against Oakland (4-0), Pittsburgh (2-1) and New York-AL (1-2)…today’s game will be televised live on ROOT SPORTS with Dave Sims and Aaron Goldsmith on the call…the game will also be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.
ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners fell to the Rangers by a score of 16-6 in last night’s middle game… Seattle is 21-11 when scoring at least 4 runs and 8-18 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 17-15 at T-Mobile Park and 12-14 on the road this season.
- Happy Birthday! – Mariners Manager Scott Servais turns 56-years-old today…Servais holds a career record of 577-533 (.520) as Mariners Manager, 2nd-most managerial wins in club history behind Lou Piniella (840-711, .542).
- Tough One – The Mariners lost by a 10-run deficit in yesterday’s game (16-6), their largest margin of defeat since July 29, 2022 at Houston (11-1)…entering yesterday’s action, Seattle had played 118 consecutive games without a double-digit loss, 5th-longest active streak in the Majors behind Houston (212 G), San Francisco (178 G), Cleveland (150 G) and Atlanta (142 G).
- On a Line – Jarred Kelenic holds a 29.5% line drive rate this season (FanGraphs), ranking 3rd-best in MLB behind Freddie Freeman-LA (31.7%) and Luis Arraez-MIA (29.6%).
- Position Player Pitching – Yesterday Mike Ford became the first Mariners position player to pitch in a game this season…the Mariners were the 25th team to use a position player on the mound…only Atlanta, Cleveland, Houston, St. Louis and Toronto have yet to pitch a position player.
MONTH OF MILLER…Mariners starter Bryce Miller made his Major League debut on May 2 at Oakland, setting a franchise record for strikeouts (10) in a debut…in 6 May starts, the 24-year-old right-hander went 3-2 with a 3.00 ERA (12 ER, 36.0 IP) with 3 walks and 31 strikeouts…over his first 5 career starts, Miller posted a 0.511 WHIP, best in MLB history over a pitcher’s first 5 career starts…despite a rough final outing on May 29 vs. the Yankees, Miller finished May as the most valuable rookie in the American League by FanGraphs WAR with a mark of 1.2 fWAR, ranking ahead of Josh Jung-TEX (0.9), José Caballero-SEA (0.9), Hunter Brown-HOU (0.8, Yennier Cano-BAL (0.8) and Logan Allen-CLE (0.8).
THE J-ROD SHOW…Julio Rodríguez has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games dating back to May 22… during that span, he is batting .392 (20×51) with 8 runs, 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 11 RBI and 4 stolen bases, while reaching base at a .404 clip and slugging .647 with a 1.051 OPS…during that span, his .392 batting average ranks 3rd-best in the American League (7th in MLB) among qualified players, trailing only Wander Franco-TB (.436) and Josh Jung-TEX (.395) for the American League lead…during the 12-game stretch, Julio has recorded 8 multi-hit games and 6 games with at least one extra-base hit.
TY IS THAT GUY…Ty France went 3-for-5 with 1 run scored, 1 double and 1 RBI in yesterday’s game and has now recorded 3+ hits in 2 of his last 4 games…dating back to the beginning of May, Ty is batting .281 (34×121) with 6 runs scored, 8 doubles, 4 home runs, 11 RBI, 6 walks and 4 hit-by-pitches, while reaching base at a .336 clip and slugging .446 with a .782 OPS in 29 games…during that span (5/1-c), Ty has hit safely in 21 of 29 games, while leading the Mariners in batting (.281), on-base percentage (.336), slugging (.446), hits (34), doubles (8) and OPS (.782).
JARRED KELENIC: ALL-STAR OUTFIELDER?…Jarred Kelenic is batting .275 (55×200) with 27 runs, 14 doubles, 1 triple, 10 home runs, 27 RBI, 7 stolen bases and 19 walks, getting on base at a .339 clip, slugging .505 with an .844 OPS in 55 games this season…Kelenic has mashed left-handed pitchers this season, batting .327 (17×52) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs and 13 RBI with a 1.029 OPS in 56 plate appearances against southpaws…overall, Kelenic leads the Mariners in extra-base hits (25), batting average, slugging percentage and OPS…Jarred’s 135 OPS+ ranks 6th among qualified AL outfielders, trailing Aaron Judge-NYY (197), Yordan Alvarez-HOU (166), Randy Arozarena-TB (156), Brent RookerOAK (144) and Masataka Yoshida-BOS (142).
GETTING DEFENSIVE…the Mariners defense ranks best in the American League by Outs Above Average
(12) this season, ranking ahead of Kansas City (10) and Detroit (9)…Seattle’s .989 team fielding percentage
is tied for best in the American League with Houston and Tampa Bay.
AS YOU MAY KNOW…Ty France went 3-for-5 with 1 run scored, 1 double and 1 RBI in yesterday’s game, recording his 16th multi-hit game of the season and his 5th game of the season with 3+ hits, but…DID YOU KNOW?…Ty’s 16 multi-hit games this season are tied with Anthony Rizzo-NYY for most among American League first basemen?…since his first full season with Seattle in 2021, France ranks 3rd among all American League first basemen with 102 multi-hit games, trailing only Vladimir Guerrero Jr.-TOR (111 G) and Nathaniel Lowe-TEX (107 G)…Ty leads AL first basemen with 31 games with 3+ hits during that span (2021-c), ranking ahead of Guerrero Jr. (29)
MARINERS STARTER – RHP BRYCE MILLER
2023/Career MLB Breakdown:
W-L ERA G/GS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Overall 3-2 3.00 6/6 36.0 24 12 12 3 31 2
Home 2-1 4.32 3/3 16.2 15 8 8 2 14 2
Road 1-1 1.86 3/3 19.1 9 4 4 1 17 0
vs. TEX 0-0 -.– 0/0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ABOUT BRYCE MILLER…
- The 24-year-old right-handed pitcher is scheduled to make his 7th career start, and his first against the Texas Rangers.
- Selected by Seattle in the 4th round (113th overall) of the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft; signed by Mariners scout Derek Miller.
- Spent 3 seasons at Texas A&M from 2019-21…also spent 2 seasons playing for Brazos Valley Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League in 2018 and 2020, and 1 season with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League in 2019.
- Was born in Mount Pleasant, Texas and attended New Braunfels High School in New Braunfels, Texas.
LAST TIME OUT…L#2 on May 29 vs. New York-AL, tossing 4.2 innings and allowing 11 hits (2 HR) and 8 runs with 3 strikeouts.
MILLER IN MAY…made his Major League debut on May 2 at Oakland and holds a 3.00 ERA (12 ER, 36.0 IP) with 3 walks and 31 strikeouts over 6 starts during the month…among AL rookies with at least 6 starts during the month, he leads the MLB in ERA, WHIP (0.750), Opp. AVG (.185), wins (3) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (10.33).
FIRST 5 STARTS…became the 4th pitcher in franchise history to not allow a home run over his first 5 career starts, joining Michael Pineda, Jim Converse and Brian Snyder…his 4 earned runs allowed are tied for the fewest in a pitcher’s first 5 career starts in franchise history, joining James Paxton (4 ER, 31.1 IP) and Justin Dunn (4 ER, 9.2 IP).
KEEPING THE BATS QUIET…opponents are currently batting .185 (24×130) against Miller which is the 8th lowest opponent batting average in the league among pitchers with at least 6 starts…he ranks behind Domingo Germán-NYY (.179).
WATCH ME WHIP…his 0.750 WHIP currently leads the Majors among pitchers with at least 6 starts this season ranking ahead of Jacob deGrom-TEX (0.758).
TEXAS HEAT…his 4-seam fastball has the 4th most rise of any pitcher in MLB this season…Miller’s heater has 3.2 inches of vertical movement above average, ranking behind Kutter Crawford-BOS who is ranked 3rd with 3.4 inches of rise on his 4-seamer.
AN ALMOST PERFECT BEGINNING…took a perfect game into the 6th inning in his first career Major League start at Oakland on 5/2 before a Tony Kemp 1-out single broke up the no-hit bid…the 16-consecutive batters retired in a pitcher’s MLB debut are the most since 1961 (h/t Elias Sports).
WHAT A DEBUT…became just the 3rd pitcher in MLB history to strike out 10 batters without issuing a walk in their Major League debut, joining RHP Johnny Cueto-CIN (4/3/08) and Stephen Strausburg-WSN (6/8/10)…became the 30th pitcher in MLB history to strikeout 10+ in their ML debut…also set a franchise record for most strikeouts in a debut moving ahead of Enrique Romo, who struck out 9 on 4/7/77.
NO RUNNERS ALLOWED…became the only pitcher in MLB history to have 3-or-fewer baserunners allowed in each of their first 3 career starts…his 8 baserunners allowed were the fewest in a pitcher’s first 3 career appearances since at least 1901 (min. 15 IP).
MAKING IT LOOK EASY…he became the only pitcher in MLB history to have 6.0+ innings pitched and allow 3-or-fewer baserunners in his first 3 career starts…his 3-game streak of 6.0+ innings pitched and 3-or-fewer baserunners allowed is tied for the longest since 1901… Blake Snell-SDP and Corbin Burnes-MIL were the most recent pitchers to achieve this feat, both doing so in 2021.
TEXAS RANGERS NOTES:
WINS AND LOSSES: Texas beat the Mariners yesterday, 16-6, as club has a 2-0 record to open this 6-day, 6-G homestand vs. SEA (2-0 + today) and STL (3 G)…team has won 2 straight, 4 of 5, 8 of 10, 11 of 14, 16 of 22, and 19 of last 26 games…TEX is an MLB-best 23-9 (.719) in last 32 G beg. 4/28…most wins in any 32-G span for TEX since 5/30-7/2/16 (also 23-9)…TEX is 29-14 in last 43 G and 33-16 in last 49 G beg. 4/9.
- At 37-20 (.649), TEX owns the 2nd-best record in MLB to only TB (41-19, see chart below)…club’s 37 wins rank 2nd in A.L. and MLB (41-TB).
- The 37-20 start is the Rangers’ best 57-G start to a season in WSH/TEX franchise history.
- TEX is a season-high 17 G above .500 for the 1st time since the end of 2016 (95-67)…this is the earliest date ever for TEX to be 17-over (prev. 6/16 in 2016)…just the 11th season in Rangers history to reach 17-over.
BEST RECORDS IN MLB, 2023
Win Pct. Team W-L
.683 Tampa Bay 41-19
.649 Texas 37-20
.621 Baltimore 36-22
WITH A WIN TODAY the Rangers would:
- Reach the best 58-G record in WSH/TEX franchise history, climb to season-best 18 G above .500 for 1st time since the end of 2016 season, and reach 18-over at earliest point in a season in franchise history (by date or games).
- Win all games of a series for a 4th time in ‘23 (3-0, 3/30-4/2 vs. PHI; 3-0, 4/17-19 at KC; 3-0, 5/19-21 vs. COL).
- Win all games of a series against SEA for 1st time since 5/20-22/19 (3-0 at GLPIA).
SERIES STUFF: After securing a series win this weekend vs. SEA, Texas has won a season-high 5 consecutive series, longest such span since going 5-0-0 from 6/15-7/1/18 vs. COL/at KC/at MIN/vs. SD/vs. CWS…club is now 10-1-1 in last 12 series and 13-2-1 in last 16…team is 14-4-1 overall in series this year, going 6-2-1 at home and 8-2-0 on the road… TEX is now 5-1-1 in last 7 series at GLF…team has won 6
straight road series for the 1st time in franchise history, and has won 8 of last 9 away series.
AT HOME: Rangers are 18-8 (.692) at home, 2nd-best home record in A.L. and MLB (TB-.813, 26-6)…has won 5 straight, 6 of 7, 10 of 13, 15 of last 21 at GLF beg. 4/5…TEX has a 104-114 all-time record at Globe Life Field (2020-23), but are 24-15 last 39 G here (beg. 9/11/22)…TEX leads MLB in R/G (6.96) at home in 2023, and 181 R are 3rd-most in MLB (190- TB, 186-BOS).
VS. SEATTLE: Texas is 4-1 in 5 G vs. Seattle in 2023…TEX has won 7 of last 10 G dating to ‘22, but still 7-12 in last 19 G vs. SEA…TEX lost season series in 2022 (5-14) 5th time in 6 years…TEX is just 15-35 vs. SEA beginning 8/21/20.
- TEX is 13-5 vs. A.L. West, tied w/ HOU for best intra-division record in West…TEX is now 6-0-0 in series vs. West.
TOP 10 PLAYS: Yesterday was win no. 2040 in the managerial career of Bruce Bochy, tying Walter Alston for 10th place on the all-time list…with next Texas win, Bochy will move into sole possession of 10th all-time…of the top 13 on the all-time managerial wins list, 2 are active (Bochy and Dusty Baker) and the other 11 are in the Hall of Fame.
MOST WINS AS MANAGER, MLB HISTORY
No. Manager No. Manager No. Manager
3731 Connie Mack* 2326 Joe Torre* 2125 Joe McCarthy*
2884 Tony La Russa* 2194 Sparky Anderson* 2040 Walter Alston*
2763 John McGraw* 2158 Bucky Harris* 2040 Bruce Bochy
2504 Bobby Cox* 2128 Dusty Baker 2008 Leo Durocher*
*-denotes Hall of Fame inductee
MORE OFFENSE: The Rangers scored 16 runs on a season-high 19 hits yesterday (most since 20 H, 9/8/19 at BAL)… club’s season-high 10 XBH (4 HR, 6 2B) were its most since 9/13/22 vs. OAK (also 10 XBH), and 4 HR matched a season best (4th time)…TEX is 1st ML team w/ 16+ R, 19+ H, 10+ XBH since TOR on 9/20/22 at PHI and it was just 5th instance in TEX history, the other 4 at GLPIA: 9/2/18 vs. MIN, 7/25/11 vs. MIN, 7/31/02 vs. NYY, 4/19/96 vs. BAL
- Marks Rangers’ MLB-best 5th game w/ 15+ R in 2023, already tied for most in a season in club history (5-1998)… most games w/ 15+ R in 1st 57 G of a season since 1901:
5-1925 PIT/1950 BOS/2023 TEX. - Most games of 10+ R in 1st 57 G of a season since 1900: 16-1939 NYY, 15-1900 PHI/1901 STL/2023 TEX (credit Sarah Langs).
- TEX leads MLB w/ 364 runs scored this season, 2nd-most thru 57 G in franchise history (367-1998), and most by any club over 1st 57 G of a campaign since 2001 COL (367 R).
THE WHITE FLAG: Yesterday was the MLB-high 8th time in 2023 for Texas to face a position player on the mound…the 8 instances are already a single-season club record (prev. 3 in 2014, 2018, 2019 – excluding Ohtani)…according to Elias Sports Bureau, the 8 instances are T4th-most in a season in the expansion era (since 1961) and just 2 shy of matching the record over that span: 10-2021 ATL, 9-2022 CWS/2022 LAD, 8-2022 PHI/2022 SD/2023 TEX…Elias’ stance is there is too much uncertainty in earlier periods on players’ roles to clearly define records in this “category”.
STREAKING SIMMY: Marcus Semien posted season highs in hits (career high-tying 4, 10th time), runs (career-high 4), and TB (9) yesterday…extended his career best and MLBhigh 22-G hit streak, T8th-longest in club history…Semien has batted .330/.362/.577/.939 (32-97) with 4 HR, 8 2B, 19 RBI, and 24 R over the course of the streak (beg. 5/10), raising his season BA from .286 to .304, 6th in the A.L…he also extended his career-best 30-game on-base streak (beg. 4/30), which is the longest active streak of its kind in MLB and the longest by a Ranger in the last 5 seasons (beg. 2019).
EOVALDI’S RUN: Nathan Eovaldi over his last 6 starts entering today’s series finale: 5-0, 0.77 (4 R-ER/46.2 IP) w/ 9 BB/39 SO…just 2nd pitcher in TEX history to allow as little as 4 R in so many innings over a 6-start span, joining Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins from 8/18-9/8/1974 (6-0, 0.69, 4 R-ER/52.0 IP)…Eovaldi is the reigning A.L. Pitcher of the Month, 1st such honor of his career, and ranks among league leaders in wins (T2nd, 7), ERA (5th, 2.42), innings (5th, 74.1), and WHIP (6th, 0.996).
SHORTS: Rangers host Cardinals for 3 G this week, 1st meetings since 5/17-19/19 at GLPIA (2-1)…TEX is 9-3 vs. STL all-time in reg. season, winning 8 of last 9 meetings… TEX has allowed just one unearned run in last 19 G, as team’s .992 fielding pct. (9 E/1188 TC) last 33 G beg. 4/27 is highest in MLB…last multi-error game was 4/26 at CIN… Adolis García recorded RBI no. 50 last night, 2nd-most in MLB (51-Yordan Álvarez)…TEX has 11+ runs in 3 of last 4 home games…TEX is 17-6 (.739) in day games, 2nd in MLB (NYY: .750, 18-6), incl. 8-1 at home in day tilts.
TONIGHT’S STARTING PITCHER – #17 Nathan Eovaldi, RHP
(7-2, 2.42)
TODAY: The 33-year-old right-hander (pronounced ee-VAHL-dee) is scheduled to make his 12th appearance/start of the season in today’s series finale against the Mariners…selected the A.L. Pitcher of the Month for May, Eovaldi posted a 4-0 record with a 0.96 ERA (4 ER/37.2 IP) over 5 G/GS, allowing 1-or-0 R in 4 of his 5 outings…his A.L.-leading 0.96 ERA ranked 2nd-best in MLB among pitchers with 25.0-or-more IP, and it was just the 7th time in TEX history that a pitcher has recorded an ERA below 1.00 in a full month (minimum 30.0 IP)…cutting season ERA in half from 5.20 to 2.42, 5th in the A.L…has 5.0+ IP in all 11 starts, allowing 3 ER-or-less in 10 of 11 outings… has made quality starts in 7 of last 8 games…ranks among A.L. qualifiers in HR/9 (2nd, 0.36), wins (T2nd, 7), FIP (3rd, 2.66), IP (5th, 74.1), ERA (5th, 2.42), BB/9 (5th, 1.70) and SO/BB (10th, 5.00)…Eovaldi signed a 2-year free agent contract with the Rangers on 12/27/22…in 2022, his final season with Boston, went 6-3 with a 3.87 ERA (47 ER/109.1 IP) over 20 G/GS…was slowed by a pair of IL stints: 6/9-7/14 (low back inflammation) and 8/19-9/28 (right shoulder inflammation)…was an All-Star with the Red Sox in 2021 and finished 4th in A.L. Cy Young Award voting…his Red Sox stint also included a historic postseason stretch during the team’s 2018 World Series run…has 250 games/231 starts with LAD (2011-12), MIA (2012-14), NYY (2015-16), TB (2018), BOS (2018-22) and TEX (2023)…joined Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan as the only graduates of Alvin (TX) High School to reach the Major Leagues…TEX is 7-4 in Eovaldi’s 11 starts this season.
A.L. PITCHER OF THE MONTH FOR MAY: Eovaldi was named the A.L. Pitcher of the Month for May on Friday, the 1st such honor in his career…it marks the 2nd-consecutive May for a TEX pitcher to receive the A.L.’s monthly pitching award, (also Martín Pérez, May 2022)…became just the 7th TEX pitcher to win the award in the last 39 years, beginning 1985, joining Bobby Witt (July 1990), Kenny Rogers (May 1995 and May 2005), Rick Helling (Sept. 1998), and Matt Harrison (June 2012).
- Posted a 4-0 record with a 0.96 ERA (4 ER/37.2 IP) over 5 G/GS for TEX last month, allowing 1-or-0 R in 4 of his 5 outings…his A.L.-leading 0.96 ERA ranked 2nd-best in MLB among pitchers with 25.0-or-more IP, and it was just the 7th time in TEX history that a pitcher has recorded an ERA below 1.00 in a full month (minimum 30.0 innings).
- Produced just the 2nd month in TEX history for a pitcher to have a sub-1.00 ERA with a WHIP of 0.85-or-lower (min. 30.0 IP), joining Charlie Hough in September 1983.. ranked among A.L. leaders for the month in opponent OPS (2nd, .495), opp. SLG pct. (2nd, .264), innings (3rd, 37.2), WHIP (4th, 0.85), opp. BA (5th, .178), opp. OBP (6th, .232), and HR/9 (6th, 0.48)…he was 1 of 5 A.L. pitchers with a complete game in May.
LOWEST ERA’S IN A MONTH, RANGERS HISTORY
(Minimum 30.0 innings)
ERA Pitcher Month/Year
0.54 Yovani Gallardo June 2015
0.64 Martin Perez May 2022
0.65 Kenny Rogers May 1995
0.72 Rick Honeycutt April 1983
0.82 Charlie Hough Sept. 1983
0.96 Nathan Eovaldi May 2023
0.98 Kenny Rogers May 2005
ADDITIONAL ACCOLADES (SO FAR): Eovaldi during a 5 start span from 4/29-5/23: 4-0, 0.86 ERA (4 ER/41.2 IP), 6 BB, 35 SO, 0.67 WHIP, .158 opp. BA…the only other pitchers in TEX history with at least 41.2 innings while allowing 4-or-fewer runs over a 5-start span are Charlie Hough (Aug./Sept. 1983) and Fergie Jenkins (Aug./Sept. 1974)…the last MLB pitcher with at least 41.2 IP and 4-or-fewer runs allowed over a 5-start span before Eovaldi?: LAD’s Clayton Kershaw in May 2016…last A.L. pitcher to do it?: DET’s Justin Verlander in June 2011.
- Has 70 SO and just 14 BB in 2023, just the 2nd pitcher in WSH/TEX franchise history (beg. 1961) w/ 70+ K’s and 14-or-fewer BB in his first 11 starts with the club (also Cliff Lee in 2010, 72 SO/6 BB).
- Had 7.0+ IP in career-best 5 straight starts, the longest such streak by a TEX pitcher since Lance Lynn had 5 consecutive starts w/ 7.0+ IP from 6/17-7/11/19…last longer span by a Ranger?: 6 straight by Yu Darvish, 5/9-6/11/14.
- Tossed 7-straight QS from 4/18-5/29, joining Martín Pérez (9 from 4/23-6/5/22) and Kyle Gibson (9 from 4/7-5/21/21) as only Rangers since start of 2020 with QS streaks as long…is longest single-season QS streak of Eovaldi’s career, 2nd-longest overall (8 straight, 9/18/12-7/12/13).
LAST START: Notched his team-leading 7th win of ‘23 after tossing 5.0 SO innings in Detroit on Monday (5.0 SHO IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 4 SO)…it was his 1st start of less than 6.0 IP since 4/24 at CIN…now owns a 5.1 record with a 1.49 ERA on the road in 2023… has left the game with the team leading in 9 of 11 starts this season (including 2 CG). VS. SEATTLE: Has gone 0-1, 4.19 (18 ER/38.2 IP) in 7 G/GS in career vs. SEA…is 0- 1, 4.37 (11 ER/22.2 IP) in 4 G/GS against SEA while pitching at home…did not factor into the decision in his outing against the Mariners last season, tossing 6.2 innings and allowing 2R-ER on 4 H, along with 1 HR and 1 BB…struck out a season-high 11 batters during the outing.
AT HOME: Is 2-1 with a 4.15 ERA (12 ER/26.0 IP) over 4 home starts in 2023 thus far, including a CG SHO on 4/29 vs. NYY (3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 SO, 113 pitches/78 strikes)… this compared to his 5-1 mark and 1.49 ERA (8 ER/48.1 IP) away from Globe Life Field this season…has fanned 26 compared to 4 walks at home in 2023 (6.50 SO/ BB), marking the 10th-highest home SO/BB among A.L. hurlers (min. 15.0 IP)…has traditionally performed better at home (32-32, 3.96 ERA) than on the road (42-38, 4.16 ERA) in his career.
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER
STREAKING: Posted career-best 29.2-inning scoreless streak from 4/24-5/17, the longest scoreless streak in MLB this season and T5th-longest in Rangers history: 39.0-Kenny Rogers, 5/6-6/1/95; 36.0-Charlie Hough, 8/23-9/14/83; 33.1-Yovani Gallardo, 6/10-7/7/15; 31.0-Rogers, 4/27-5/20/05; 29.2-Eovaldi, 4/24-5/17/23/Jeff Zimmerman, 5/25-8/2/99…marked the longest scoreless streak in MLB since ARI’s Zac Gallen had 44.1 SHO IP from 8/8-9/11/22.
- Recorded 8.0+ SHO IP in 3 straight starts from 4/29-5/6, becoming just the 3rd pitcher in TEX history with 3 consecutive outings of at least 8.0 scoreless innings: Martín Pérez (3, 4/13-23/14) and Charlie Hough (3, 8/28-9/7/83)…Eovaldi also struck out 25 batters while issuing just 3 walks over that stretch, just the 6th pitcher in the modern era (since 1900) to have a 3-start span with 25.0+ SHO IP, 25+ SO, and 3-or-fewer walks (credit: STATS)…he was the first MLB pitcher to pull the trick since LAD’s Clayton Kershaw from 7/8-23/15 (26.0 SHO IP, 38 SO, 0 BB), and joined WSH’s Walter Johnson (27.0 SHO IP, 25 SO, 3 BB from 4/19-30/1913) as the only A.L. pitchers to ever accomplish the feat.
