The Rangers are heading to Boston for a series with the Red Sox beginning tomorrow, but and are both going to Texas for injury-related checkups, GM Chris Young told and other reporters. Eovaldi left his start Saturday after three innings due to tightne s in his left side, though the meeting with team doctor Keith Meister is seen as precautionary since Eovaldi thinks he can pitch through the i sue, Young said. Hes so important to us that were not sure we want to push him. We may end up pushing him back or skipping a start. We dont think its an IL at this point, but we will clearly decide that once he sees Dr. Meister . Scherzer was placed on the 15-day injured list on July 31 due to right shoulder fatigue, and Young said the veteran just hasnt turned the corner with his shoulder. Our hope is that maybe we get back and explore some other diagnostic measures and get him back on the mound. But I dont know what the timetable is going to be . Between this IL stint and an extended absence at the start of the season while recovering from back surgery and a nerve i sue in his thumb, Scherzer has pitched only 39 1/3 innings over eight starts. More will be known about both pitchers situations after the tests are complete, but there is clear cause for concern given how both Eovaldi and Scherzer have checkered injury histories. For Scherzer in particular, his situation is worrisome given how much time he has already mi sed, and whether or not his abnormal ramp-up this year simply kept him from being fully ready to pitch. If either Scherzer or Eovaldi are revealed to have more serious i sues, it could put the rest of their seasons in jeopardy, as the Rangers might consider shutdowns if the team Jhoan Duran Jersey continues to fall back in the playoff race. Some other notes from both the AL and NL West divisions left the Diamondbacks 12-5 win over the Phillies today due to left hamstring tightne s, but manager Torey Lovullo downplayed the injury in postgame comments to and other media. Lovullo said the removal was precautionary and that Gurriel is day-to-day, plus the outfielder isnt even being sent for any tests at this time. Gurriel is hitting .269/.302/.414 with 14 homers over 453 plate appearances as the teams regular left fielder, translating to a 98 wRC+ in the first season of the three-year, $42MM contract he signed to rejoin the DBacks last offseason. The Padres will be activating from the 60-day injured list to start tomorrows game against the Pirates, after bone spurs in his right elbow cost him about two and a half months on the shelf. Talking with , Musgrove made changes to his mechanics and delivery in order to help manage the injury. The spur is going to be there, the structure of the elbow is not going to change unle s I get an operation , Musgrove said. So [Im] trying to find a way to be able to throw and still execute and still have good stuff. Hopefully it will alleviate some of the stre s on the elbow is kind of the goal.I felt great in this build back . Between this injury and a previous elbow-related stint on the IL, Musgrove has thrown only 49 1/3 innings this season, with a shaky 5.66 ERA. wasnt expected to pitch in 2024 after a shoulder surgery last January, but his hopes at an in-season comeback gained some momentum Saturday when he threw a 10-pitch bullpen se sion. Astros manager told reporters (including ) that Graveman hit 86-87mph in his first time throwing off a mound since the surgery. As Kawahara notes, there might simply be not enough time left in the season for Graveman to get fully ramped up and then complete a minor league rehab a signment, but that wont stop the veteran from trying. Mark Contreras Jersey