ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mikie Mahtook will start and bat third in his first game back with the Detroit Tigers since returning from Triple-A Toledo.
Infielder Pete Kozma will also make his first start in a Tigers uniform.
Nicholas Castellanos, who battled the flu over the weekend in Kansas City, is out of the lineup. It's not yet known if this is a normal off-day or related to an illness.
Tigers left-hander Francisco Liriano (3-1, 2.97 ERA) will face Rangers right-hander Bartolo Colon (1-1, 3.29) in the finale of a three-game series.
Tigers lineup
Mikie Mahtook returns to the lineup for the series finale vs.