Pitchers’ Duel Looms in Divisional Showdown: Which Team Will Break the Deadlock?

The Rangers are not fairing very well themselves this season. They are in fourth place in their division when they should be higher. The Athletics will be the worst team, but they probably should be outperforming the Angels. I’m not sure what has changed since their World Series run, but the team just isn’t hitting the way they did that year. There really is no one else to blame because the Rangers pitching has been awesome. They are essentially what the Mariners were last season – a great pitching staff, no hitting. As a team, the Rangers are at just .228 for the year. Today they have one of their two aces take the mound, Nathan Eovaldi. Be warned about this, he is coming back from injury so he may get scratched here. Eovadli is 4-3 for the season with a 1.56 ERA and a 0.81 WHIP. He has not pitched since May 27th, and I do expect the club to be a bit cautious with him. He took one of his losses earlier in the season against the Mariners, allowing two earned runs on five hits in five innings. 

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