Game Report - May 1, 2026 - Rangers 5, Tigers 4
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Steve Bielawski
May 4, 2026, 6:35:18 PM (3 days ago) May 4
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> Texas Rangers 5, Detroit Tigers 4 - final
The Tigers fell behind early. Although they tied the game, they never took the lead. The Rangers scored a run in the eighth to win the game.
In the top of the first, Brandon Nimmo singled, went to second on a ground out, and scored on a single by Josh Jung.
Danny Jansen led off the top of the third with a home run. Then, Brandon Nimmo walked, Evan Carter walked, Corey Seager walked to load the bases, Josh Jung singled to drive in Mr. Nimmo, and Joc Pederson hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Carter.
In the bottom of the fourth, Jahmai Jones doubled, Riley Greene singled, Spencer Torkelson walked to load the bases, Wenceel Perez singled to drive in Mr. Jones and Mr. Greene, and Hao-Yu Lee singled to drive in Mr. Torkelson. The Tigers were within one run, at 4-3.
In the bottom of the fifth, Kerry Carpenter walked, went to second base on a wild pitch, went to third on a single by Dillon Dingler, and scored as the Rangers got a force out of Mr. Dingler at second base.
In the bottom of the eighth, Jake Burger doubled, and scored on a double by Alejandro Osuna.
The Tigers beat the Rangers last night, and again on Sunday afternoon.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 .380 .316
Walked in the first.
> K. McGonigle SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .411 .488
nothing.
> J. Jones LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .211 .231 .421
Doubled to left in the fourth and scored.
> K. Carpenter PH-LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .317 .500
Walked in the fifth and scored.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 .324 .464
Singled to left in the fifth.
> R. Greene DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .291 .394 .462
Beat out an infield single in the fourth and scored.
Was safe on a force out in the fifth
as Mr. Carpenter scored.
Singled to right in the eighth.
> M. Vierling CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .270 .348
nothing.
> S. Torkelson 1B 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 .233 .363 .437
Walked in the second.
Walked in the fourth and scored.
Singled to left in the sixth.
> W. Perez RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .140 .204 .280
Singled to left in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Jones and Mr. Greene.
Was safe on a force out of Mr. Torkelson in the sixth and stole second base.
> H. Lee 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .214 .290 .393
Singled to right in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Torkelson.
> team 34 4 7 4 0 4 6
Four runs were not enough to win this game.
> 2B: Jones (2, Gore)
> RBI: Pérez 2 (5), Greene (19), Lee (4)
> 2-Out RBI: Pérez, W 2; Lee, H.
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 4-9 (Torres 0-2, Pérez 1-1, Vierling 0-1, Greene 1-2, Dingler 1-2, Lee 1-1)
> SB: Pérez (1, 2nd base off Beeks/Jansen)
> DP: 1 (Lee-McGonigle-Torkelson)
> Texas Rangers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> B. Nimmo RF 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 .302 .378 .468
> J. Smith PR-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 .300 .212
Collared.
> E. Carter CF 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .185 .309 .326
Corralled.
> S. Haggerty PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .250 .192
> C. Seager SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .211 .319 .421
> J. Jung 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .321 .381 .538
> J. Pederson DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .216 .326 .311
Curtailed.
> J. Burger 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .222 .256 .381
> A. Osuna LF-CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 .529 .417
> E. Duran 2B-RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .338 .403
Contained.
> D. Jansen C 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .211 .282 .380
> team 33 5 9 5 1 4 11
Enough to win, barely.
> 2B: Seager (6, Smith); Burger (5, Smith); Osuna (1, Smith)
> HR: Jansen (2, 3rd inning off Flaherty 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Pederson (6), Jansen (8), Jung 2 (19), Osuna (2)
> 2Out RBI: Jung, Jo.
> SF: Pederson
> SH: Duran
> GIDP: Pederson
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP:3-9 (Jansen 0-2, Burger 0-1, Jung 2-3, Duran 0-1, Osuna 1-2)
> E: Jansen (3, throw)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Texas Rangers (16-16, 9-8 away 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 9 1
> Detroit Tigers (16-17, 10-3 home) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
Not a happy ending for Tigers fans.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty 3.2 5 4 4 3 4 1 91-55 5.90
He has turned bad again.
> E. De Jesus 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 17-9 8.68
> B. Hanifee 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13-8 0.00
> B. Hurter 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13-8 1.84
Did their jobs.
> B. Smith (L, 0-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 32-21 2.45
Not so good.
> team 9.0 9 5 5 4 11 1 166-101
> HBP: Haggerty (by Hurter)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 12/19;
> De Jesús 2/4; Hanifee 3/4; Hurter 2/4; Smith 7/9
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-19-9-15-11;
> De Jesús-3-2-2-2; Hanifee-3-1-1-3;
> Hurter-4-1-2-1; Smith-3-4-8-6
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 2-5;
> De Jesús 1-1; Hanifee 2-0; Hurter 1-0; Smith 2-1
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 36
> Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> M. Gore 3.2 4 3 3 3 3 0 94-55 4.67
His pitch count rose quickly.
> C. Winn 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 25-17 5.27
> J. Beeks (B, 1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22-11 1.84
The problems.
> T. Alexander (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14-9 0.59
> J. Junis (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-7 1.76
> J. Latz (S, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15-9 1.02
Did their job.
> team 9.0 7 4 4 4 6 0 179-108
> WP: Winn
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Junis 2/3; Beeks 4/6; Gore 10/18;
> Alexander 1/4; Winn 2/4; Latz 1/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Junis-2-0-2-3; Beeks-3-3-0-5; Gore-12-6-25-12;
> Alexander-1-1-3-4; Winn-3-3-9-2; Latz-1-4-2-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Junis 0-3; Beeks 2-2; Gore 3-5;
> Alexander 0-3; Winn 1-0; Latz 1-1
> Game Scores: M Gore 41
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 28,622
> Weather: 48 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 5 m.p.h., out to centre
> Time of Game: 3:03
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The Tigers fell behind early. Although they tied the game, they never took the lead. The Rangers scored a run in the eighth to win the game.
In the top of the first, Brandon Nimmo singled, went to second on a ground out, and scored on a single by Josh Jung.
Danny Jansen led off the top of the third with a home run. Then, Brandon Nimmo walked, Evan Carter walked, Corey Seager walked to load the bases, Josh Jung singled to drive in Mr. Nimmo, and Joc Pederson hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Carter.
In the bottom of the fourth, Jahmai Jones doubled, Riley Greene singled, Spencer Torkelson walked to load the bases, Wenceel Perez singled to drive in Mr. Jones and Mr. Greene, and Hao-Yu Lee singled to drive in Mr. Torkelson. The Tigers were within one run, at 4-3.
In the bottom of the fifth, Kerry Carpenter walked, went to second base on a wild pitch, went to third on a single by Dillon Dingler, and scored as the Rangers got a force out of Mr. Dingler at second base.
In the bottom of the eighth, Jake Burger doubled, and scored on a double by Alejandro Osuna.
The Tigers beat the Rangers last night, and again on Sunday afternoon.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 .380 .316
Walked in the first.
> K. McGonigle SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .411 .488
nothing.
> J. Jones LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .211 .231 .421
Doubled to left in the fourth and scored.
> K. Carpenter PH-LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .317 .500
Walked in the fifth and scored.
> D. Dingler C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 .324 .464
Singled to left in the fifth.
> R. Greene DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .291 .394 .462
Beat out an infield single in the fourth and scored.
Was safe on a force out in the fifth
as Mr. Carpenter scored.
Singled to right in the eighth.
> M. Vierling CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .270 .348
nothing.
> S. Torkelson 1B 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 .233 .363 .437
Walked in the second.
Walked in the fourth and scored.
Singled to left in the sixth.
> W. Perez RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .140 .204 .280
Singled to left in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Jones and Mr. Greene.
Was safe on a force out of Mr. Torkelson in the sixth and stole second base.
> H. Lee 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .214 .290 .393
Singled to right in the fourth
to drive in Mr. Torkelson.
> team 34 4 7 4 0 4 6
Four runs were not enough to win this game.
> 2B: Jones (2, Gore)
> RBI: Pérez 2 (5), Greene (19), Lee (4)
> 2-Out RBI: Pérez, W 2; Lee, H.
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 4-9 (Torres 0-2, Pérez 1-1, Vierling 0-1, Greene 1-2, Dingler 1-2, Lee 1-1)
> SB: Pérez (1, 2nd base off Beeks/Jansen)
> DP: 1 (Lee-McGonigle-Torkelson)
> Texas Rangers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> B. Nimmo RF 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 .302 .378 .468
> J. Smith PR-2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .188 .300 .212
Collared.
> E. Carter CF 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .185 .309 .326
Corralled.
> S. Haggerty PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .250 .192
> C. Seager SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .211 .319 .421
> J. Jung 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 .321 .381 .538
> J. Pederson DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .216 .326 .311
Curtailed.
> J. Burger 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .222 .256 .381
> A. Osuna LF-CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 .529 .417
> E. Duran 2B-RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .338 .403
Contained.
> D. Jansen C 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .211 .282 .380
> team 33 5 9 5 1 4 11
Enough to win, barely.
> 2B: Seager (6, Smith); Burger (5, Smith); Osuna (1, Smith)
> HR: Jansen (2, 3rd inning off Flaherty 0 on, 0 Out)
> RBI: Pederson (6), Jansen (8), Jung 2 (19), Osuna (2)
> 2Out RBI: Jung, Jo.
> SF: Pederson
> SH: Duran
> GIDP: Pederson
> Team LOB: 8
> Team RISP:3-9 (Jansen 0-2, Burger 0-1, Jung 2-3, Duran 0-1, Osuna 1-2)
> E: Jansen (3, throw)
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> Texas Rangers (16-16, 9-8 away 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 9 1
> Detroit Tigers (16-17, 10-3 home) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
Not a happy ending for Tigers fans.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty 3.2 5 4 4 3 4 1 91-55 5.90
He has turned bad again.
> E. De Jesus 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 17-9 8.68
> B. Hanifee 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13-8 0.00
> B. Hurter 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13-8 1.84
Did their jobs.
> B. Smith (L, 0-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 32-21 2.45
Not so good.
> team 9.0 9 5 5 4 11 1 166-101
> HBP: Haggerty (by Hurter)
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 12/19;
> De Jesús 2/4; Hanifee 3/4; Hurter 2/4; Smith 7/9
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-19-9-15-11;
> De Jesús-3-2-2-2; Hanifee-3-1-1-3;
> Hurter-4-1-2-1; Smith-3-4-8-6
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 2-5;
> De Jesús 1-1; Hanifee 2-0; Hurter 1-0; Smith 2-1
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 36
> Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> M. Gore 3.2 4 3 3 3 3 0 94-55 4.67
His pitch count rose quickly.
> C. Winn 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 25-17 5.27
> J. Beeks (B, 1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22-11 1.84
The problems.
> T. Alexander (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14-9 0.59
> J. Junis (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-7 1.76
> J. Latz (S, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15-9 1.02
Did their job.
> team 9.0 7 4 4 4 6 0 179-108
> WP: Winn
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Junis 2/3; Beeks 4/6; Gore 10/18;
> Alexander 1/4; Winn 2/4; Latz 1/3
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Junis-2-0-2-3; Beeks-3-3-0-5; Gore-12-6-25-12;
> Alexander-1-1-3-4; Winn-3-3-9-2; Latz-1-4-2-2
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Junis 0-3; Beeks 2-2; Gore 3-5;
> Alexander 0-3; Winn 1-0; Latz 1-1
> Game Scores: M Gore 41
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 28,622
> Weather: 48 degrees, partly cloudy
> Wind: 5 m.p.h., out to centre
> Time of Game: 3:03
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