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Josh Smith's pinch-hit double in the ninth gives the Rangers a 5-4 win over the Tigers
DETROIT (AP) — Josh Smith’s pinch-hit double in the top of the ninth drove home the winning run and the Texas Rangers beat the error-prone Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Wednesday. With one out, Ezequiel Duran singled, went to second on an error by first baseman Spencer Torkelson and...
Jack Leiter, son of Al, to make major league debut for Rangers on Thursday against Tigers
DETROIT (AP) — Jack Leiter, the 23-year-old son of former major league pitcher Al Leiter, is to make his major league debut for the Texas Rangers against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. Texas said Tuesday it intended to select the contract of Leiter from Triple-A Round Rock, where...
Urshela puts Detroit ahead in the 8th, Tigers hold on for 4-2 win over Rangers
DETROIT (AP) — Gio Urshela had an RBI single and Matt Vierling scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning to put Detroit ahead, and the Tigers' pitchers continued their solid play to beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Tuesday. Andrew Chafin (1-0) worked 1 1/3 hitless innings with three...
Lorenzen goes 5 innings in Texas debut as Rangers blank Tigers 1-0
DETROIT (AP) — Michael Lorenzen pitched five spotless innings in his Texas debut and three relievers completed a five-hit shutout as the Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Monday night. Lorenzen, signed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract as a free agent late in spring...
Canha's 2-run double in 8th inning helps Tigers rally to beat Twins 4-3
DETROIT (AP) — Mark Canha's two-run double highlighted a four-run eighth inning for the Detroit Tigers as they rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Sunday. The victory was the 800th in the majors for Tigers manager A.J. Hinch. “(Andrew Chafin) just told me...
Julien, Castro homer to help Twins sweep doubleheader with 4-1 win over Tigers
DETROIT (AP) — Edouard Julien and Willi Castro homered and the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday. Minnesota used a seven-run 12th inning to win the first game 11-5. “This is a good, important day for us,”...
Twins place Carlos Correa on the 10-day injured list with an oblique injury
DETROIT (AP) — Twins shortstop Carlos Correa was placed on the 10-day injured list Saturday, a day after sustaining an oblique injury in Minnesota's 8-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Correa was hitting .306 with a homer and four RBIs in 11 games and had an .876 OPS. The two-time...
Banged-up Twins might be without Carlos Correa after he leaves game with oblique strain
DETROIT (AP) — Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa left Friday night's game against the Detroit Tigers with an oblique strain after striking out in the third inning. “It’s like a gut punch,” outfielder Byron Buxton said following Detroit's 8-2 win. The...
Skubal throws 5 scoreless innings, Canha homers and Tigers beat Twins 8-2 in series opener
DETROIT (AP) — Mark Canha hit a solo homer in first inning, Tarik Skubal pitched five scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2 Friday night. Canha, Spencer Torkelson and Matt Vierling each had two hits and two RBIs, helping Detroit pull away...
Rain forces postponement of Twins-Tigers game. They'll play a doubleheader on Saturday
DETROIT (AP) — The scheduled Thursday game between the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers has been rained out and will be made up as part of a Saturday doubleheader. The doubleheader will begin at 1:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. The second game will start about 40 minutes after the...
