Rangers bring 1-0 series advantage over Tigers into game 2

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Texas Rangers (16-16, second in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (16-17, second in the AL Central)

Detroit; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Kumar Rocker (1-2, 3.37 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (1-2, 4.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -134, Rangers +112; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers meet the Detroit Tigers leading the series 1-0.

Detroit is 10-3 in home games and 16-17 overall. The Tigers are 6-2 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Texas has a 9-8 record on the road and a 16-16 record overall. The Rangers are 7-12 in games when they have given up at least one home run.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle has a .314 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 11 doubles, two triples and two home runs. Riley Greene is 13 for 37 with three home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Josh Jung has four home runs, 10 walks and 19 RBIs while hitting .321 for the Rangers. Brandon Nimmo is 10 for 36 with two doubles and an RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, .258 batting average, 5.32 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Rangers: 5-5, .230 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored by one run

INJURIES: Tigers: Zach McKinstry: 10-Day IL (hip/abdominal), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (groin), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (hip), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (ankle), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Troy Melton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)

Rangers: Wyatt Langford: 10-Day IL (forearm), Cody Freeman: 10-Day IL (back ), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Curvelo: 15-Day IL (biceps), Robert Garcia: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Carter Baumler: 15-Day IL (ribs), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.