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Rangers shut out Nationals 6-0. Eovaldi leaves start with groin injury

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Nathan Eovaldi pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings before leaving with groin tightness, Ezequiel Duran’s two-out double was the first of three consecutive RBI hits in the second inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Washington Nationals 6-0 on Thursday.

Eovaldi (2-2) limited the Nationals to two hits and two walks while throwing 92 pitches - 13 short of his season high. He struck out eight for the fourth time this year, his season high. He won for the first time since April 3 and for the first time in four home starts this year.

Jacob Latz, David Robertson and Jonathan Hernández finished off the four-hit shutout, Texas’ second this season.

The Rangers (17-15) won a second straight series, which the defending World Series champions had not done since winning the first two series of the season.

The Nationals (15-16) failed to move above .500 for the first time since July 1, 2021. Arriving in Texas after scoring 33 runs in a four-game sweep at Miami, the Nats scored two runs in three games.

Eovaldi said he felt the injury throwing a 94 mph fastball for strike one to Luis Garcia Jr. with one on in the sixth. He’ll get an MRI on Friday.

“Just play it safe,” Eovaldi said.

“He may need some rest,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “We’ll take care of him and do what’s right.”

Duran’s double was his second RBI of the season, first since opening day. He’d sat out the previous three games after going 6 for 38, dropping his batting average from a season-high .429 to .200.

Evan Carter and Marcus Semien followed with RBI singles off rookie Mitchell Parker (2-1), making his fourth major league start.

The Rangers added three runs in the eighth inning. Two scored on Travis Jankowski’s single. Jankowski replaced Duran at DH in the sixth inning.

Parker gave up three runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings while walking two and striking out five. He’d allowed three total runs in his previous three starts after being recalled from Triple-A Rochester on April 15 when Josiah Gray was placed on the injured list.

The two runs in a three-game series matched the Nats’ franchise low, done three previous times.

“If you think hitting’s easy, you’re really mistaken about this game,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “We’ve just got to keep going, keep grinding.”

Texas’ Josh Smith extended his on-base streak to a career-best 19 games with a second-inning walk.

Corey Seager, MVP of the Rangers’ World Series victory last fall, continued to struggle at the plate. Seager went 0 for 4 and is 3 for 41 over his past 11 games, dropping his batting average from .301 to .219.

UP NEXT

Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin (0-3, 6.82 ERA) will face Toronto left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (2-2, 2.94) on Friday to begin a five-game homestand.

Rangers right-hander Michael Lorenzen (2-1, 4.24) will pitch on Friday against Kansas City right-hander Brady Singer (2-1, 2.62) to start a 10-game road trip, including a scheduled doubleheader at Oakland next Wednesday.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nationals WAS15-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Rangers TEX17-15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	X	6	9	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

W: N. Eovaldi (2-2)L: M. Parker (2-1)S: (0)

WASNationals

TEXRangers

.N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi
P
5.1 IP, 2 BB, 8 SO, 92 P
.J. HeimJonah Heim
C
2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Abrams SS	4	1	0	1	1	.283	.357	.593	.950	1.5
N. Senzel DH	2	0	2	2	1	.229	.315	.563	.877	1.0
L. Garcia 2B	4	1	0	2	4	.292	.330	.416	.746	1.0
J. Meneses 1B	4	1	0	1	2	.221	.284	.250	.534	0.5
J. Winker LF	4	0	0	1	1	.248	.360	.390	.750	-0.5
K. Ruiz C	4	1	0	1	1	.151	.224	.264	.488	0.5
E. Rosario RF	2	0	0	2	0	.086	.133	.157	.290	-1.0
a- A. Call PH-RF	1	0	0	1	1	.400	.538	.500	1.038	-0.5
I. Vargas 3B	3	0	0	0	1	.304	.381	.411	.792	0.0
J. Young CF	2	0	1	1	0	.306	.351	.361	.712	0.5

HITTERS	AB
C. Abrams SS	4
N. Senzel DH	2
L. Garcia 2B	4
J. Meneses 1B	4
J. Winker LF	4
K. Ruiz C	4
E. Rosario RF	2
a- A. Call PH-RF	1
I. Vargas 3B	3
J. Young CF	2

a-fouled out for Rosario in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.256	.313	.436	.749	2.0
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.219	.305	.289	.594	-0.5
N. Lowe 1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.316	.422	.447	.870	6.0
A. Garcia RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.292	.349	.566	.916	0.5
J. Heim C	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	.263	.291	.384	.675	6.0
J. Smith 3B	3	2	1	0	1	2	3	.318	.423	.500	.923	4.0
W. Langford LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	6	.230	.302	.301	.602	-1.5
E. Duran DH	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.213	.288	.255	.544	4.0
a- T. Jankowski PH-DH	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	.217	.280	.391	.671	3.0
E. Carter CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.222	.310	.444	.754	1.5

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	4
C. Seager SS	4
N. Lowe 1B	3
A. Garcia RF	4
J. Heim C	3
J. Smith 3B	3
W. Langford LF	4
E. Duran DH	2
a- T. Jankowski PH-DH	2
E. Carter CF	4

a-lined out for Duran in the 6th

2B - C. Abrams (6), L. Garcia (8)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Garcia, J. Meneses

2B - N. Lowe (2), J. Smith (10), E. Duran (2)
RBI - M. Semien (21), J. Heim (19), E. Duran (2), T. Jankowski 2 (3), E. Carter (12)
2-Out RBI - M. Semien, E. Duran, T. Jankowski 2 (2), E. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Seager, J. Smith, T. Jankowski

SB - N. Lowe

DP - (Semien-Seager-Lowe)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Parker (L, 2-1)	5.1	6	3	3	2	5	2.53	1.08	2.5
J. Barnes	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	1.20	2.0
J. Weems	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	4.63	1.54	3.5
M. Barnes	1.0	3	3	3	1	2	6.75	1.50	-3.0

PITCHERS	IP
M. Parker (L, 2-1)	5.1
J. Barnes	0.2
J. Weems	1.0
M. Barnes	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
N. Eovaldi (W, 2-2)	5.1	2	2	8	2.61	1.16	23.0
J. Latz (H, 3)	1.1	1	0	2	2.87	1.02	4.0
D. Robertson (H, 10)	1.1	0	1	2	1.08	0.84	4.0
J. Hernandez	1.0	1	0	0	0.00	0.86	2.0

PITCHERS	IP
N. Eovaldi (W, 2-2)	5.1
J. Latz (H, 3)	1.1
D. Robertson (H, 10)	1.1
J. Hernandez	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Parker 83-56, J. Barnes 11-8, J. Weems 6-5, M. Barnes 31-19
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Parker 7-3, J. Barnes 1-0, J. Weems 1-0, M. Barnes 2-1
Batters Faced - M. Parker 24, J. Barnes 2, J. Weems 3, M. Barnes 7

Pitches-Strikes - N. Eovaldi 92-58, J. Latz 14-10, D. Robertson 24-13, J. Hernandez 10-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - N. Eovaldi 6-2, J. Latz 2-0, D. Robertson 1-0, J. Hernandez 2-0
Batters Faced - N. Eovaldi 20, J. Latz 5, D. Robertson 5, J. Hernandez 3

.N. EovaldiNathan Eovaldi
P
5.1 IP, 2 BB, 8 SO, 92 P
.J. HeimJonah Heim
C
2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Nationals WAS15-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Rangers TEX17-15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	X	6	9	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Abrams SS	4	1	0	1	1	.283	.357	.593	.950	1.5
N. Senzel DH	2	0	2	2	1	.229	.315	.563	.877	1.0
L. Garcia 2B	4	1	0	2	4	.292	.330	.416	.746	1.0
J. Meneses 1B	4	1	0	1	2	.221	.284	.250	.534	0.5
J. Winker LF	4	0	0	1	1	.248	.360	.390	.750	-0.5
K. Ruiz C	4	1	0	1	1	.151	.224	.264	.488	0.5
E. Rosario RF	2	0	0	2	0	.086	.133	.157	.290	-1.0
a- A. Call PH-RF	1	0	0	1	1	.400	.538	.500	1.038	-0.5
I. Vargas 3B	3	0	0	0	1	.304	.381	.411	.792	0.0
J. Young CF	2	0	1	1	0	.306	.351	.361	.712	0.5
Total	30	4	3	12	12	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
C. Abrams SS	4
N. Senzel DH	2
L. Garcia 2B	4
J. Meneses 1B	4
J. Winker LF	4
K. Ruiz C	4
E. Rosario RF	2
a- A. Call PH-RF	1
I. Vargas 3B	3
J. Young CF	2
Total	30

a-fouled out for Rosario in the 7th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.256	.313	.436	.749	2.0
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.219	.305	.289	.594	-0.5
N. Lowe 1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.316	.422	.447	.870	6.0
A. Garcia RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.292	.349	.566	.916	0.5
J. Heim C	3	2	2	1	1	0	1	.263	.291	.384	.675	6.0
J. Smith 3B	3	2	1	0	1	2	3	.318	.423	.500	.923	4.0
W. Langford LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	6	.230	.302	.301	.602	-1.5
E. Duran DH	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.213	.288	.255	.544	4.0
a- T. Jankowski PH-DH	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	.217	.280	.391	.671	3.0
E. Carter CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.222	.310	.444	.754	1.5
Total	33	6	9	6	3	8	17	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	4
C. Seager SS	4
N. Lowe 1B	3
A. Garcia RF	4
J. Heim C	3
J. Smith 3B	3
W. Langford LF	4
E. Duran DH	2
a- T. Jankowski PH-DH	2
E. Carter CF	4
Total	33

a-lined out for Duran in the 6th

2B - C. Abrams (6), L. Garcia (8)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Garcia, J. Meneses

2B - N. Lowe (2), J. Smith (10), E. Duran (2)
RBI - M. Semien (21), J. Heim (19), E. Duran (2), T. Jankowski 2 (3), E. Carter (12)
2-Out RBI - M. Semien, E. Duran, T. Jankowski 2 (2), E. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Seager, J. Smith, T. Jankowski

SB - N. Lowe

DP - (Semien-Seager-Lowe)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Parker (L, 2-1)	5.1	6	3	3	2	5	2.53	1.08	2.5
J. Barnes	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1.80	1.20	2.0
J. Weems	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	4.63	1.54	3.5
M. Barnes	1.0	3	3	3	1	2	6.75	1.50	-3.0
Total	8.0	9	6	6	3	8	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Parker (L, 2-1)	5.1
J. Barnes	0.2
J. Weems	1.0
M. Barnes	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
N. Eovaldi (W, 2-2)	5.1	2	2	8	2.61	1.16	23.0
J. Latz (H, 3)	1.1	1	0	2	2.87	1.02	4.0
D. Robertson (H, 10)	1.1	0	1	2	1.08	0.84	4.0
J. Hernandez	1.0	1	0	0	0.00	0.86	2.0
Total	9.0	4	3	12	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
N. Eovaldi (W, 2-2)	5.1
J. Latz (H, 3)	1.1
D. Robertson (H, 10)	1.1
J. Hernandez	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Parker 83-56, J. Barnes 11-8, J. Weems 6-5, M. Barnes 31-19
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Parker 7-3, J. Barnes 1-0, J. Weems 1-0, M. Barnes 2-1
Batters Faced - M. Parker 24, J. Barnes 2, J. Weems 3, M. Barnes 7

Pitches-Strikes - N. Eovaldi 92-58, J. Latz 14-10, D. Robertson 24-13, J. Hernandez 10-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - N. Eovaldi 6-2, J. Latz 2-0, D. Robertson 1-0, J. Hernandez 2-0
Batters Faced - N. Eovaldi 20, J. Latz 5, D. Robertson 5, J. Hernandez 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Duran doubled to left center, Heim scored, Smith to third 0 1
Carter singled to shallow right, Smith scored, Duran to third 0 2
Semien singled to left, Duran scored, Carter to second 0 3
8TH INNING
Heim singled to center, Lowe scored 0 4
Jankowski singled to right, Smith and Heim scored 0 6

2ND INNING
	Duran doubled to left center, Heim scored, Smith to third	0	1
	Carter singled to shallow right, Smith scored, Duran to third	0	2
	Semien singled to left, Duran scored, Carter to second	0	3

8TH INNING
	Heim singled to center, Lowe scored	0	4
	Jankowski singled to right, Smith and Heim scored	0	6

1ST INNING
Nationals
N. Eovaldi Pitching:
C. Abrams: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Abrams grounded out to pitcher
N. Senzel: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Senzel struck out swinging
L. Garcia: Strike looking, Ball, Garcia doubled to left center
J. Meneses: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Meneses grounded out to first
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
M. Parker Pitching:
M. Semien: Strike looking, Ball, Semien flied out to left
C. Seager: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Seager struck out looking
N. Lowe: Strike looking, Foul, Lowe grounded out to shortstop
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Nationals
N. Eovaldi Pitching:
J. Winker: Ball, Strike swinging, Winker grounded out to shortstop
K. Ruiz: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ruiz struck out looking
E. Rosario: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Rosario struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
M. Parker Pitching:
A. Garcia: Ball, Foul, Foul, Garcia grounded out to shortstop
J. Heim: Strike looking, Heim singled to left
J. Smith: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Smith walked, Heim to second
W. Langford: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike looking, Langford struck out looking
E. Duran: Strike looking, Ball, Duran doubled to left center, Heim scored, Smith to third
E. Carter: Ball, Carter singled to shallow right, Smith scored, Duran to third
M. Semien: Ball, Pickoff attempt to first, Foul, Semien singled to left, Duran scored, Carter to second
C. Seager: Ball, Seager grounded out to first
End of the 2nd (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Nationals
N. Eovaldi Pitching:
I. Vargas: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Vargas flied out to center
J. Young: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Young grounded out to second
C. Abrams: Abrams doubled to right center
N. Senzel: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Senzel walked
L. Garcia: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Garcia struck out looking
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
M. Parker Pitching:
N. Lowe: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Lowe doubled to deep right
A. Garcia: Garcia flied out to right
J. Heim: Ball, Foul, Heim grounded out to catcher, Lowe to third
J. Smith: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Smith struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Nationals
N. Eovaldi Pitching:
J. Meneses: Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Meneses struck out swinging
J. Winker: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Winker struck out swinging
K. Ruiz: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ruiz grounded out to second
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
M. Parker Pitching:
W. Langford: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Langford struck out swinging
E. Duran: Strike swinging, Foul, Duran flied out to right
E. Carter: Strike looking, Carter lined out to center
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Nationals
N. Eovaldi Pitching:
E. Rosario: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Rosario struck out swinging
I. Vargas: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Vargas flied out to deep right
J. Young: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, Young struck out looking
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
M. Parker Pitching:
M. Semien: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Semien lined out to left
C. Seager: Seager grounded out to third
N. Lowe: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Lowe popped out to second
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Nationals
N. Eovaldi Pitching:
C. Abrams: Ball, Foul, Ball, Abrams lined out to left
N. Senzel: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Senzel walked
L. Garcia: Strike looking
Garcia struck out on foul tip
J. Meneses: Strike looking, Meneses grounded out to third
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
M. Parker Pitching:
A. Garcia: Garcia singled to deep center
J. Heim: Ball, Garcia to second on wild pitch, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Heim walked
J. Smith: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Smith struck out swinging
Jacob Barnes relieved Mitchell Parker
W. Langford: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Langford reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Garcia to third, Heim out at second
Travis Jankowski hit for Ezequiel Duran
T. Jankowski: Ball, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt to first, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Jankowski lined out to center
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Nationals
Travis Jankowski at designated hitter
J. Winker: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Winker grounded out to second
K. Ruiz: Ball, Ruiz singled to left
Alex Call hit for Eddie Rosario
A. Call: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul tip, Call struck out on foul tip
David Robertson relieved Jacob Latz
I. Vargas: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Vargas lined out to center
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Alex Call in right field
Jordan Weems relieved Jacob Barnes
E. Carter: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Carter struck out swinging
M. Semien: Semien grounded out to third
C. Seager: Seager lined out to center
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Nationals
D. Robertson Pitching:
J. Young: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Young walked
C. Abrams: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Abrams struck out swinging
N. Senzel: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike swinging, Senzel struck out swinging
L. Garcia: Ball, Strike looking, Garcia grounded out to pitcher
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Matt Barnes relieved Jordan Weems
N. Lowe: Foul, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Ball, Lowe walked
A. Garcia: Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
J. Heim: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Lowe stole second, Strike looking, Foul, Heim singled to center, Lowe scored
J. Smith: Foul, Smith doubled to deep left, Heim to third
W. Langford: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Langford struck out looking
T. Jankowski: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Jankowski singled to right, Smith and Heim scored
E. Carter: Foul, Ball, Carter flied out to center
End of the 8th (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Nationals
Jonathan Hernandez relieved David Robertson
J. Meneses: Strike looking, Ball, Meneses singled to center
J. Winker: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Winker reached on fielder's choice to second, Meneses out at second
K. Ruiz: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ruiz grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Winker out at second
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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