Game Report - July 4, 2026 - Tigers 3, Rangers 0
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Steve Bielawski
Jul 7, 2026, 2:07:50 PM (2 days ago) Jul 7
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> Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 0 - final
The Tigers scored three runs in the first two innings, and they rode those three runs to victory. That happened by shutting down the Texas Rangers' offense, allowing them zero runs and only three hits.
In the first inning, Kerry Carpenter singled with two outs, and Riley Greene homered.
In the top of the second, Colt Keith hit a lead-off single, went to third on a fielding error by left fielder Alejandro Osuna, and scored on a ground out by Ben Malgeri.
The Tigers were held to only the three runs and only six hits, but that was enough to win.
The Tigers would win again on Sunday, to take the series, two games to one.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .393 .421
Walked in the second.
> D. Dingler C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .328 .526
nothing.
> K. Carpenter DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 .305 .487
Singled up the middle in the first and scored.
> R. Greene LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .287 .375 .455
Homered to right in the first
to drive in Mr. Carpenter.
Hit an infield single in the second.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 .313 .416
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> C. Keith 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .251 .294 .381
Singled up the middle in the second and scored.
> Z. McKinstry 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .279 .297
Was safe on a fielding error by Alejandro Osuna in the second.
Singled up the middle in the ninth.
> B. Malgeri RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .368 .267
Grounded out to shortstop in the second
to drive in Mr. Keith.
Hit an infield single in the seventh.
> J. Outman CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .156 .240 .356
nothing.
> team 34 3 6 3 1 1 6
Not a lot of hitting, but enough to win this game.
> HR: Greene (12, 1st inning off Quantrill 1 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Greene 2 (40), Malgeri (3)
> 2-Out RBI: Greene, R 2.
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 0-4 (Outman 0-2, Carpenter 0-1, Malgeri 0-1)
> Texas Rangers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG>
J. Pederson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 .336 .468
> J. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .320 .284
Cornered.
> J. Jung 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297 .362 .449
> B. Nimmo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .330 .414
Curtailed.
> A. Osuna LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .341 .277
Clocked.
> E. Duran SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .324 .410
Corralled.
> E. Carter CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .190 .304 .341
> E. Diaz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .321 .510
Caught.
> N. Lopez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .366 .385
Contained.
Six Rangers were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> team 30 0 3 0 0 1 5
Not much to see here.
> 2B: Jung (22, Flaherty)
> Team LOB: 5
> Team RISP: 0-1 (Nimmo 0-1)
> E: Osuna (1, fielding)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Detroit Tigers (39-50, 16-29 road) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0
> Texas Rangers (45-44, 20-19 home) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
A whole lot of zeroes, and the non-zero digits are on the Tigers' line.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty (W, 2-8) 5.2 3 0 0 0 5 0 88-60 4.60
He was one out away from a Quality Start.
He did get credit for the win.
> T. Holton (H, 9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 3.38
Got his man.
> K. Montero (S, 1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36-23 3.21
He got credit for a three-inning save.
> team 3 0 0 1 5 0 128-85
> HBP: Carter (by Flaherty)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 10/21;
> Holton 1/1; Montero 6/10
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-12-11-22-14;
> Holton-0-1-0-1; Montero-3-0-11-9
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 6-6;
> Holton 1-0; Montero 7-2
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 68
> Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> C. Quantrill (L, 3-1) 5.0 3 3 2 1 2 1 66-42 3.35
He settled down after giving up three runs.
Those three runs proved to be decisive.
> T. Alexander 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12-9 2.43
> B. Peoples 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 30-21 0.00
> C. Martin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18-11 7.15
They did well enough, but got no run support.
> team 9.0 6 3 2 1 6 1 126-83
> WP: Martin
> HBP: Dingler (by Quantrill)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Martin 3/4; Quantrill 14/21; Alexander 2/3; Peoples 4/8
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Martin-3-1-4-3; Quantrill-12-3-10-16;
> Alexander-4-4-0-1; Peoples-6-2-6-7
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Martin 1-1; Quantrill 5-9; Alexander 0-1; Peoples 2-3
> Game Scores: C Quantrill 52
> Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
> Attendance: 37, 576
> Time of Game: 2:22
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Greene homers in 1st inning and trio of Tigers pitchers combine on 3-hit shutout win over Rangers
By AP
Updated: Jul 4, 2026, 09:57 pm
ARLINGTON, Texas -- — Riley Greene hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Jack Flaherty pitched three-hit ball over 5 2/3 innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Saturday.
Tyler Holton retired the only batter he faced after relieving Flaherty, before Keider Montero pitched three no-hit innings with one walk for his first career save and to finish off the seventh shutout by the Tigers this season.
Flaherty (2-8) struck out five without a walk, but did hit a batter. The right-hander has gone at least five innings not allowing a run in both starts since coming off the injured list because of a left-foot strain. He is 2-1 in his last five starts after going into June with an 0-7 record his first 12 starts.
Cal Quantrill (3-1) made his third consecutive start for Texas in the spot of injured Jack Leiter, Quantrill struck out two, walked one and hit a batter while allowing three hits and three runs — two earned — over five innings.
The Rangers were held scoreless for the sixth time this season. This one came two days after a season-high 17 hits to beat Detroit 10-4 in the opener before the series paused Friday for a World Cup game played at the adjacent home stadium of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.
After Quantrill retired the first two batters of the game, Kerry Carpenter hit a sharp single before Greene's 12th homer, a 386-foot shot pulled down the right-field line. The Tigers led 3-0 after an error on left fielder Alejandro Osuna's misplayed flyball in the third set up an RBI groundout for Ben Malgeri.
Up next
A matchup of former first-round draft picks in the series finale Sunday. Casey Mize (3-5, 2.63 ERA), the No. 1 overall pick in 2018, starts for Detroit while Kumar Rocker (2-6, 3.83), the third overall pick in 2022, is set to pitch for Texas.
The Tigers scored three runs in the first two innings, and they rode those three runs to victory. That happened by shutting down the Texas Rangers' offense, allowing them zero runs and only three hits.
In the first inning, Kerry Carpenter singled with two outs, and Riley Greene homered.
In the top of the second, Colt Keith hit a lead-off single, went to third on a fielding error by left fielder Alejandro Osuna, and scored on a ground out by Ben Malgeri.
The Tigers were held to only the three runs and only six hits, but that was enough to win.
The Tigers would win again on Sunday, to take the series, two games to one.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .393 .421
Walked in the second.
> D. Dingler C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .328 .526
nothing.
> K. Carpenter DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 .305 .487
Singled up the middle in the first and scored.
> R. Greene LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .287 .375 .455
Homered to right in the first
to drive in Mr. Carpenter.
Hit an infield single in the second.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 .313 .416
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> C. Keith 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .251 .294 .381
Singled up the middle in the second and scored.
> Z. McKinstry 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .279 .297
Was safe on a fielding error by Alejandro Osuna in the second.
Singled up the middle in the ninth.
> B. Malgeri RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .368 .267
Grounded out to shortstop in the second
to drive in Mr. Keith.
Hit an infield single in the seventh.
> J. Outman CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .156 .240 .356
nothing.
> team 34 3 6 3 1 1 6
Not a lot of hitting, but enough to win this game.
> HR: Greene (12, 1st inning off Quantrill 1 on, 2 Out)
> RBI: Greene 2 (40), Malgeri (3)
> 2-Out RBI: Greene, R 2.
> Team LOB: 6
> Team RISP: 0-4 (Outman 0-2, Carpenter 0-1, Malgeri 0-1)
> Texas Rangers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG>
J. Pederson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 .336 .468
> J. Smith 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .320 .284
Cornered.
> J. Jung 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297 .362 .449
> B. Nimmo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .330 .414
Curtailed.
> A. Osuna LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .341 .277
Clocked.
> E. Duran SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .324 .410
Corralled.
> E. Carter CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .190 .304 .341
> E. Diaz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .321 .510
Caught.
> N. Lopez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .366 .385
Contained.
Six Rangers were aboard the 0-fer Express.
> team 30 0 3 0 0 1 5
Not much to see here.
> 2B: Jung (22, Flaherty)
> Team LOB: 5
> Team RISP: 0-1 (Nimmo 0-1)
> E: Osuna (1, fielding)
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> Detroit Tigers (39-50, 16-29 road) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0
> Texas Rangers (45-44, 20-19 home) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
A whole lot of zeroes, and the non-zero digits are on the Tigers' line.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty (W, 2-8) 5.2 3 0 0 0 5 0 88-60 4.60
He was one out away from a Quality Start.
He did get credit for the win.
> T. Holton (H, 9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 3.38
Got his man.
> K. Montero (S, 1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36-23 3.21
He got credit for a three-inning save.
> team 3 0 0 1 5 0 128-85
> HBP: Carter (by Flaherty)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 10/21;
> Holton 1/1; Montero 6/10
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-12-11-22-14;
> Holton-0-1-0-1; Montero-3-0-11-9
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 6-6;
> Holton 1-0; Montero 7-2
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 68
> Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> C. Quantrill (L, 3-1) 5.0 3 3 2 1 2 1 66-42 3.35
He settled down after giving up three runs.
Those three runs proved to be decisive.
> T. Alexander 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12-9 2.43
> B. Peoples 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 30-21 0.00
> C. Martin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18-11 7.15
They did well enough, but got no run support.
> team 9.0 6 3 2 1 6 1 126-83
> WP: Martin
> HBP: Dingler (by Quantrill)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Martin 3/4; Quantrill 14/21; Alexander 2/3; Peoples 4/8
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Martin-3-1-4-3; Quantrill-12-3-10-16;
> Alexander-4-4-0-1; Peoples-6-2-6-7
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Martin 1-1; Quantrill 5-9; Alexander 0-1; Peoples 2-3
> Game Scores: C Quantrill 52
> Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
> Attendance: 37, 576
> Time of Game: 2:22
This game report is brought to you by the Old Warsaw Resstaurant.
Not a Polish restaurant; they serve fine French food.
https://www.oldwarsaw.com/
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Greene homers in 1st inning and trio of Tigers pitchers combine on 3-hit shutout win over Rangers
By AP
Updated: Jul 4, 2026, 09:57 pm
ARLINGTON, Texas -- — Riley Greene hit a two-run homer in the first inning, Jack Flaherty pitched three-hit ball over 5 2/3 innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Saturday.
Tyler Holton retired the only batter he faced after relieving Flaherty, before Keider Montero pitched three no-hit innings with one walk for his first career save and to finish off the seventh shutout by the Tigers this season.
Flaherty (2-8) struck out five without a walk, but did hit a batter. The right-hander has gone at least five innings not allowing a run in both starts since coming off the injured list because of a left-foot strain. He is 2-1 in his last five starts after going into June with an 0-7 record his first 12 starts.
Cal Quantrill (3-1) made his third consecutive start for Texas in the spot of injured Jack Leiter, Quantrill struck out two, walked one and hit a batter while allowing three hits and three runs — two earned — over five innings.
The Rangers were held scoreless for the sixth time this season. This one came two days after a season-high 17 hits to beat Detroit 10-4 in the opener before the series paused Friday for a World Cup game played at the adjacent home stadium of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.
After Quantrill retired the first two batters of the game, Kerry Carpenter hit a sharp single before Greene's 12th homer, a 386-foot shot pulled down the right-field line. The Tigers led 3-0 after an error on left fielder Alejandro Osuna's misplayed flyball in the third set up an RBI groundout for Ben Malgeri.
Up next
A matchup of former first-round draft picks in the series finale Sunday. Casey Mize (3-5, 2.63 ERA), the No. 1 overall pick in 2018, starts for Detroit while Kumar Rocker (2-6, 3.83), the third overall pick in 2022, is set to pitch for Texas.
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