Texas Rangers Ace Closes July With Another Gem, Vaults Into Historic Company

Nathan Eovaldi, as hot as he has ever been, strung together another gem Wednesday.

The 35-year-old right-hander allowed six hits, two walks and one earned run in the Texas Rangers' series finale with the Los Angeles Angels. The Rangers held on to win 6-3, making it five victories in a row when Eovaldi takes the mound.

Eovaldi closed out July with a 5-0 record, 0.59 ERA, 0.946 WHIP, 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings and a 1.3 WAR.

According to Underdog Fantasy's Justin Havens, Eovaldi became just the third pitcher since the Wild Card era began in 1994 to post a sub-0.60 ERA in July, minimum 30.0 innings pitched. Scott Kazmir set the record with a 0.26 ERA in July 2015, while Hiroki Kuroda sits in second with the 0.55 ERA he posted in July 2013.

Kazmir went 2-0, though, while Kuroda went 3-0. That makes Eovaldi the only pitcher in the last 32 seasons to record at least four wins with an ERA under 0.60 in a single July.