Texas Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter is reminded of a teammate from his college days at Vanderbilt by Nathan Eovaldi.

According to Baseball-Reference, it was the 28th 1-0 complete game shutout by a Ranger since the team moved to Texas in 1972. The last was by Kyle Gibson in 2020. He threw 114 pitches. In the 35 years of pitch tracking on the website, no Ranger had thrown a 1-0 Maddux.

Outscored 14-5 during the three-game set against the Cincinnati Reds, the Texas Rangers still earned the series win thanks to rare back-to-back 1-0 victories.

Carson Spiers, the Reds' No. 5 starter in their rotation, had a fine outing spoiled. After allowing the Langford home run and a Joc Pederson double immediately after that, just four of the batters he faced the rest of his night reached base.

Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux watched from the visitors' dugout at Great American Ball Park as Nathan Eovaldi twirled a gem against the Reds. It was only right that a Maddux was in the house for the occasion.

Nathan Eovaldi continued his mastery of the Cincinnati Reds, tossing his third career shutout, and Wyatt Langford provided the only run with a solo homer as the visiting Texas Rangers prevailed 1-0 Tuesday night.

Nathan Eovaldi may not be the Texas Rangers' ace (when Jacob deGrom's healthy, that is), but that doesn't mean he can't pitch like one. Eovaldi turned in a pitc

In so doing, Eovaldi is cementing himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the history of the franchise. In fact, Eovaldi became the first player to throw a complete game shutout for the Rangers ever since he did in 2023 against the New York Yankees, as pointed out by ClutchPoints' Joey Mistretta.

Nathan Eovaldi lanzó un juego completo de cuatro hits, el primero de la temporada en las Grandes Ligas, y los Rangers de Texas superaron el martes 1-0 a los Rojos de