With last night’s 4-2 loss to the 75-76 Boston Red Sox in Arlington, the 82-68 Texas Rangers have now lost 4 straight and will turn to Nathan Eovaldi to get them back on the rails tonight in the second game of their 3-game set. The ex-Red Sox pitcher is 11-4 with a 2.96 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and is 3-0 against his old club with an ERA of 4.78. Tanner Houck is expected to get the nod for Boston. He is 5-9 with a 4.94 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and the Red Sox are 0-6 in his last 6 turns as a road underdog. Texas sits 1½ games back of Houston for the lead in the AL West and if they want to catch them they had better get their act together, and they will. The Rangers have Josh Jung back in the lineup, as well as Adolis García, which will get their lethargic offense clicking again.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TEXAS RANGERS