Detroit Tigers take on Texas Rangers in 1st series
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The Rangers announced Thursday that they will sell “Together For Texas” T-shirts for a minimum donation of $25 throughout the weekend series against Detroit. All net proceeds from the T-shirt sales will directly benefit flood relief and recovery efforts following the early July floods in Central Texas.
The Texas Rangers have scratched Nathan Eovaldi from Sunday’s start against Detroit due to back tightness. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy announced the change during his post-game press conference on Saturday,
Kumar Rocker took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and Rowdy Tellez hit a three-run home run in his second game with the Rangers as Texas beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 4-1.
The first seven innings had looked all too familiar for the Rangers. When they were given a great opportunity by the Tigers on a missed tag in the baselines and a throwing error in the third, giving them runners on the corners and one out, Josh Smith swung at a 3-0 pitch at the top of the zone for a pop-up. The inning died on a Seager strikeout.
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mlive on MSNTigers drop 6th straight game as bats go quiet in TexasThe Tigers (59-40) have now lost six in a row, their longest skid since they lost nine in a row from June 2-11, 2023. The Rangers (50-49) climbed above .500 for the first time since May 20, when they were 25-24.
Riley Greene homered in the ninth inning to keep the Tigers from being shut out for the second straight game in Texas.
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Corey Seager hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers finally got back to .500 with a 2-0 victory over Detroit on Friday night that extended the MLB-best Tigers’ season-worst losing streak to five.
The Rangers also launched a "Together for Texas" campaign, selling T-shirts and raising funds to send to the affected region.