Luis Severino makes his first home start of the 2026 season for the Athletics against the Texas Rangers, with both teams tied for the lead in the AL West. Severino has struggled at home in the past, while Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi has a high ERA this season.
Athletics pitcher Luis Severino gets his first home start of the 2026 season tonight against the Texas Rangers. | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images
Fresh off a three-game sweep of the inter-league rival New York Mets, the A’s return home today for a division series matchup with the Texas Rangers. Not only are the two teams tied for the lead in the American League West, but they are tied for the second-best record in the American League, period!
Tonight, Luis Severino returns to the Sutter Health Park mound for the first time in 2026. He’s made three road starts and has a 0-1 record with a 5.40 ERA. He’s struck out seventeen batters in 13.1 innings. His challenges at home last season were well documented. In nearly an identical number of innings his splits were dramatic; a 3.02 away ERA compared to a 6.01 home ERA, and a 2-9 home record compared to a 6-2 road record. He’ll go up against 36-year-old righty Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers. Eovaldi is 1-2 with a 7.98 ERA so far in this young season.
Eovaldi will face this lineup for the A’s in West Sac tonight:
Severino will match up against this batting order for the Rangers:
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Luis Severino has a 0-1 record with a 5.40 ERA in three road starts this season.
Last season, Luis Severino had a 6.01 ERA and a 2-9 record in home games.
Nathan Eovaldi has a 1-2 record with a 7.98 ERA so far this season.
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