Texas returns home on Friday to host the Chicago White Sox. Nathan Eovaldi is eligible to be activated from the IL that day. If all goes well with his right elbow inflammation, he could be activated to start and give deGrom an extra day of rest.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jacob deGrom has a 2.12 ERA. He has pitched at least five innings and allowed two or fewer runs in 10 straight starts, a Rangers record. His strikeout-to-walk rate continues to climb.

The Washington Nationals will try to break out of their offensive slump when they host the Texas Rangers in the rubber game of their series on Sunday. After scoring nine or more runs in four straight games last week,

Alex Call had finally done it. In the eighth inning, he had worked a walk — the only free pass the Washington Nationals would earn Saturday. The moment was worthy of a celebration, so Call flipped his bat and jogged to first base as Robert Hassell III moved into scoring position.

Batting cleanup, he had a hand in all five of the Rangers’ runs. Four scored on his hits, and he scored the fifth. His two-run double in the eighth put the Rangers over the threshold for a near-automatic win after they frittered away a golden opportunity in the seventh and looked like they were about to rinse and repeat in the eighth.

The Washington Nationals look to claim victory in a three-game set with the Texas Rangers but will have to go through a surefire Hall of Famer to do it.

Jacob deGrom has returned to his Cy Young-winning form this season and his hot streak continued Saturday, snapping the Rangers' skid.