ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi was scratched from his scheduled start against the Padres on Saturday because of left knee soreness.
Left-hander MacKenzie Gore was moved up a day to replace Eovaldi, and the Rangers didn't immediately announce a starter for Sunday's series finale.
It's the second time in a little more than a month that Eovaldi has been scratched from a start. The 36-year-old was dealing with tightness in his left side when he skipped a May 11 start against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Eovaldi ended up missing one turn in the rotation before pitching seven scoreless innings and tying his season high with eight strikeouts in an 8-0 victory against the Houston Astros.
The two-time All-Star is 6-7 with a 4.23 ERA in 14 starts.
Eovaldi didn't pitch after Aug. 22 last year because of a right rotator cuff strain, and it was revealed after the season that he needed sports hernia surgery. He was 11-3 with a career-best 1.73 ERA in 22 starts but fell short of the number of innings required to qualify for the ERA title.