Nathan Eovaldi Threw Eight Shutout Innings and the Yankees' Five-Game Win Streak Died at Yankee Stadium

The Texas Rangers walked into the Bronx on Wednesday night and put the New York Yankees in a headlock. Nathan Eovaldi was absolutely dominant, pitching eight stellar innings while the Rangers' bats came alive early and often in a 6-1 road win that ended New York's five-game winning streak cold.

This wasn't some nail-biter where the Rangers held on. Texas jumped all over Will Warren from the jump and never looked back. Corey Seager led off the damage with a three-batter homer to get things rolling. Evan Carter followed up with a two-run shot in the third, and by the time the fourth inning was done, the Rangers had already built a commanding 6-0 lead. The Rangers scored more than five runs for the seventh time this season and snapped a three-game losing streak in the process.

Eovaldi Was Dealing on Another Level

This was Eovaldi's second dominant performance against the Yankees in a week. After throwing seven innings in a 3-0 home win over New York last Wednesday, he came back and somehow was even better. He struck out a season-high eight batters and walked none for the second time this season. The veteran right-hander gave up just three hits total, including Aaron Judge's major league-leading 15th homer in the sixth that broke up his scoreless streak at 13 innings. Eovaldi threw 72 of 101 pitches for strikes, recording quick outs and putting on a masterclass in efficiency. He finished his eighth inning of work for the 16th time in his career and the fourth time against the Yankees, a team he pitched for back in 2015 and 2016.

The Yankees Offense Vanished When It Mattered

New York's bats went completely silent. Judge's homer aside, the Yankees managed just five baserunners the entire night with Jacob Latz handling the ninth. This was especially brutal considering they'd scored 46 runs over their previous five games. For a team that came in riding serious momentum, finishing with fewer than two runs for the fifth time this season felt like a gut punch.

Will Warren took the loss and it wasn't pretty. He lasted only four innings, allowing six runs on seven hits while walking three. He did rack up seven strikeouts, but he was constantly falling behind hitters and threw first-pitch strikes to just 12 of 22 batters he faced.

Seager had a huge night despite struggling recently, going 4-for-31 in his previous eight games with no RBIs in his last nine. He opened the scoring with that three-batter homer, added an RBI double in the third, and capped it off with an RBI single in the fourth. Ezequiel Duran also chipped in with a double and a bases-loaded sacrifice fly. The Rangers' last time they scored more than five runs was April 23 against Pittsburgh.

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