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04/29 16:25 CDT Nathan Eovaldi pitches 7 innings in Rangers' in 3-0 win over
Yankees to avoid series sweep
Nathan Eovaldi pitches 7 innings in Rangers' in 3-0 win over Yankees to avoid
series sweep
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Baseball Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) --- Nathan Eovaldi allowed four hits over seven scoreless
innings, hot-hitting Josh Jung had a two-run single and the Texas Rangers beat
the AL-best New York Yankees 3-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Jung's grounder through the left side of the infield with the bases loaded in
the fifth inning put Texas up 2-0 and chased Elmer Rodriguez (0-1), a top
Yankees prospect making his big league debut. Jung has hit .381 (32 of 84) with
17 RBIs over 24 games in April.
Sam Haggerty added an RBI single in the seventh for Texas. He had entered as a
pinch-runner in the fifth after leadoff hitter Brandon Nimmo experienced right
hamstring tightness when running the bases.
Eovaldi (3-4), who gave up four homers against the Athletics in his previous
start on Friday, struck out seven and walked one against the Yankees. He threw
70 of 102 pitches for strikes against the team that entered the game with a
majors-best 48 homers.
Jacob Latz struck out one and allowed a hit over the final two innings for his
second save, and wrap up the Rangers' third shutout this season.
New York (20-11), which had won 10 of its previous 11 games, was held scoreless
for the second time this season. In a sign of frustration, Jazz Chisholm Jr.
slammed his helmet against the dugout bench after flying out in the ninth.
Rodriguez walked four and struck out three. His first big league strikeout came
on what became a strange double play in the first inning, and got out of
another bases-loaded jam in the second.
Jung signaled for a challenge of a 96.5 mph sinker on a called third strike
while Nimmo, who led off with a walk on five pitches, was thrown out at second
on an attempted stolen base.
Up next A day off for both teams. After an 7-2 road trip, the Yankees open a three-game series at home against Baltimore on Friday night, when Texas plays at Detroit. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Up next A day off for both teams. After an 7-2 road trip, the Yankees open a three-game series at home against Baltimore on Friday night, when Texas plays at Detroit. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
