Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi is likely done for the season because of a rotator cuff strain, another huge blow to the Texas Rangers and their hopes of making a late push for a playoff spot.

Eovaldi, 11-3 with a career-best 1.73 ERA but just short of the innings needed to qualify as the MLB leader, said Tuesday that he had an MRI after shutting down a bullpen session between starts because of continued soreness. The 35-year-old pitcher said he was more sore than normal but was surprised by those results since he hasn't had any shoulder issues in his 14 MLB seasons.

"It just felt like it was getting a little worse, so I shut it down and had the trainers look at it," Eovaldi said. "Obviously, it's just frustrating given how great the season's been going. ... I don't want to rule out the

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