GAME THREAD: How Tigers Beat Rangers

The Texas Rangers continue their five-game homestand when they host the Detroit Tigers at Globe Life Field on Sunday at 1:35 p.m..

Texas is now 7-5 since Tony Beasley took over as interim manager.

Texas and Detroit split the first two games of the series. The Rangers won the first game 7-6 on Friday. Detroit won the second game 11-2 on Saturday.

Saturday’s game was the debut of Dallas Keuchel, the former Cy Young winner, who made his first start for the Rangers. He took the loss in the contest.

Adolis García extended his hit streak to 23 games, now the third longest in the Majors in 2022 and tied for the fifth-longest in Rangers history with Michael Young and Josh Hamilton. He is the second Rangers player to have at least 20 home runs, 20 stolen bases and a hitting streak of at least 20 games in the same season. The first to do it was Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez in 1999.

The other two Rangers with 20 or more home runs this season are Marcus Semien and Corey Seager, the latter of which leads the Rangers with 26, which matches his career high for a single season.

Scroll down to get ready for today’s game.

Detroit Tigers (49-78) at Texas Rangers (58-68)

August 28, 2022, Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas, 1:35 p.m. (CDT)

Starting Pitchers

TEX: RHP Kohei Arihara (1-1, 2.31)

Vs.

DET: RHP Drew Hutchison (1-7, 4.06)

Rangers Pre-Game Transactions:

None.

Rangers Injury List:

P Cole Ragans (15-day, left calf strain), placed on Aug. 26, retroactive to Aug. 23. Eligible to return on Sept. 7.

P Jon Gray (15-day, left oblique strain), placed on Aug. 2. He is eligible to return, but his recovered was expected to take 4-6 weeks.

P Spencer Howard (15-day, right shoulder impingement), placed on Aug. 10 (retroactive to Aug. 8), eligible to be activated. He is on a throwing program in an effort to return.

P Joe Barlow (15-day, right index finger blister), placed on Aug. 19 (retroactive to Aug. 18). Eligible to be activated on Sept. 2. Note: This is the second time Barlow has been on the injured list due to a blister in the past two months.

OF Eli White (60-day, right wrist fracture), placed on June 13. He is expected to return at some point this season.

C Mitch Garver (60-day, right forearm flexor tendon repair surgery), placed on July 11. He is not expected to return this season.

Follow the Game

Rangers – Bally Sports Southwest

Tigers – Bally Sports Detroit

Radio/Internet

Rangers –105.3 The Fan, KRLD 1080-AM, KFLC 1270

Tigers – WXYT 97.1-FM

Texas Rangers Starting Lineup

1. 2B Marcus Semien

2. SS Corey Seager

3. 1B Nathaniel Lowe

4. RF Adolis García

5. LF Kole Calhoun

6. CF Leody Taveras

7. DH Brad Miller

8. C Meibrys Viloria

9. 3B Ezequiel Duran

Detroit Tigers Starting Lineup

1. CF Riley Greene

2. LF Victor Reyes

3. SS Javier Báez

4. 1B Harold Castro

5. C Eric Haase

6. DH Kerry Carpenter

7. 3B Jeimer Candelario

8. 2B Kody Clemens

9. LF Akil Baddoo

Top of First

Kohei Arihara (TEX) pitching

Tigers center fielder Riley Greene led off with a fly out to Leody Taveras in center field. Left fielder Victor Reyes grounded out to Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Tigers shortstop Javier Báez singled to left. First baseman Harold Castro grounded out to Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien to end the inning. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of First

Drew Hutchinson (DET) pitching

Semien led off by reaching first on a fielding error by Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario. Rangers shortstop Corey Seager flew out to Tigers left fielder Akil Baddoo. Lowe followed with a groundout double play to end the inning. Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

Top of Second

Tigers catcher Eric Haase led off by being hit by a pitch by Arihara. Designated hitter Kerry Carpenter doubled to right field, scoring Haase from first. Candelario then hit a home run to right-center field, scoring Carpenter and giving the Tigers a 3-0 lead. Kody Clemens, the son of former Major League pitcher Roger Clemens, who grounded out to Semien. After Baddoo grounded out to Rangers third baseman Ezequiel Duran, Greene singled to left. Reyes followed and struck out swinging. Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of Second

Rangers right fielder Adolis García walked to lead off the inning. Calhoun was next and popped out to Baez at shortstop. Rangers center fielder Leody Taveras hit an infield single and moved García to second. Brad Miller struck out swinging. Catcher Meibrys Viloria struck out swinging. Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

Top of Third

Báez led off by grounding out to Duran at third base. Castro struck out swinging. Haase singled on a ground ball to Duran at third base. Carpenter singled to left and moved Haase to second base. Candelario walked to load the bases for Clemens. He walked, scoring Haase. Baddoo lined out to Seager to end the inning. Tigers 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of Third

Duran led off by grounding out to Hutchinson. Semien flew out to right field. Seager grounded out to shortstop to end the inning. Tigers 4, Rangers 0.

Top of Fourth

Greene singled lead off. Reyes doubled to right field. Báez struck out swinging. After that the Rangers made a pitching change.

Rangers Pitching Change: Brett Martin for Kohei Arihara.

Castro singled to drive home Greene and Reyes. Haase grounded into a double play to end the inning. Tigers 6, Rangres 0.

Arihara pitching line: 3 2/3 innings, eight hits, six runs (earned), two walks, three strikeouts, 86 pitches, 55 strikes.

Bottom of Fourth

Lowe led off and grounded out to Clemens at second base. García followed by grounding out to Candelario at third base. Calhoun struck out swinging to end the inning. Tigers 6, Rangers 0.

Top of Fifth

Rangers Pitching Change: Brock Burke for Brett Martin

Martin Pitching Line: 2/3 innings, one hit, no runs, no walks, no strikeouts, four pitches, three strikes.

Carpenter led off by grounding out to Lowe at first base. Candelario flew out to Taveras in center field. Clemens grounded out to end the inning. Tigers 6, Rangers 0.

Bottom of Fifth

Taveras led off the inning with a double that deflected by Baddoo in left field. Miller flew out to Baddoo. Viloria flew out to Baddoo and Duran grounded out to Baez to end the inning. Tigers 6, Rangers 0.

Top of Sixth

Burke returned for a second inning of relief, facing Baddoo to lead off the inning. Baddoo struck out swinging. Greene walked. Reyes singled to left to move Greene to third base. Báez walked and moved Reyes to second. Castro doubled to score Greene and Reyes. Haase struck out swinging. Carpenter lined out to Calhoun to end the inning. Tigers 9, Rangers 0.

Bottom of Sixth

Semien led off with a groundout to Candelario at third base. Seager then hit a home run to right-center field, which was his 27th home run of the season, giving him the most of any single season of his career. It also gave the Rangers their first run of the game. Lowe followed that with a home run to center field, giving him four home runs in his last five games. García drew a walk. Before Calhoun hit, the Tigers changed pitchers.

Tigers Pitching Change: Andrew Chafin for Drew Hutchison.

Calhoun grounded into a double play to end the inning. Tigers 9, Rangers 2.

Hutchison Pitching Line: 5 1/3 innings, four hits, two runs, two earned, two walks, three strikeouts, 88 pitches, 57 strikes.

Top of Seventh

Rangers Pitching Change: Jose Leclerc for Brock Burke

Burke Pitching Line: Two innings, two hits, three runs (earned), two walks two strikeouts, 51 pitches, 29 strikes.

Candelario doubled to center. Clemens struck out swinging. Baddoo popped out to Duran at third base. Greene struck out swinging. Tigers 9, Rangers 2.

Bottom of Seventh

Taveras led off by flying to right field. Miller singled to center. Viloria reached on a fielder’s choice that led to Miller advancing to second on an error by Castro. With two runners on and one out, Duran grounded into a double play to end the inning. Tigers 9, Rangers 2.

Top of Eighth

Rangers Pitching Change: Matt Moore for Jose Leclerc

Leclerc Pitching Line: One inning, one hit, no runs, no walks, two strikeouts, 22 pitches, 15 strikes.

Reyes flew out to Garcia in right. Short popped out to Viloria in foul territory. Castro struck out swinging. Tigers 9, Rangers 2.

Bottom of Eighth

Tigers Pitching Change: Alex Lange for Andrew Chafin

Chafin Pitching Line: 1 2/3 innings, one hit, no runs, no walks, no strikeouts, 13 pitches, seven strikes.

Semien led off with a single to left. Semien advanced to second on a wild pitch with Seager at the plate. He then advanced to third on a passed ball and Seager walked to put runners at the corners. Lowe struck out swinging. García grounded out, but it scored Semien from third. Calhoun hit a two-run home run to cut the Tigers’ lead to four runs. It was his 12th home run of the season. Taveras reached on a fielding error by Lange to extend the inning. Miller struck out swinging to end the inning. Tigers 9, Rangers 5.

Top of Ninth

Rangers Pitching Change: Jonathan Hernandez for Matt Moore

Moore Pitching Line: One inning, no hits, no runs, no walks, one strikeout, 10 pitches, seven strikes.

Haase grounded out to Duran. Carpenter doubled to center. Candelario grounded out to Semien, but he moved Carpenter to third base. Clemens grounded out to Hernandez to end the inning. Tigers 9, Rangers 5.

Bottom of Ninth

Tigers Pitching Change: Gregory Soto for Alex Lange

Lange Pitching Line: One inning, two hits, three runs, one walk, two strikeouts, 26 pitches, 17 strikes.

Jonah Heim led off by grounding out to Short. Duran followed with a walk. Duran moved to second on a wild pitch. Semien doubled to left field to score Duran. Seager then homered to bring home Semien and bring the Rangers to within a run. Lowe singled on a ground ball back to Soto. That led to the Tigers bringing in Joe Jimenez in relief. The Rangers put Bubba Thompson in as a pinch-runner.

García, with his 23-game hitting streak on the line, watched Jimenez try to pick Thompson off several times before the rookie stole second base. García struck out swinging. Calhoun flew out to right field to end the game. Tigers 9, Rangers 8.