Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers

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Jack Flaherty came in with an ugly 1-8 record but a real arm underneath it, and Cal Quantrill brought a 3-0 mark and a 3.35 ERA that's been one of the quiet stories of the Rangers' first-place run. On paper it looked like a pitching duel between a guy overdue for wins and a guy who's found a groove.

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Tigers(38-50)

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3

-1.5+147-115o7.5-138

Rangers(45-43)

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0

+1.5-150+113u7.5+133

Best BetRangers -103

Postgame

Missed — Texas managed only 3 hits and got shut out, exactly the kind of lineup-depth risk the bear case flagged with Seager and Langford both sidelined.

Pregame

We backed the Rangers to win outright off the money, taking Texas at plus-money when the fair number had them favored — a first-place club getting a price against a sub-.500 opponent. Flaherty's a live arm but his season-long numbers didn't scream upset, so the value was on the home side.

Texas is trying to hold a division lead without Corey Seager, who's back on the injured list with lower-back inflammation, and without Wyatt Langford, who's out through the All-Star break with a hamstring issue. That's two key bats missing from a lineup that had just hung 10 runs on Detroit two days earlier, and it left Texas thinner than its record suggests.

Jack Flaherty

(3-8)·4.48 ERA

Jun 28 vs Astros

ND

5.0IP

0ER

9K

3BB

94P

07/04 Lineup

Cal Quantrill

(3-2)·3.93 ERA

Jun 27 @ Blue Jays

ND

4.0IP

0ER

5K

1BB

55P

07/04 Lineup

Detroit, meanwhile, is barely over .500 in its last 10 but had just taken 3 of 4 from the Yankees before dropping the series opener here. A rotation stripped down by injuries to Jackson Jobe, Justin Verlander and Reese Olson means every start from a healthy arm like Flaherty's matters more than the record lets on.

The Tigers didn't wait around. They put up 2 in the first and another in the second, and that was effectively the whole game — Detroit's offense went quiet the rest of the way, but it didn't need to do more. Texas managed only 3 hits and committed an error, and the Rangers' bats that torched Detroit for 10 runs on July 2 had nothing left in the tank 2 days later.

Detroit Tigers

(38-50)

Jul 3L@ Rangers4-10

Jul 1W@ Yankees6-2

Jun 30W@ Yankees9-3

Jun 29W@ Yankees7-3

Jun 28Lvs Astros5-7

Texas Rangers

(45-43)

Jul 3Wvs Tigers10-4

Jul 1L@ Guardians4-9

Jun 30W@ Guardians4-2

Jun 29W@ Guardians6-3

Jun 28W@ Blue Jays3-2

It's the kind of result that looks worse than it is for Texas, snapping momentum right as the Rangers were trying to build separation in the West, and a reminder that even a first-place team can get shut down when the injury list starts piling up at the wrong positions.

Detroit Tigers

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• 10-Day-ILGleyber Torres (2B) — Torres (oblique) received a cortisone injection Friday and is expected to start up his rehab program in the next day or two, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.06/19
• 15-Day-ILWill Vest (RP) — The Tigers placed Vest on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with posterior right elbow inflammation.07/01
• 60-Day-ILJackson Jobe (SP) — Jobe (elbow) will throw live batting practice Saturday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.06/26
• 60-Day-ILWenceel Perez (RF) — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday that Perez won't require surgery for the left orbital fracture he sustained June 16, but the outfielder lacks a clear timeline for a return, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. "It's not, from what I understand, where it's going to be something long term," Hinch said of Perez's injury. "But it doesn't mean it heals itself fast. He's feeling better and better and reporting progress."06/26
• 60-Day-ILParker Meadows (CF) — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday that Meadows (forearm) has yet to resume hitting and is without a timeline to return from the 60-day injured list, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.06/25
• 60-Day-ILBurch Smith (RP) — The Tigers transferred Smith (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.06/23
• 60-Day-ILJustin Verlander (SP) — Verlander (hip) has been scratched from a scheduled start Sunday versus the White Sox due to a left hamstring injury, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.06/19
• 60-Day-ILJavier Baez (SS) — The Tigers transferred Baez (ankle) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.06/11
• 60-Day-ILTrey Sweeney (SS) — Sweeney will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery this week, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.06/05
• 60-Day-ILBrant Hurter (RP) — The Tigers placed Hurter on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to lumbar spine inflammation.05/29
• 60-Day-ILBailey Horn (RP) — Horn (elbow) began a throwing progression May 14, MLB.com reports.05/27
• 60-Day-ILReese Olson (SP) — The Tigers placed Olson on the 60-day injured list Tuesday after he underwent a right shoulder labral repair Feb. 2 that will result in him missing the 2026 season.05/08

Texas Rangers

(12)

• 10-Day-ILCorey Seager (SS) — The Rangers placed Seager on the 10-day injured list Wednesday due to lower-back inflammation.07/01
• 10-Day-ILWyatt Langford (LF) — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Sunday that Langford (hamstring) will remain on the 10-day injured list through the All-Star break, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.06/28
• 10-Day-ILCody Freeman (3B) — The Rangers placed Freeman on the 10-day injured list Thursday due to a herniated disc.06/25
• 10-Day-ILDanny Jansen (C) — Jansen (forearm) was able to throw out to 60 feet Saturday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.06/22
• 15-Day-ILJakob Junis (RP) — The Rangers placed Junis on the 15-day injured list Saturday, retroactive to Wednesday, due to right hip impingement.07/04
• 15-Day-ILJalen Beeks (RP) — Beeks (back) will miss the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing arm surgery, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.07/04
• 15-Day-ILJack Leiter (SP) — Leiter underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose body from his right ankle region Tuesday and should be considered out indefinitely, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.06/23
• 60-Day-ILJordan Montgomery (SP) — Montgomery (elbow) struck out three over two perfect innings in a rehab start Saturday with Double-A Frisco.06/29
• 60-Day-ILMichael Helman (CF) — Texas transferred Helman (hand) to the 60-day injured list Friday.06/19
• 60-Day-ILRobert Garcia (RP) — The Rangers transferred Garcia (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.06/01
• 60-Day-ILCarter Baumler (RP) — Baumler (intercostal) has been shut down from his rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.05/23
• 60-Day-ILCody Bradford (SP) — Bradford (elbow) began throwing from 60 feet during the Rangers' most recent homestand, MLB.com reports05/10