Eovaldi Throws First Complete Game of 2025 as Rangers Defeat Reds 1-0
Nathan Eovaldi's dominant shutout and Wyatt Langford's solo homer secure a bounce-back win for Texas in Cincinnati.
- Nathan Eovaldi pitched a four-hit shutout, striking out eight and walking none in the first complete game of the 2025 MLB season.
- Wyatt Langford's solo home run in the first inning provided the game's only run, marking his second homer in six games this season.
- Eovaldi retired the first 12 batters and needed just 99 pitches to complete the game, extending his career dominance over the Reds with a 1.25 ERA in 36 innings against them.
- The Reds threatened to tie the game in both the seventh and ninth innings but were unable to capitalize on scoring opportunities.
- The series finale between the Rangers and Reds is set for April 2, 2025, with Jack Leiter facing Hunter Greene in a pitching matchup.