Entering Monday’s matchup with the Diamondbacks at Globe Life Field, Eovaldi had six-straight winning decisions and had not shouldered a loss since May 22. It was easy to see why. Since he came off the injured list on June 27, Eovaldi had allowed five earned runs in 41 2/3 innings across seven starts. That was a 1.08 ERA in that time frame.

The Diamondbacks crushed the previously impenetrable Nathan Eovaldi at the Rangers and took a 5-0 lead, but Texas came back.

As Nathan Eovaldi prepares to make his 20th start of the season on Monday against Arizona, the Cy Young race may be the lone race Rangers fans are paying attention to in September. For reference, the Cy Young Award voting is conducted by the Baseball Writers Association of America.