Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi Selected American League Pitcher Of The Month For July
Arlington, Texas — Texas Rangers right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi has been selected American League Pitcher of the Month for July, it was announced today by Major League Baseball.
This is the second time Eovaldi has won the monthly award, as he also claimed the honor in May 2023 with Texas. He is the third pitcher in club history to win the award twice, joining Kenny Rogers (May 1995 and May 2005) and Charlie Hough (June 1983 and June 1984).
Eovaldi won all five of his July starts, going 5-0 with a 0.59 ERA (2 ER/30.2 IP), a 0.95 WHIP figure, a .198 (21-106) opponent batting average, and 30 strikeouts against 8 walks last month. The right-hander led A.L. pitchers (minimum 5 starts) in ERA, opponent slugging percentage (.245), opponent OPS (.506), wins, and pitches per inning (13.8) while also ranking highly in WHIP (2nd), home runs per 9.0 innings (2nd, 0.29), opponent batting average (2nd), and fielding independent pitching (3rd, 2.37).
He became the 2nd starting pitcher in Washington/Texas franchise history (1961-) to earn 5 wins and post an ERA below 1.00 in a single month, joining the aforementioned Rogers who turned the trick in both May 1995 (5-1, 0.65) and May 2005 (6-0, 0.98). Eovaldi’s 0.59 ERA in July was the 2nd-lowest ERA in a single month in franchise history (minimum 30.0 IP) to only Yovani Gallardo (0.54 ERA in June 2015).
Eovaldi is the 9th right-handed starter in the Expansion Era (1961-) to win 5-or-more games without a loss and record an ERA of 0.60-or-lower in a single month and first since Jordan Zimmerman in March-April 2016. The others to achieve the feat: Bob Gibson (June/July 1968), Nolan Ryan (May 1984), Mike Witt (August 1986), Orel Hershiser (September-October 1988), Cory Lidle (August 2002), Zack Greinke (March-April 2009), Jake Arrieta (August/September-October 2015).
The 14-year Major League veteran began July without allowing an earned run across 11.0 innings over his first two starts, July 2 vs. Baltimore (5.0 IP, 0 R) and July 8 at Los Angeles-AL (6.0 IP, 1 R-0 ER). Eovaldi worked his 2nd-longest start of 2025 on July 13 against the Astros at Daikin Park in his hometown of Houston, pitching 7.2 innings with 8 strikeouts and just one earned run in a 5-1 Rangers win. He tossed 5.0 shutout frames in his first start after the All-Star break on July 25 vs. Atlanta and completed the month with 7.0 innings of one-run ball on July 30 at Los Angeles-AL.
On the season, Eovaldi is 9-3 with a 1.49 ERA (17 ER/103.0 IP) and 105 strikeouts in 18 starts. Among MLB pitchers with 100.0-or-more innings pitched, Eovaldi leads the league in ERA and opponent slugging percentage (.278). His 1.49 ERA is the lowest in franchise history through 18 starts, ahead of Rick Honeycutt (1.85 ERA through 18 GS in 1983).
Eovaldi is the first Ranger to be named A.L. Player/Pitcher of the Month this season, and first since Wyatt Langford was honored as A.L. Player of the Month for September 2024.
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