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Rangers Shift MacKenzie Gore to Start vs. Padres After Nathan Eovaldi Is Scratched
Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi was scratched from his scheduled start against the San Diego Padres on Saturday because of left knee soreness. Left-hander MacKenzie Gore was moved up a day to replace him.
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Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi was scratched from his scheduled start against the Padres on Saturday because of left knee soreness, and left-hander MacKenzie Gore was moved up a day to replace him. The Rangers did not immediately announce a starter for Sunday's series finale.
It is the second time in a little more than a month that Eovaldi has been scratched from a start. The 36-year-old was dealing with tightness in his left side when he skipped a May 11 start against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Eovaldi missed one turn in the rotation before pitching seven scoreless innings and tying his season high with eight strikeouts in an 8-0 victory against the Houston Astros.
23 ERA in 14 starts. Eovaldi did not pitch after Aug. 22 last year because of a right rotator cuff strain. It was revealed after the season that Eovaldi needed sports hernia surgery.
73 ERA in 22 starts but fell short of the number of innings required to qualify for the ERA title.
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