ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Corey Seager hit a two-run double with two outs within the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers lastly bought again to .500 with a 2-0 victory over Detroit on Friday night time that prolonged the MLB-best Tigers’ season-worst dropping streak to 5.
The Tigers (59-39) had a majors-high six gamers this week on the All-Star Recreation after going into the break with the perfect report within the majors, even after dropping their final 4 video games earlier than that.
Seager lined a ball into the right-center hole that rolled to the wall. Cody Freeman, making his big-league debut as a pinch-runner after Kyle Higashioka’s one-out double, scored the primary run and was adopted house by Josh Smith, who walked in opposition to Tommy Kahnle (1-3).
Chris Martin (1-5), the third Texas pitcher, labored the eighth. Robert Garcia pitched the ninth for his seventh save in 10 probabilities to wrap up the tenth shutout by the Rangers this season.
Each beginning pitchers labored into the sixth with out permitting a run. Rangers left-hander Patrick Corbin struck out six in 5 2/3 innings. Detroit’s Reese Olson had 5 Ks earlier than departing after Jonah Heim’s leadoff double within the sixth, solely the second hit given up by the right-hander.
The Tigers had been held scoreless for the sixth time this season.
Key second
Seager’s go-ahead hit that additionally prolonged his on-base streak to 19 video games.
Key stat
The Rangers (49-49) bought again to .500 for the primary time since June 15. They’d misplaced the previous seven video games after they had an opportunity to succeed in that mark.
Up subsequent
Keider Montero (4-1, 4.02 ERA) pitches Saturday night time for Detroit within the center sport of the three-game collection. Rookie Kumar Rocker (3-4, 6.39) begins for Texas.
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