PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES NOTES:
GAME #1 RECAP: The Phillies tallied six extra-base hits off Rangers starter Jacob deGrom, the most he had ever allowed in a single start in his career … J.T. Realmuto (2B, 3B), Alec Bohm (2B, HR) and Brandon Marsh (2B, 3B) led the Phils offensively … Phillies starter Aaron Nola made his 6th career and 6th straight Opening Day start: he went 3.2 innings and allowed 5 runs on 4 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts … He did not allow a hit through the first 3.0 innings before the Rangers rallied and put up a 9-spot on three different Phils pitchers in the 4th … It marked Philadelphia’s first Opening Day on the road since 2018.
WHEELS UP: Today’s starter, Zack Wheeler, is set to make his first start of his fourth season with the Phillies (since 2020) … So far, in 69 regular season starts with the Phils, Wheeler is 30-19 with a 2.82 ERA (137 ER, 437.1 IP) with 463 strikeouts to 96 walks (4.82 SO/BB ratio) … The Phillies are 39-30 in his 69 starts (.565 win %) … Among all starters in MLB since 2020, Wheeler ranks 4th in OPP SLG at .336 (min. 400.0 IP), 5th in ERA (min. 400.0 IP) & OPP OPS at .612, 6th in innings pitched & SO/BB ratio, T-6th in CG (3) and 7th in WHIP at 1.04 (min. 400.0 IP) … Wheeler made his postseason debut last year with the Phillies – in six starts, he posted a 2.78 ERA (11 ER, 35.2 IP) with a 0.73 WHIP … He faced 135 batters last postseason and held them to a .153/.222/.226 slash line … In any single postseason in MLB history, among all pitchers to face at least 100 batters, Wheeler’s .448 OPS in the 2022 playoffs ranks 6th all-time behind only Mike Mussina in 1997 with BAL (.406 OPS), Madison Bumgarner in 2014 with SF (.407 OPS), Curt Schilling in 2001 with ARI (.435 OPS), Orel Hershiser in 1988 with LAD (.439 OPS) and Randy Johnson in 2001 with ARI (.439 OPS).
LET THE GOOD VIBES ROLL: In Thursday’s opener, the Phillies pounded out eight extra-base hits, a number they reached twice last season as a team (9 XBH on 7/16/22 at MIA & 8 XBH on 6/8/22 at MIL) … The Phillies also tallied three triples on Thursday (Trea Turner, J.T. Realmuto, Brandon Marsh), their most in a game since 4/8/17 vs WSH (Cesar Hernandez, Howie Kendrick, Michael Saunders) … In that game on 4/8/17 vs WSH, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper were both in the Nats lineup (Turner SS batting 1st, Harper RF batting 3rd) … Prior to Thursday, the last time the Phillies had three triples in a road game was 7/26/15 at CHI (2nd start of Aaron Nola’s career & day after Cole Hamels no-hitter) when Odubel Herrera, Cody Asche and Domonic Brown tripled … In that game on 7/26/15 at CHI, Kyle Schwarber started the game for the Cubs at catcher before moving to LF.
FLAGS FLY FOREVER: The Phillies were National League champions in 2022 for the eighth time in franchise history (1915, 1950, 1980, 1983, 1993, 2008, 2009, 2022) … The road to the pennant began with a twogame sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals in the Wild Card Series at Busch Stadium, followed by a three-gamesto-one Division Series win over the Atlanta Braves and a victory over the San Diego Padres in the NLCS, four games to one, clinching the series with three straight wins at Citizens Bank Park … In the Fall Classic, the Phillies fell to the Houston Astros in six games; it was only the second postseason meeting between the two clubs, the first being the 1980 NLCS …On May 31, the Phillies were eight games under .500 at 21-29 with a .420 winning percentage that ranked 11th in the National League and 22nd in MLB … Starting June 1, the Phillies went 66-46, 20 games over .500 with a .589 winning percentage that ranked 4th in the NL and 7th in baseball … The Phillies clinched their first postseason berth since 2011 with a 3-0 win against the Astros on Oct. 3 … The Phillies became only the fifth team in MLB history to start 21-29 or worse through their first 50 games and then make the World Series, joining the 2019 Washington Nationals (19-31 start), 2005 Houston Astros (18-32 start), 2003 Florida Marlins (21-29) and 1914 Boston Braves (20-30).
NEW TONIGHT, AT (THE) 6: On December 8, 2022, the Phillies signed All-Star shortstop Trea Turner to an 11-year contract, taking him through the 2033 season … Last year with the Dodgers, Turner was selected as an All-Star for the second time in his career, was named All-MLB First Team and won his first career Louisville Silver Slugger Award after slashing .298/.343/.466 with a 121 OPS+ and 27 steals in 30 attempts … Per Statcast data, his average sprint speed of 30.3 feet per second ranked 5th out of 582 qualified players … In 2021, Turner led the majors in AVG (.328) and hits (195), led the NL in stolen bases (32) and total bases (319) and posted a career-best 6.8 fWAR (FanGraphs) which ranked 3rd among all ML position players … Since 2018, Turner has accrued a NL-best 25.0 fWAR among position players (teammate J.T. Realmuto ranks 4th at 23.3) … In 2019 with Washington, he reached base safely in 15 of 17 postseason games and won his first World Series championship.
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS: The Phils enter play today having lost each of their last 10 games against the Texas Rangers (since 4/1/14) , their longest active losing streak against any ML team … Prior to this current skid, the Phillies won seven of the first 10 matchups against Texas from 6/7/05-3/31/14 … The last time the Phillies handed the Rangers a loss came on Opening Day, March 31, 2014 at Globe Life Park in Arlington, a 14-10 barnburner … In that game, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard hit 2-through4 in the lineup and Cliff Lee started and got the win for the Phillies
TOLLS OF BRILLIANCE: Catcher J.T. Realmuto was named All-MLB First Team last season, took home his third Silver Slugger Award and second Gold Glove Award and finished 7th in NL MVP voting … Additionally, he finished with 6.5 fWAR, 3rd in MLB history for a catcher aged 31 or older, led MLB with 1281.2 innings at catcher (regular and postseason combined) which was 240.0 innings more than HOU’s Martin Maldonado who ranked 2nd at 1041.2, and finally, became only the second catcher in MLB history with 20 HR and 20 SB, joining Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez (1999).
HEART OF THE PHILS: Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins underwent successful left knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery on Thursday with Dr. Steve Singleton in Fort Worth, TX … The timeline for recovery is seven to nine months … Last season, in Game 3 of the NLDS vs ATL on 10/14, he hit his first career postseason HR, a 3-run shot in the third inning (Spencer Strider); it came on the first pitch following an intentional walk to Kyle Schwarber … He hit four HR in the NLCS against SD, setting a new franchise record for most HR ever in an NLCS … For his career, Hoskins owns a 125 wRC+, per FanGraphs … There have been 2,155 players to ever appear in a game for the Phillies over 140 seasons … Of those 2,155, only 70 have accumulated at least 2,5000 plate appearances in a Phillies uniform … Of those 70, Hoskins ranks T-13th in franchise history in wRC+ (with Scott Rolen), and among Phillies first baseman, he ranks 3rd in franchise history behind only Dick Allen (152) and John Kruk (138).
TODAY’S STARTER – ZACK WHEELER RHP #45
TODAY’S START:
What a Run: Since returning from the IL on 9/21/22, Wheeler has a 2.13 ERA (12 ER, 50.2 IP) and 0.71 WHIP (8 BB, 28 H) in 3 reg and 6 postseason starts, holding opponents to a .160/.214/.240 line … In reg season starts only in that span, he has a 0.60 ERA (1 ER, 15.0 IP), BB, 15 SO and is riding an 8.0-inning scoreless streak
Texas Hold ‘Em: Wheeler is facing TEX for the 3rd time since 5/4/22 … In the span of less than 11 months, he will have more starts against TEX
than any Phillie ever has in a career (Cliff Lee, 2; 17 tied with 1) … In 4 career starts vs TEX he has a 1.42 ERA (4 ER, 25.1 IP), by far the
lowest ERA any NL pitcher has had against TEX with at least 25.0 IP (next: Alex Wood, 2.05)
Dandy Debuts: Wheeler has combined to post a 0.96 ERA (1 ER, 18.2 IP), 8 H, 3 BB, 17 SO in his 3 season debuts as a Phillie
Ace True Value: Since joining the Phillies in 2020, Zack Wheeler’s 13.3 fWAR is the 2nd-highest in MLB, trailing only Corbin Burnes’ 14.5 and is nearly a full win over the 3rd place pitcher (Aaron Nola, 12.6) … Since 2020, he ranks 4th in MLB in BB% (5.5%) 5th in ERA (2.82, min. 400.0 IP), 6th in SO/BB (4.82), T-6th in IP (437.1) 7th in WHIP (1.04) and T-9th in quality starts (43)
Couldn’t Have Done it Without Ya: In the 2022 postseason, Wheeler set a Phillies record and tied the ML record for most starts in a postseason with 6 … Seven pitchers in ML history have had 6 starts in a single postseason: Tyler Glasnow (2020), Blake Snell (2020), Justin Verlander (2019), Corey Kluber (2016), Madison Bumgarner (2014), Chris Carpenter (2011) and Curt Schilling (2001) … Wheeler had a quality start in each of his first 4 postseason starts, joining Cliff Lee (4, 2009) and Cole Hamels (6, 2007-08) as the only Phillies to start a playoff career with 4 straight quality starts, and the only to have 4 straight quality starts in any span in a single postseason … He was the first pitcher in MLB to start his postseason career with 4 straight quality starts since Michael Wacha in 2013
ROAD:
2022: 6-4, 3.84 ERA (32 ER, 75.0 IP) in 13 starts
Career: 38-26, 3.48 ERA (224 ER, 579.0 IP) in 97 starts
2022 SEASON:
NL Rankings: 5th in SO/BB (4.79), 8th in BB % (5.6%) & BB/9.0 IP (2.00), 9th in SO/9.0 IP (9.59), 10th in SO % (26.9%) & OPP OPS (.626)
His 2.82 ERA (48 ER, 153.0 IP) was 6th-best among NL pitchers with at least 150.0 IP; fell 9.0 IP short of qualifying for ERA leaders
In his final 23 starts (since 4/28), went 12-4 with a 2.31 ERA (36 ER, 140.1 IP), 0.98 WHIP (30 BB, 108 H) and 152 SO (9.75 SO/9.0 IP), holding opponents to a .212/.261/.341 slash line
From 4/28-end of the season, had the 2nd-lowest ERA in the NL among pitchers (min. 125.0 IP) behind Julio Urias (2.12) and ranked 6th in MLB
Finished with a 1.85 ERA (16 ER, 78.0 IP) in 13 home starts, the lowest by a Phillie with at least 13 home starts since 1917 (Grover Cleveland
Alexander, 1.59)
Named NL Pitcher of the Month for May, going 2-0 with a 1.65 ERA (6 ER, 32.2 IP), 1.01 WHIP, 40 SO, 5 BB and an NL-leading 1.4 fWAR
Was his first ever Pitcher of the Month Award and first by a Phillie since Cliff Lee in August 2011
His 19.1-inning scoreless streak, 6/28-7/13, was the longest by a Phillie in 2022
On the IL, 8/22-9/20, with right forearm tendinitis
In his final three starts allowed one run on nine hits in 15.0 IP (0.60 ERA), BB, 15 SO while facing seven batters over the minimum
2022 POSTSEASON:
Made six starts in his first career postseason, posting a 2.78 ERA (11 ER, 35.2 IP) and 0.73 WHIP (7 BB, 19 H)
His six starts were a Phillies single-postseason record and tied the ML record
In Game 1 of the NLWCS at STL, became the second Phillie ever to toss at least 6.0 IP with two or fewer hits in his first-ever postseason start, joining Roy Halladay, who threw a no-hitter on 10/6/10 vs CIN
Began his postseason career with 11.1 scoreless IP
In Game 1 of the NLCS at SD, made just the 17th start in postseason history of 7.0+ scoreless IP, 1 or 0 hits, and only the second by a Phillie (Roy Halladay in no-hitter, Game 1 of 2010 NLDS)
Was the first pitcher since 2013 (STL’s Michael Wacha) to begin a postseason with four straight quality starts
CAREER
In 2021, finished 2nd to MIL’s Corbin Burnes in NL Cy Young Award voting, was named Second-Team All-MLB and was a NL Gold Glove Award finalist … Made his first career All-Star team in 2021 and set career highs in starts, IP, strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, complete games and shutouts … His 247 strikeouts were 10th-most ever by a Phillie
Signed a five-year contract with PHI on 12/9/19, taking him through the 2024 season
TEXAS RANGERS NOTES:
• The Rangers sit above .500 for the 1st time since 8/15/20 (10-9, .526)…club has not been 2-over .500 since a 58-56 mark thru 8/7/19.
A 1-0 START: Texas won its season opener on Thurs., 11-7 over Philly, as club is now 24-28 all-time on Opening Day… had dropped O.D. game in each of previous 2 years…marked just 3rd time in last 11 years beginning 2013 to win the season opener (also 7/24/20 vs. COL and 4/4/16 vs. SEA)… Rangers have now won both season-opening games played at Globe Life Field, now 18-12 all-time when O.D. takes place in Arlington.
GOING FOR TWO: The Rangers are 26-25 all-time in the 2nd game of a season, going 5-5 in last 10 and winning 9 of 15, 11 of 18, and 16 of 25…club has started the season at 1-1 in 8 of the last 11 years, with the only exceptions in that span an 0-2 start in 2017, 2021 and 2022…since the beginning of 2008, Texas has opened 12 of 15 seasons with either a 2-0 or 1-1 record through 2 G (0-2 in 2017, 2021, 2022).
• Since a club-record 7-0 start to the season in 1996, the only times Texas has opened a campaign by winning at least 2 straight games came in 2000 (2-0), 2009 (3-0), and 2011 (6-0).
HEY UTAH, GET ME TWO: The Rangers have dropped the season’s 1st series in 5 of the past 6 years (0-3 vs. CLE in 2017, 1-3 vs. HOU in 2018, 2-1 vs. CHC in 2019, 1-2 vs. COL in 2020, 1-2 at KC in 2021, 1-2 at TOR in 2022) after going 4-1-1 in the opening series of the campaign from 2011-16…TEX opened with a 0-4-0 record in 1st 4 series in 2022.
STANDINGS: The Rangers were in a 3-way tie for 1st place in the A.L. West after Thursday’s opener (also OAK/SEA), and remain T1st in the division with OAK after last night’s action…the 1st 2 days of this season mark just the 2nd and 3rd days since winning the division in 2016 for the Rangers to have at least a share of 1st place (also at 1-0 on 7/24/20).
VS. PHILADELPHIA: Texas and Philly are playing for a 2nd straight season in ‘23, 1st time clubs have ever squared off in back-to-back years…the Rangers went 4-0 last year against the eventual N.L. champs and after Thursday’s win have won 10 straight vs. PHI beginning 4/1/14…the 10-G win streak is Rangers’ longest ever vs. an N.L. opponent (prev. 7-0 vs. STL, 6/21/13-5/17/19)…last year’s 4-0 finish vs. PHI marked just 3rd time in Washington/Texas franchise history (since 1961) to go 4-0 or better against one opponent in a season…club was 12-0 vs. MIN in 1999, and went 6-0 vs. DET in 2019…TEX leads all-time, 13-7…Rangers are 10-2 vs. PHI in Arlington, winning 8 straight.
LONGEST WIN STREAKS VS. ONE OPPONENT,
RANGERS HISTORY (since 1972)
No. games/Opp/Dates
13 vs. OAK, July 6, 1977-May 18, 1978
13 vs. CLE, April 26, 1978-April 17, 1979
13 vs. MIN, Sept. 7, 1998-Sept. 15, 1999
12 vs. HOU, July 7, 2013-April 11, 2014
12 vs. KC, July 23, 2016-July 15, 2017
10 vs. SEA, May 27-Oct. 1, 1978
10 vs. TOR, April 24, 2002-April 30, 2003
10 vs. PHI, April 1, 2014-current
INTERLEAGUE: After Thursday’s win, Rangers have won 12 of last 17 Interleague games beg. 4/30/22…club was 11-9 (.550) vs. N.L. in 2022 after 4 straight losing seasons from 2018-21…TEX has also won 6 of last 8 at home vs. N.L. clubs…as a result of this year’s balanced schedule for all 30 clubs – a first since Interleague play was introduced in 1997 – the Rangers are slated to play a record 46 Interleague contests in 2023
• This year marks the 4th time in club history for the Rangers to open a season against a N.L. opponent…the others: 2014 vs. PHI, 2019 vs. CHC, 2020 vs. COL.
A COMEBACK THE RIGHT WAY: After the Rangers had blown leads of 7-0 (4/8/22 at TOR) and 5-0 (4/1/21 at KC) in Opening Day losses the past 2 years, the club overcame a 5-0 deficit (thru 3 1/2 innings) to beat Philly in Thursday’s opener…it matched the largest comeback win on Opening
Day in Rangers history, as club trailed 8-3 on 4/6/92 at SEA before winning 12-10.
CLOUD 9: Some notes on the Rangers’ 9-run, 7-hit 4th inning in Thursday’s season opener:
• It was just the 10th instance in the Modern Era (since 1900) of a team having a 9+ run inning in their 1st game of the season, first since the 1997 Padres posted an 11-run 6th inning on 4/1/97 vs. NYM (credit Elias Sports Bureau).
• 9 runs matched the most ever by the Rangers in a single inning on Opening Day (also 9-run 8th, 4/6/92 at SEA)…it was the most runs ever by the Rangers in a single inning at Globe Life Field, and marked just the 2nd time to score 9 runs in one frame since the start of the 2016 campaign (also 9-run 6th, 9/2/18 vs. MIN at GLPIA).
• 7 hits matched the most ever by the Rangers in a single inning on Opening Day (also 7 H in 8th, 4/6/92 at SEA; and 7 H in 1st, 4/1/21 at KC)…Texas had 7+ hits in an inning one time in 2022: 8/24/22 at COL (7 H in 2nd)…it matched the Rangers’ most hits in a single inning in GLF history (also 7 H in 5th, 8/29/21 vs. HOU).
TO THE NINES: All 9 Texas starters reached safely via H/ BB and scored at least one run in Thursday’s win…it marked the 1st Opening Day game in which the Rangers have ever pulled that trick, as TEX became 1st MLB team to do it in a season opener since the Royals on 4/1/21 vs. TEX…the only time since the start of 2019 for TEX to have all 9 starters reach safely via H/BB with at least one run scored was 8/24/22 at COL, with last home instance coming on 9/2/18 vs. MIN.
IT’S LIKE THE FIRST TIME: Cole Ragans earned his 1st ML win as a reliever in Thursday’s opener…according to Elias Sports Bureau, Ragans is the 1st pitcher in Rangers history, and the 6th in MLB over the last 10 seasons, to win his first career ML game in a season opener.
PITCHERS TO RECORD FIRST MLB WIN ON
OPENING DAY, PAST 10 SEASONS (credit Elias Sports Bureau)
Pitcher Team Date/Opp.
Aaron Barrett WAS 3/31/14 at NYM
Jumbo Diaz CIN 4/6/15 vs. PIT
Jordan Romano TOR 7/24/20 at TB
Carlos Hernandez KC 4/1/21 vs. TEX
Anthony Misiewicz SEA 4/1/21 vs. SF
Cole Ragans TEX 3/30/23 vs. PHI
PERFECT: The Rangers went 5-for-5 with RISP on Thursday…according to STATS LLC, it was the 1st time since the statistic was first tracked in 1974 that Texas had hits in each of 5-or-more AB with RISP – in any game in any season.
MISCELLANEOUS: The Rangers’ 11 runs on Thursday were the club’s 2nd-most ever in a season opener (12 R on 4/6/92 at SEA)…the 11 R also remain the most by any team in a game in 2023…6 of the Rangers’ 1st 9 G are day contests… with his HR on Thursday, Brad Miller became just the 6th
player in TEX history to hit a HR in consecutive O.D. games, joining Ian Kinsler (2011-12), Nelson Cruz (2010-11), Mark Teixeira (2004-05), Dean Palmer (1992-93), and Rafael Palmeiro (1990-91).
TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER – #17 Nathan Eovaldi, RHP (0-0, —) game of this season-opening series with the Phillies…Eovaldi (ee-VAHL-dee) signed a 2-year free agent contract with the Rangers on 12/27/22…produced a 1-0 record, 2.35 ERA (4 ER/15.1 IP), and 19 strikeouts/2 walks over 4 ‘A’ game starts this spring…will work on 4 days’ rest after he started the Rangers’ exhibition here at Globe Life Field on Mon. vs. KC (ND, 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R-ER, 1 BB, 6 SO, 2 HR, 80 pitches/55 strikes)…experienced tightness in his left side following spring debut on 2/25 vs. KC, but resumed throwing on 3/8 with no reported issues since…owns a lifetime 4-4 record and 3.36 ERA (23 ER/61.2 IP) in 11 career games/starts vs. PHI…in 2022, his final season with Boston, went 6-3 with a 3.87 ERA (47 ER/109.1 IP) over 20 G/GS…ranked among A.L. leaders (min. 100.0 IP) in SO/BB (8th, 5.15) and BB/9 (9th, 1.65)…was slowed by a pair of IL stints: 6/9- 7/14 (low back inflammation) and 8/19-9/28 (right shoulder inflammation)…the Texas native is seeking a return to his 2021 form, when he was an All-Star with the Red Sox and finished 4th in A.L. Cy Young Award voting…his Red Sox stint included a historic postseason stretch during the team’s 2018 World Series run, as he appeared in 3 of club’s 5 games during that year’s Fall Classic…since the start of 2019, has induced misses on 26.1% of swings by opposing batters, the 9th-best rate in the A.L. over that span (min. 400.0 IP)…has averaged 96.1 mph on his fastball over the course of his career, the 4th-highest figure in MLB since 2011…leads all A.L. pitchers since the start of 2020 (min. 300.0 IP) in both walks per 9 innings (1.64) and strikeouts per walk (5.65)…has a career record of 67-68 with a 4.16 ERA over 240 games/221 starts with LAD (2011-12), MIA (2012-14), NYY (2015-16), TB (2018), and BOS (2018-22)…joins Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan as the only graduates of Alvin (TX) High School to reach the Major Leagues.
SEASON DEBUT NOTES: Has produced a 4-2 record and 3.94 ERA (27 ER/61.2 IP) in 11 season debut starts, with his teams going 6-5 in those games…has logged at least 5.0 IP in each of his season debut starts…served as the Red Sox Opening Day starter in each of the last 3 seasons (2020-22)…became 12th Sox pitcher to start 3 consecutive Opening Day games for club (last 2 were Jon Lester, 2011-14; and Pedro Martinez, 1998-2004)…took no decision in Boston’s season-opening 6-5 defeat last year on 4/8/22 at NYY (5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R-ER, 1 BB, 7 SO, 2 HR, 76 pitches/56 strikes)…faced Gerrit Cole (ND, 4.0 IP, 3 R-ER)… surrendered 2-run HR to Anthony Rizzo in the 1st inn. and solo HR to Giancarlo Stanton in the 4th…exited with a 4-3 lead, but was removed from the ledger as the Yankees completed a come-from-behind, walk-off victory.
VS. PHILADELPHIA: Boasts a lifetime 4-4 record and 3.36 ERA (23 ER/61.2 IP) in 11 career games/starts against the Phillies…is undefeated (4-0) in his last 7 starts vs. Philadelphia dating back to 2013, posting a 2.16 ERA (10 ER/41.2 IP) and 28 strikeouts/10 walks in those outings…last faced the Fightin’ Phils in a 4-3 Red Sox win on 5/22/21 at PHI (W, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R-ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 1 HR, 85 pitches/55 strikes)…opposing starter in that game was current Ranger Spencer Howard (L, 3.0 IP, 2 R-ER)…also allowed a triple (4th inn.) and single (6th inn.) to current teammate Brad Miller, who batted 5th and started at 3B for PHI.
AT HOME / IN ARLINGTON: Fared far better on the road (4-0, 2.64 ERA) that at Fenway Park (2-3, 5.26 ERA) last season, but has traditionally performed better at home (30-31, 3.95 ERA) than on the road (37-37, 4.37 ERA) in his career.
• The Texas native is undefeated (2-0) in 2 career starts in Arlington, one at the former Globe Life Park on 4/25/16 at TEX w/ NYY (W, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 SO) and another here at Globe Life Field on 4/30/21 at TEX w/ BOS (W, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R-ER, 2 BB, 5 SO)…in the latter start, was staked to a 4-0 lead in the 1st inning after J.D. Martinez connected for a 3-run HR off TEX’s Kohei Arihara…Eovaldi’s lone run allowed came on an RBI single by Brock Holt in the 2nd frame.
2022: In his final season with Boston, went 6-3 with a 3.87 ERA (47 ER/109.1 IP) over 20 games/starts, including a 4-0 record and 2.64 ERA in 10 road starts… made at least 20 starts for 7th time in his career…ranked among A.L. leaders (minimum 100.0 IP) in SO/BB (8th, 5.15) and BB/9 (9th, 1.65)…posted a sub-4.00 ERA for the 3rd consecutive season (also 3.72 in 2020, 3.75 in 2021)…outside of outings on 5/17 vs. HOU (6 ER) and 7/22 vs. TOR (9 ER), produced a 2.74 ERA (32 ER/105.0 IP) in his other 18 starts…was slowed by a pair of Injured List stints 6/9-7/14 (low back inflammation) and 8/19-9/28 (right shoulder inflammation), which led to mechanical issues with his delivery…was 1-1, 3.15 (14 ER/40.0
IP) over first 7 starts thru 5/11 before game on 5/17 vs. HOU (1.2 IP, 9 R-6 ER) spiked season figure to 4.32…had 7.0 SHO IP in back-to-back starts, 4/25 at TOR and 4/30 at BAL, including 5.2 hitless frames to open start vs. the O’s…was 3-0, 2.03 (7 ER/31.0 IP) in next 5 starts spanning first IL stint 5/22-7/15 to drop to 3.34, then took loss in Sox’ 28-5 defeat on 7/22 vs. TOR (2.2 IP, 9 R-ER) to rise to 4.30…his 17.0 consecutive scoreless innings from 5/28-7/15 marked 2nd-longest streak of his career (19.0 IP in 2018)…posted a career-high 11 SO on 5/22 vs. SEA…would go 2-0, 2.91 (11 ER/34.0 IP) in final 6 GS beg. 7/27 to finish at 3.87.
