Game Report - July 2, 2026 - Rangers 10, Tigers 4
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Steve Bielawski
Jul 3, 2026, 5:18:52 PM (4 days ago) Jul 3
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> Texas Rangers 10, Detroit Tigers 4 - final
After sweeping a three-game series against the Yankees in New York, the Tigers went to Dallas, where they promptly lost to the Texas Rangers--big time.
The Rangers took the early lead in the second inning, when Elias Diaz homered, Alejandro Osuna singled, Nicky Lopez singled, Justin Foscue walked to load the bases, Josh Jung walked to drive in Mr. Osuna, and Ezequiel Duran hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Lopez. That gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead.
The Rangers added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth, when Nicky Lopez singled, Josh Jung doubled to drive in Mr. Lopez, and Ezequiel Duran singled to drive in Mr. Jung. The Rangers had a 5-0 lead.
In the top of the fifth, Colt Keith homered, Zach McKinstry singled, and Hao-Yu Lee homered.
In the bottom of the sixth, Josh Smith homered.
In the bottom of the seventh, Evan Carter singled, Elias Diaz walked, AlejandroOsuna singled to drive in Mr. Carter, Nicky Lopez singled to drive in Mr. Diaz, and Josh Smith singled to drive in Mr. Osuna.
In the top of the eighth, Zach McKinstry doubled, and scored on a single by Ben Malgeri.
Evan Carter hit a solo home run in the eighth.
The series will continue for three more games.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .284 .394 .425
Walked in the fourth.
Singled to left in the fifth.
Hit an infield single in the seventh.
> D. Dingler C 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .269 .329 .531
Singled to left in the fifth.
Doubled to left in the ninth.
He also struck out twice.
> K. Carpenter RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 .306 .492
Walked in the seventh.
> R. Greene LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .284 .373 .445
Doubled to right in the sixth.
He also struck out three times.
> C. Keith DH 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .251 .295 .383
Homered to right in the fifth.
> M. Vierling PH-DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .252 .327
In the KIITI club.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 .317 .421
Hit an infield single in the sixth.
> Z. McKinstry SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .199 .279 .298
Singled to centre in the fifth and scored.
Doubled to right in the eighth and scored.
> J. Outman CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 .261 .390
2 AB, 2 K.
> B. Malgeri PH-CF 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .273 .400 .273
Walked in the sixth.
Singled up the middle in the eighth
to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
> H. Lee 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .255 .292 .401
Homered to left-centre in the fifth
to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
He also struck out three times.
> team 38 4 11 4 2 3 14
Four runs will win many games, but not this one.
> 2B: McKinstry (6, Winn); Greene (18, Eovaldi); Dingler (19, Collyer)
> HR: Keith (6, 5th inning off Eovaldi 0 on, 0 Out);
> Lee (4, 5th inning off Eovaldi 1 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Keith (19), Malgeri (2), Lee 2 (15)
> 2-Out RBI: Lee 2.
> Team LOB: 10
> Team RISP: 2-11 (McKinstry 0-1, Vierling 0-3, Greene 0-2,
> Carpenter 0-2, Torkelson 1-1, Malgeri 1-1, Lee 0-1)
> Assists: Carpenter (Cauley at 2nd base).
> Texas Rangers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Foscue 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 .343 .495
Contained.
> J. Smith PH-2B 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .238 .331 .295
> J. Jung 3B 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 .298 .363 .448
> E. Duran RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .276 .328 .414
> J. Burger 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .310 .425
Curtailed.
> K. Higashioka C 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .299 .336
Caught.
> C. Cauley CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .333
> E. Carter PH-CF 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .186 .295 .338
> E. Diaz DH 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .333 .340 .542
> A. Osuna LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .258 .349 .285
> N. Lopez SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .355 .388 .409
> team 40 10 17 10 3 4 3
It's hard to beat a team that scores ten runs or more.
> 2B: Díaz (6, Finnegan); Jung (21, Valdez)
> HR: Díaz (4, 2nd inning off Valdez 0 on, 1 Out);
> Smith (1, 6th inning off Brieske 0 on, 1 Out);
> Carter (7, 8th inning off Finnegan 0 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Díaz (16), Lopez (9), Jung 2 (34), Duran 2 (43), Smith 2 (8), Osuna (15), Carter (22)
> 2Out RBI: Osuna, A; Lopez, N; Carter; Smith.
> SF: Duran
> Team LOB: 11
> Team RISP: 5-11 (Higashioka 0-2, Lopez 1-2, Burger 0-2, Duran 1-2, Smith 1-1, Osuna 2-2)
> SB: Lopez (4, 2nd base off Sommers/Dingler)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (38-50, 15-29 road) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 - 4 11 0
> Texas Rangers (45-43, 20-18 home) 0 3 0 2 0 1 3 1 x - 10 17 0
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
Sparky Anderson used to tell his players, "You're gonna win 50 game, and you're gonna lose 50 games.
"It's what you to in the other 62 that determines how well you do in the season."
What he meant was, don't worry about a lobsided loss; it's the close games that you need to win.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> F. Valdez (L, 4-6) 5.0 9 5 5 2 1 1 87-60 4.29
Not a good start for him.
> B. Brieske 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 23-16 10.50
> D. Sommers 0.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 26-17 6.23
These two did not provide much relief.
> K. Jansen 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9-4 5.23
Did his job.
> K. Finnegan 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 19-13 2.23
One pitch went further than he wanted it to go.
> team 8.0 1 10 10 4 3 3 164-110
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Valdez 17/26;
> Brieske 6/6; Sommers 2/5; Jansen 1/2; Finnegan 4/6
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Valdez-12-3-22-23;
> Brieske-6-0-5-5; Sommers-2-2-9-4;
> Jansen-0-1-2-1; Finnegan-2-2-4-5
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Valdez 5-9;
> Brieske 1-3; Jansen 0-1; Finnegan 1-1
> Game Scores: F Valdez 28
> Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> N. Eovaldi (W, 9-7) 5.0 6 3 3 1 9 2 85-53 4.02
> T. Alexander (H, 7) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 18-10 2.50
> P. Gray (H, 5) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 16-9 2.97
> R. Ahlstrom (H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9-8 3.86
> C. Winn 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17-11 7.07
> G. Collyer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12-8 3.50
> team 9.0 11 4 4 3 14 2 157-99
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Eovaldi 13/22; Alexander 3/4;
> Winn 2/5; Gray 3/4; Ahlstrom 2/2; Collyer 2/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Eovaldi-14-18-9-12; Alexander-5-2-1-2;
> Winn-2-3-2-4; Gray-3-2-2-2; Ahlstrom-1-2-4-1; Collyer-2-1-2-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Eovaldi 3-3; Alexander 1-0;
> Winn 1-1; Gray 0-1; Ahlstrom 0-1; Collyer 0-2
> Game Scores: N Eovaldi 51
> Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
> Attendance: 33,450
> Time of Game: 3:14
This game report is brought to you by the Texas Theatre.
If you visit, please be sure to buy a ticket, and hold on to your ticket.
After sweeping a three-game series against the Yankees in New York, the Tigers went to Dallas, where they promptly lost to the Texas Rangers--big time.
The Rangers took the early lead in the second inning, when Elias Diaz homered, Alejandro Osuna singled, Nicky Lopez singled, Justin Foscue walked to load the bases, Josh Jung walked to drive in Mr. Osuna, and Ezequiel Duran hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Lopez. That gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead.
The Rangers added to their lead in the bottom of the fourth, when Nicky Lopez singled, Josh Jung doubled to drive in Mr. Lopez, and Ezequiel Duran singled to drive in Mr. Jung. The Rangers had a 5-0 lead.
In the top of the fifth, Colt Keith homered, Zach McKinstry singled, and Hao-Yu Lee homered.
In the bottom of the sixth, Josh Smith homered.
In the bottom of the seventh, Evan Carter singled, Elias Diaz walked, AlejandroOsuna singled to drive in Mr. Carter, Nicky Lopez singled to drive in Mr. Diaz, and Josh Smith singled to drive in Mr. Osuna.
In the top of the eighth, Zach McKinstry doubled, and scored on a single by Ben Malgeri.
Evan Carter hit a solo home run in the eighth.
The series will continue for three more games.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .284 .394 .425
Walked in the fourth.
Singled to left in the fifth.
Hit an infield single in the seventh.
> D. Dingler C 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .269 .329 .531
Singled to left in the fifth.
Doubled to left in the ninth.
He also struck out twice.
> K. Carpenter RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 .306 .492
Walked in the seventh.
> R. Greene LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .284 .373 .445
Doubled to right in the sixth.
He also struck out three times.
> C. Keith DH 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .251 .295 .383
Homered to right in the fifth.
> M. Vierling PH-DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .252 .327
In the KIITI club.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 .317 .421
Hit an infield single in the sixth.
> Z. McKinstry SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .199 .279 .298
Singled to centre in the fifth and scored.
Doubled to right in the eighth and scored.
> J. Outman CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 .261 .390
2 AB, 2 K.
> B. Malgeri PH-CF 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 .273 .400 .273
Walked in the sixth.
Singled up the middle in the eighth
to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
> H. Lee 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .255 .292 .401
Homered to left-centre in the fifth
to drive in Mr. McKinstry.
He also struck out three times.
> team 38 4 11 4 2 3 14
Four runs will win many games, but not this one.
> 2B: McKinstry (6, Winn); Greene (18, Eovaldi); Dingler (19, Collyer)
> HR: Keith (6, 5th inning off Eovaldi 0 on, 0 Out);
> Lee (4, 5th inning off Eovaldi 1 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Keith (19), Malgeri (2), Lee 2 (15)
> 2-Out RBI: Lee 2.
> Team LOB: 10
> Team RISP: 2-11 (McKinstry 0-1, Vierling 0-3, Greene 0-2,
> Carpenter 0-2, Torkelson 1-1, Malgeri 1-1, Lee 0-1)
> Assists: Carpenter (Cauley at 2nd base).
> Texas Rangers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Foscue 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269 .343 .495
Contained.
> J. Smith PH-2B 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .238 .331 .295
> J. Jung 3B 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 .298 .363 .448
> E. Duran RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .276 .328 .414
> J. Burger 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .310 .425
Curtailed.
> K. Higashioka C 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .299 .336
Caught.
> C. Cauley CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .333
> E. Carter PH-CF 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .186 .295 .338
> E. Diaz DH 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .333 .340 .542
> A. Osuna LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .258 .349 .285
> N. Lopez SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .355 .388 .409
> team 40 10 17 10 3 4 3
It's hard to beat a team that scores ten runs or more.
> 2B: Díaz (6, Finnegan); Jung (21, Valdez)
> HR: Díaz (4, 2nd inning off Valdez 0 on, 1 Out);
> Smith (1, 6th inning off Brieske 0 on, 1 Out);
> Carter (7, 8th inning off Finnegan 0 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Díaz (16), Lopez (9), Jung 2 (34), Duran 2 (43), Smith 2 (8), Osuna (15), Carter (22)
> 2Out RBI: Osuna, A; Lopez, N; Carter; Smith.
> SF: Duran
> Team LOB: 11
> Team RISP: 5-11 (Higashioka 0-2, Lopez 1-2, Burger 0-2, Duran 1-2, Smith 1-1, Osuna 2-2)
> SB: Lopez (4, 2nd base off Sommers/Dingler)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (38-50, 15-29 road) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 - 4 11 0
> Texas Rangers (45-43, 20-18 home) 0 3 0 2 0 1 3 1 x - 10 17 0
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
Sparky Anderson used to tell his players, "You're gonna win 50 game, and you're gonna lose 50 games.
"It's what you to in the other 62 that determines how well you do in the season."
What he meant was, don't worry about a lobsided loss; it's the close games that you need to win.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> F. Valdez (L, 4-6) 5.0 9 5 5 2 1 1 87-60 4.29
Not a good start for him.
> B. Brieske 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 23-16 10.50
> D. Sommers 0.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 26-17 6.23
These two did not provide much relief.
> K. Jansen 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9-4 5.23
Did his job.
> K. Finnegan 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 19-13 2.23
One pitch went further than he wanted it to go.
> team 8.0 1 10 10 4 3 3 164-110
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Valdez 17/26;
> Brieske 6/6; Sommers 2/5; Jansen 1/2; Finnegan 4/6
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Valdez-12-3-22-23;
> Brieske-6-0-5-5; Sommers-2-2-9-4;
> Jansen-0-1-2-1; Finnegan-2-2-4-5
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Valdez 5-9;
> Brieske 1-3; Jansen 0-1; Finnegan 1-1
> Game Scores: F Valdez 28
> Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> N. Eovaldi (W, 9-7) 5.0 6 3 3 1 9 2 85-53 4.02
> T. Alexander (H, 7) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 18-10 2.50
> P. Gray (H, 5) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 16-9 2.97
> R. Ahlstrom (H, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9-8 3.86
> C. Winn 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17-11 7.07
> G. Collyer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12-8 3.50
> team 9.0 11 4 4 3 14 2 157-99
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Eovaldi 13/22; Alexander 3/4;
> Winn 2/5; Gray 3/4; Ahlstrom 2/2; Collyer 2/4
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Eovaldi-14-18-9-12; Alexander-5-2-1-2;
> Winn-2-3-2-4; Gray-3-2-2-2; Ahlstrom-1-2-4-1; Collyer-2-1-2-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Eovaldi 3-3; Alexander 1-0;
> Winn 1-1; Gray 0-1; Ahlstrom 0-1; Collyer 0-2
> Game Scores: N Eovaldi 51
> Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
> Attendance: 33,450
> Time of Game: 3:14
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Peter Welch
Jul 4, 2026, 12:27:38 AM (3 days ago) Jul 4
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> Texas Rangers 10, Detroit Tigers 4 - final
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> Texas Rangers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> J. Jung 3B 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 .298 .363 .448
Too bad Josh's brother can't be this good.
> C. Cauley CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .231 .333
> E. Carter PH-CF 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .186 .295 .338
> E. Diaz DH 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .333 .340 .542
> A. Osuna LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .258 .349 .285
> N. Lopez SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .355 .388 .409
> team 40 10 17 10 3 4 3
Rangers are missing Corey Seager, Wyatt Langford and Brandon Nimmo from their lineup and have kind of a bunch of scrubs in their lineup but still scored 10 runs.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> B. Brieske 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 23-16 10.50
Brieske should be sent down and DeJesus called back up, or maybe Hanifee.
Brieske just hasn't been the same pitcher since September 2024. He still throws 96+ mph but his command is horrible.
> D. Sommers 0.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 26-17 6.23
Sommers couldn't catch a break. He'd get ahead on hitters but they'd hit a grounder and it would find a hole over and over.
> K. Finnegan 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 19-13 2.23
Finnegan's ERA is deceptive. He just hasn't been very good this year. Hinch has lost confidence in him as a high-leverage reliever. Remember, Finnegan has been a closer for much of his career and now Hinch is afraid to bring him in for high-leverage situations.
Nevertheless, I think Finnegan is still a trade candidate at the deadline.
Peter
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