For the second game in a row, a veteran Rangers starter struggled to miss bats against the Mariners, resulting in a shorter-than-desired outing. Nathan Eovaldi needed 25 pitches to get through the first inning, when the Mariners took a 1-0 lead, then 22 pitches to get through four batters in the second. In the first nine batters there was a 10 pitch at bat against Eovaldi, a nine pitch at bat, and an eight pitch at bat.
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