This is Nathan Eovaldi's favorite time of the year. “August to September,” he said. “You’re into the hunt. It’s the build-up for the postseason. We’ve been playing really good baseball.” Mostly good baseball -- notwithstanding the first two games of the Rangers’ road trip,

In the meantime, he’s singularly focused on returning to the postseason. His July performance indicates hyper awareness. His outing Wednesday actually raised his ERA for the month - to 0.59. He won his fifth consecutive decision of the month. It is the second-lowest monthly ERA for a pitcher in Rangers history with at least five starts in a month.

Nathan Eovaldi limited Los Angeles to a run in seven innings, Adolis García hit a two-run homer in the eighth and the Texas Rangers beat the Angels 6-3 on Wednesday night