Through a starter’s first 19 outings of a season, Eovaldi’s 1.38 ERA is the fifth-lowest ever, trailing only Bob Gibson (1.06, 1968), Luis Tiant (1.27, 1968), Zack Greinke (1.30, 2015), and Vida Blue (1.37, 1971).

Eovaldi allowed just one hit in eight shutout innings for the Rangers, shutting down one of baseball’s best lineups.

Here are three thoughts on the Texas Rangers’ 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night at Globe Life Field.

Eovaldi dominated the Yankees, allowing just one base runner across eight shutout innings on a night when they mustered just two hits total in a 2-0 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Field.

Nathan Eovaldi shut down the Yankees with eight scoreless innings, joining Bob Gibson territory as the Rangers close the AL Wild Card gap.

Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi is in the midst of a historically good season. He is not among the statistical best in baseball this season according to league leaderboards. That may change soon.

Aaron Judge’s return to the Yankees’ lineup didn’t make much of a difference on Tuesday, not with Nathan Eovaldi at his very best and Devin Williams still in a funk.

The Texas Rangers arrived home from a dismal West Coast trip littered with travel issues and wasted momentum early Monday morning in search of an end to a recent skid of poor play. They instead found baseball absolution disguised in the form of two swings from two sluggers who might’ve needed them more than any.

Nathan Eovaldi will make his 21st career start against the Yankees, owning a 3.44 ERA and a 23 percent strikeout rate facing his old squad. At 35, he’s having the best season of his career, with the lowest ERA in baseball among pitchers with at least 100 innings thrown.