Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi leans into his curveball and keeps on dominating Yankees
The right-hander continues to diversify his arsenal and threw the pitch a record number of times in Texas' win.
Texas Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) (Frank Franklin II/AP) NEW YORK – The Rangers presented a dilemma on a rainy Wednesday night of accomplishments. Do you start to tell the story with that which the Rangers have accomplished all too frequently this season?
Or with that which has been accomplished against the Yankees once in the last 34 years? Hey, give us once in a couple of decades over once every couple of weeks. The Rangers much-maligned (a phrase usually only reserved for backup quarterbacks and shaky relievers) offense punched out of its bag on Wednesday in a 6-1 win over the Yankees.
It was only the second time in the last three weeks they’ve scored more than five runs in a game. Corey Seager had two run-producing hits. Couldn’t have come at a better time after the Rangers shut down following the first inning Tuesday.
But, look, Nathan Eovaldi smothered the Yankees. Again. In his eight innings of work, he allowed a solo homer to Aaron Judge.
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