Texas’ ace did what he has done all season on Friday night, shutting down Cleveland with seven strong innings.

Those who haven’t been paying attention to Nathan Eovaldi this season may be shocked to see his name atop the Major League leaderboard in earned run average. Eovaldi pitched another gem in the Rangers’ 4-3 walk-off win Friday over the Guardians,

Nathan Eovaldi pitched eight sharp innings, Rowdy Tellez blooped a two-run single on a 10-pitch at-bat in the eighth, and the Texas Rangers spoiled Aaron Judge’s return with a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees.

Eovaldi is putting up numbers that have him in elite company this season. The changes he's made are subtle but significant.

Rangers manager Bruce Bochy is giving flowers to one of his starting pitchers, Nathan Eovaldi. Eovaldi is making a case for the AL Cy Young.

One of baseball’s best pitchers this season isn’t even listed among the league leaders, and was left off the American League All-Star team.

The 35-year-old will carry this strong form into his next scheduled start against the Angels.

He wasn't supposed to be the best starting pitcher at baseball at age 35. Then again, he wasn't supposed to become a World Series icon or a Texas Ranger legend, either. What if the Cy Young Award is next?

Despite missing a month due to injury, Nathan Eovaldi owns a stingy 1.76 ERA along with a 0.87 WHIP and has been remarkably consistent this year. The Texas Rangers ace has allowed Under 2.5 earned runs in 18 of his 21 starts and seven of his last eight outings.

It’s Friday, August 22 and the Guardians (64-62) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (63-66). Slade Cecconi is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas.