The first game of a seven-game, seven-day, pre-All-Star-Break road trip, and the first of a three-game series in Texas against the Rangers, saw the Tigers win 7-3, but only after the Rangers scored all their runs with two outs in the ninth.
This was Detroit’s first visit to Globe Life Field, not to be confused with the Rangers’ previous home, Globe Life Park, across the street. (Confused yet? I sure was!) For the record, the roof was closed tonight.
Kolby Allard got the start for Texas. Before tonight he’d made 16 appearances, the last six being starts, and had a very respectable 1.