ARLINGTON — What do you do when you lose your ace as you wobble near the edge of a postseason push?
On Tuesday, the Rangers lost Nathan Eovaldi — who was in the midst of the best season of his career — for the remainder of the regular season due a rotator cuff strain. On Wednesday, they threw a bullpen game in his place.
That turned out to be no problem. In fact, things couldn’t have gone better.
Jacob Latz and Co. virtually shut down the Angels on Wednesday night, while the Rangers’ offense exploded for four home runs — from Corey Seager, Adolis García, Joc Pederson and Kyle Higashioka — en route to a 20-3 win and a series victory. Texas scored 12 runs and had a sizable lead before Angels infielder Oswald Peraza took the mound in the seventh inning.
Even so, the 20 runs are the most the Rangers have scored since 2011. It is tied for the third-most runs in franchise history.
