Rangers, Washington Nationals and Latz
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Jake Latz and the rest of the Rangers’ bullpen arms were fresh for the series finale after the work of Patrick Corbin and Jacob deGrom.
Latz was removed from his start in Sunday's game against the Nationals due to an apparent cut or blister on his pitching hand, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports. He struck out seven and allowed one earned run on two hits and two walks over 3.
There aren’t many more disappointing things during the 2025 MLB regular season than the Texas Rangers' offense. Coming into the year, many analysts thought their lineup was arguably the best in baseball and would be the backbone to their success.
Washington suffered a 4-2 loss to the Rangers and has an MLB-low 11 runs in seven games this month.
Eovaldi landed on the 15-day injured list May 29 due to a right triceps injury. He's eligible to be reinstated from the IL on Friday, but he may need a longer stint given that he's only just started throwing again. Eovaldi's absence would allow Jacob Latz (hand) to continue to lead off bullpen games for the Rangers.
WASHINGTON — Evan Carter and Jake Burger each finished a triple short of the cycle as the Texas Rangers beat the slumping Washington Nationals 4-2 on Sunday.
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