The Yankees' bats were nonexistent on Wednesday afternoon, managing just five hits in a 3-0 loss to the Texas Rangers.

Here are the takeaways...

-- Making his major league debut, Yankees No. 3 prospect Elmer Rodríguez was solid through four-plus innings of work, allowing two runs on four hits with three strikeouts.

He issued a leadoff walk to Brandon Nimmo, but got some help from catcher J.C. Escarra on a strikeout double play, catching Nimmo trying to steal. Rodríguez retired the next three batters into the second inning, but then found himself in a two-out, bases loaded jam. Luckily, he escaped damage by getting Nimmo to line out. Rodríguez then got comfortable and breezed through the third and fourth innings, recording six straight outs.

Things took a turn in the fifth inning as he plunked the leadoff man, walked the second hitter, and let up a single to Nimmo to load the bases. The Rangers finally got to Rodríguez with Josh Jung making it a 2-0 game on a single and ending his day on the mound. Overall, he threw 80 pitches, but only 42 strikes.

-- Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi shut down the New York bats all afternoon, allowing just four hits over seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and a walk. He forced the Yanks into six groundouts, three flyouts, and two double plays.

-- Playing in just his third game this season, Jasson Dominguez left the game in the fourth inning after getting hit by Eovaldi in the elbow. Dominguez looked to be in pain and stayed in to run the bases, but was replaced in the bottom of the inning on defense by Max Schuemann. Dominguez was playing his first game in LF after serving as DH in the previous two contests.

-- Brent Headrick came in for relief after Rodríguez's day was done and found a way to get out of trouble. He struck out Corey Seager, got Joc Pederson to ground into a forceout, and made Jake Burger flyout. Headrick recorded the first out of the sixth inning and was then replaced by Jake Bird, who got the next two outs to keep it a 2-0 game.

--After allowing a leadoff double to Ezequiel Duran in the seventh inning, Bird let up an RBI single to Sam Haggerty as the Rangers took a 3-0 lead. Tim Hill came in with one out and got an inning-ending double play.

-- Ben Rice finished with three of the team's five hits, going 3-for-4 in the loss. Cody Bellinger and Jose Caballero picked up the other two hits.

Game MVP: Nathan Eovaldi

The Yanks had no answer for Eovaldi's stuff on Wednesday afternoon.

Here are the takeaways...

Game MVP: Nathan Eovaldi

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