Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi left Thursday\'s 6-0 win over the Washington Nationals with right groin tightness.
Eovaldi will get an MRI on Friday.
He threw a 94 mph fastball for strike one after issuing a one-out walk. Eovaldi then turned and faced the outfield. He was visited by Bruce Bochy and head trainer Matt Lucero and left for the dugout.
\"I went to throw it, and I kind of felt it,\" Eovaldi said. \"The initial thoughts that went through my head were I can call out the training staff, then maybe get the two warmup throws just to kind of check it out and stuff, but they wanted to play it safe and take me out of the game.\"
\"We\'ll see how it feels (Friday). Just play it safe. Again just trying to be smart with this, not push it.\"
Via Associated Press