ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi is likely done for the season because of a rotator cuff strain.

Chris Young, the team's president of baseball operations, made the announcement Tuesday, a day before Eovaldi's scheduled start against the Los Angeles Angels when he had another opportunity to take over as MLB's qualified ERA leader. He is 11-3 with a career-best 1.73 ERA in 22 starts.

Eovaldi has been one of baseball's best pitchers all season, but was left off the American League All-Star team and hasn't been among the qualified leaders after missing most of June because of elbow inflammation.

He was MLB's official ERA leader for one night, after he allowed one run in seven innings against Cleveland on Friday. That put him at 130 innings in 130 Rangers gam

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