Rays vs. Rangers AL Wild Card Game 2 Probable Starting Pitchers Today - October 4

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Texas Rangers in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series on Wednesday at 3:08 PM ET. The Rangers lead the series 1-0 and will look to move on to the ALDS with a win.

The Rays will give the nod to Zach Eflin (16-8) against the Rangers and Nathan Eovaldi (12-5).

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Rays vs. Rangers Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Wednesday, October 4, 2023
• Time: 3:08 PM ET
• TV: ABC
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Venue: Tropicana Field
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• Probable Pitchers: Eflin - TB (16-8, 3.50 ERA) vs Eovaldi - TEX (12-5, 3.63 ERA)

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Rays Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Zach Eflin

• The Rays will send Eflin (16-8) to the mound for his 32nd start this season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, Sept. 26, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in five innings against the Boston Red Sox.
• The 29-year-old has an ERA of 3.50 and 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings, with a batting average against of .234 in 31 games this season.
• In 31 starts this season, he's earned a quality start in 17 of them.
• Eflin has eight starts in a row of five innings or more.
• He has five appearances with no earned runs allowed in 31 chances this season.

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Rangers Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Nathan Eovaldi

• The Rangers will send Eovaldi (12-5) to make his 26th start of the season. He is 12-5 with a 3.63 ERA and 132 strikeouts through 144 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, when he threw 3 1/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs while giving up five hits.
• Over 25 games this season, the 33-year-old has a 3.63 ERA and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .225 to his opponents.
• Eovaldi has 11 quality starts this season.
• Eovaldi has pitched five or more innings in a game 21 times this season heading into this game.
• He has had eight appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.

Nathan Eovaldi vs. Rays

• He meets a Rays offense that ranks fourth in the league with 860 total runs scored while batting .260 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .445 slugging percentage (fourth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 230 home runs (sixth in the league).
• Eovaldi has a 2.92 ERA and a 1.216 WHIP against the Rays this season in 12 1/3 innings pitched, allowing a .196 batting average over two appearances.

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