The Texas Rangers positioned right-hander Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day injured checklist Friday with a proper groin pressure.
Fellow right-hander Yerry Rodriguez was recalled from Triple-A Spherical Rock to take the roster spot.
Eovaldi, 34, scattered two hits and struck out eight batters over 5⅓ innings in a 6-0 win over the Washington Nationals earlier than exiting with an ailing groin. He picked up the win to enhance to 2-2 with a 2.61 ERA in seven begins this season.
A two-time All-Star and two-time World Sequence champion, Eovaldi owns an 81-75 file with a 4.06 ERA in 272 profession video games (253 begins). He has pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011-12), Miami Marlins (2012-14), New York Yankees (2015-16), Tampa Bay Rays (2018), Boston Crimson Sox (2018-22) and Rangers.
Rodriguez, 26, has a ten.50 ERA and not using a determination in six reduction appearances this season with Texas. He owns a 1-0 mark with a 5.14 ERA in 5 reduction appearances with Spherical Rock in 2024.
