Eovaldi, who was nails in last outing and legendarily great all season, was suddenly homer prone tonight. A five inning, five run, three dinger outing saw Eovaldi’s ERA balloon to 1.71 on the year. Still excellent, sure, but also nearly half a run worse than when the evening began and it put the Rangers in a 5-0 hole through three innings.

Eovaldi has burst into contention with a historically low ERA and a knack for winning when Texas absolutely needs it.