ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Texas Rangers pitcher Nathan Eovaldi was placed on the 15-day injured list Monday because of elbow inflammation.
The move was made before the Rangers opened a road series against the Los Angeles Angels. Rookie right-hander Ben Peoples was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock.
Eovaldi (10-9, 4.21 ERA) is the team leader in wins and innings pitched with 132 2/3. The 36-year-old right-hander had been on the active roster all season, though he skipped a scheduled start in May because of left side tightness.
In his most recent outing Friday night, Eovaldi limited Baltimore to one run and four hits over 5 1/3 innings before leaving after 86 pitches. The Texas native is 45-25 with a 3.38 ERA in 98 regular-season starts since joining the Rangers in 2023.
Eovaldi was 11-3 with a career-best 1.73 ERA last season, when he also had an IL stint for elbow inflammation before his season ended early because of a rotator cuff strain.
Peoples was 0-1 with a 2.19 ERA in 12 relief appearances with the Rangers from July 2 until being optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
Eovaldi's move to the IL comes after the activations of left-handers Cody Bradford and Jordan Montgomer y, who like Eovaldi were part of the Rangers' World Series championship team in 2023. Bradford, now in the rotation, and Montgomery, pitching out of the bullpen, both had elbow surgery and hadn't pitched in the big leagues since 2024 before coming back last week.
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Texas Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, July 31, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
TORONTO (AP) — Anthony Seigler scored from third base on a sacrifice fly Monday night — without ever tagging up.
Needless to say, that left everyone in Toronto a little confused.
Seigler scored Boston's only run in a 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays on a chaotic, inning-ending double play that resulted in a 17-minute delay trying to sort out the whole thing.
While there was only one out when Ceddanne Rafaela hit a flyball to center field in the seventh, the scoreboard showed two outs. The ball was still in the air when Seigler headed toward the plate and Nick Sogard took off from first base.
When the ball was caught and the Blue Jays eventually tossed it to first to double up Sogard, that was the third out and it appeared Toronto still led 2-0 as players headed to the dugout.
That's when the umpires started discussing the bizarre play. There were separate conversations with both managers before conferring with MLB's replay center for a rules check on what crew chief Chris Guiccione said was a timing play.
In the end, because Seigler crossed home plate before Sogard was called out at first, and Toronto never appealed the runner leaving third base early, the run was awarded to the Red Sox.
Even some Blue Jays appeared to think the catch by center fielder Brett Batemen was the third out of the inning. Toronto reliever Simeon Woods Richardson and catcher Brandon Valenzuela both turned their back to the play and were going to the dugout even before second baseman Josh Smith got the ball from Bateman and threw to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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Toronto Blue Jays' Charles McAdoo (26) reacts as he is doused with a sports drink after the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game in Toronto, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (27) celebrates after the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game in Toronto, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela, right, flies into a sacrifice double play that was reviewed with a time play allowing Anthony Seigler (not shown) to score against the Toronto Blue Jays during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Toronto, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
