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Urshela puts Detroit ahead in the 8th, Tigers hold on for 4-2 win over Rangers

DETROIT (AP) Gio Urshela had an RBI single and Matt Vierling scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning to put Detroit ahead, and the Tigers' pitchers continued their solid play to beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Tuesday.

Andrew Chafin (1-0) worked 1 1/3 hitless innings with three strikeouts. Jason Foley retired pinch-hitter Adolis Garcia with two on in the ninth for his fifth save of the season.

Detroit’s bullpen improved to 8-2 on the season with a 1.69 ERA.

“I do like that we are going to play our 27 outs,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “And I do not mean that as a cliche, but as a competitiveness that we are never out of it, because this pitching staff is going to keep us close."

Casey Mize, making his first home start since April 9, 2022, went six innings, allowing two runs and five hits. Mize missed most of the 2022 season and all of the 2023 campaign after undergoing Tommy John surgery and a back operation.

“Left the game tied,” Mize said. “Obviously, I’d always prefer to leave with a lead. Leaving it tied, I feel good about our bullpen against anybody.”

Jose Urena (0-2) took the loss for the Rangers.

The Tigers improved to 3-3 on the club’s current 10-game homestand. Since opening the season 5-0, Detroit has gone 5-7.

The Rangers, who beat Detroit 1-0 in the series opener on Monday, haven’t won back-to-back games since a three-game win streak April 3-5. Texas scored just three runs in the first two games of this series.

“We gotta get these bats going,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “There’s no getting around that. We’re just not driving the ball like we’re accustomed to.”

The Tigers got on the board first in the third inning when Riley Greene scored on an error by right fielder Evan Carter. He allowed a Zach McKinstry single to skip through his legs. The run ended a 12-inning scoreless streak by Rangers pitching.

“This outfield grass, that ball just snaked and it got past Carter there,” Bochy said.

In the fifth, Mize allowed four hits, including RBI singles by Ezequiel Duran and Marcus Semien, giving the Rangers a 2-1 lead.

“I did some good things, made some mistakes and got singled to death there in the fifth,” Mize said.

An RBI double by designated hitter Kerry Carpenter off Rangers starter Jon Gray made it 2-2 in the sixth inning.

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Rangers RHP Dane Dunning (2-1, 4.50 ERA) makes his fourth start this season in the third game of the four-game series on Wednesday. LHP Tarik Skubal (2-0, 2.08) makes his fourth start of the season and third at home. He hasn’t allowed a run in two of his three previous starts.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rangers TEX9-9	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
Tigers DET10-7	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	X	4	5	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

W: A. Chafin (1-0)L: J. Urena (0-2)S: J. Foley (5)

TEXRangers

DETTigers

.J. GrayJon Gray
P
6.0 IP, ER, 3 BB, 7 SO, 97 P
.C. MizeCasey Mize
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 SO, 95 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.284	.361	.432	.794	1.5
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.283	.377	.367	.743	-0.5
E. Carter RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.211	.338	.404	.742	-1.5
W. Langford LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.266	.333	.313	.646	0.0
J. Smith 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.304	.407	.370	.777	3.0
E. Duran DH	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.250	.344	.286	.629	2.5
J. Walsh 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.226	.317	.321	.637	-1.0
a- A. Garcia PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.303	.365	.530	.895	0.0
A. Knizner C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	1.0
L. Taveras CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.214	.279	.304	.582	1.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	4
C. Seager SS	4
E. Carter RF	4
W. Langford LF	4
J. Smith 3B	3
E. Duran DH	4
J. Walsh 1B	3
a- A. Garcia PH	1
A. Knizner C	3
L. Taveras CF	3

a-flied out for Walsh in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Greene LF	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	.217	.356	.417	.773	0.5
S. Torkelson 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.209	.293	.284	.577	0.0
Z. McKinstry 2B	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	.259	.344	.259	.603	3.5
K. Carpenter DH	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	.302	.362	.558	.920	6.0
a- M. Vierling PH-DH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.300	.317	.425	.742	2.0
G. Urshela 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.300	.314	.340	.654	1.5
W. Perez RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.182	.250	.273	.523	-0.5
J. Baez SS	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.143	.170	.204	.374	0.5
P. Meadows CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.056	.209	.111	.320	-0.5
J. Rogers C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	0.0

HITTERS	AB
R. Greene LF	3
S. Torkelson 1B	3
Z. McKinstry 2B	3
K. Carpenter DH	3
a- M. Vierling PH-DH	1
G. Urshela 3B	4
W. Perez RF	4
J. Baez SS	2
P. Meadows CF	3
J. Rogers C	3

a-singled for Carpenter in the 8th

RBI - M. Semien (16), E. Duran
2-Out RBI - M. Semien
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Seager, A. Garcia

2B - K. Carpenter (3)
3B - K. Carpenter
RBI - K. Carpenter (5), G. Urshela (6)
2-Out RBI - G. Urshela
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Carpenter, W. Perez 2 (2), P. Meadows

E - E. Carter

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Gray	6.0	3	2	1	3	7	3.44	1.53	17.5
J. Urena (L, 0-2)	1.2	0	1	1	1	3	4.38	1.14	-0.5
J. Latz	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1.00	1.11	-2.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Gray	6.0
J. Urena (L, 0-2)	1.2
J. Latz	0.1

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Mize	6.0	5	2	2	0	6	4.11	1.17	17.0
A. Lange	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.69	1.88	3.5
A. Chafin (W, 1-0)	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	1.42	0.79	12.5
J. Foley (S, 5)	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.11	7.0

PITCHERS	IP
C. Mize	6.0
A. Lange	1.0
A. Chafin (W, 1-0)	1.1
J. Foley (S, 5)	0.2

Pitches-Strikes - J. Gray 97-62, J. Urena 27-17, J. Latz 11-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Gray 5-5, J. Urena 2-0, J. Latz 1-0
Batters Faced - J. Gray 24, J. Urena 6, J. Latz 3

Pitches-Strikes - C. Mize 95-60, A. Lange 9-7, A. Chafin 19-12, J. Foley 14-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Mize 10-5, A. Lange 0-2, A. Chafin 0-1, J. Foley 0-1
Batters Faced - C. Mize 23, A. Lange 3, A. Chafin 4, J. Foley 4

.J. GrayJon Gray
P
6.0 IP, ER, 3 BB, 7 SO, 97 P
.C. MizeCasey Mize
P
6.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 SO, 95 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rangers TEX9-9	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	1
Tigers DET10-7	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	X	4	5	0

Comerica ParkDetroit, MI

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.284	.361	.432	.794	1.5
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.283	.377	.367	.743	-0.5
E. Carter RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.211	.338	.404	.742	-1.5
W. Langford LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.266	.333	.313	.646	0.0
J. Smith 3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.304	.407	.370	.777	3.0
E. Duran DH	4	1	1	1	0	1	2	.250	.344	.286	.629	2.5
J. Walsh 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.226	.317	.321	.637	-1.0
a- A. Garcia PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.303	.365	.530	.895	0.0
A. Knizner C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	1.0
L. Taveras CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.214	.279	.304	.582	1.0
Total	33	2	6	2	1	10	10	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	4
C. Seager SS	4
E. Carter RF	4
W. Langford LF	4
J. Smith 3B	3
E. Duran DH	4
J. Walsh 1B	3
a- A. Garcia PH	1
A. Knizner C	3
L. Taveras CF	3
Total	33

a-flied out for Walsh in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Greene LF	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	.217	.356	.417	.773	0.5
S. Torkelson 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.209	.293	.284	.577	0.0
Z. McKinstry 2B	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	.259	.344	.259	.603	3.5
K. Carpenter DH	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	.302	.362	.558	.920	6.0
a- M. Vierling PH-DH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.300	.317	.425	.742	2.0
G. Urshela 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	.300	.314	.340	.654	1.5
W. Perez RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.182	.250	.273	.523	-0.5
J. Baez SS	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.143	.170	.204	.374	0.5
P. Meadows CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.056	.209	.111	.320	-0.5
J. Rogers C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	0.0
Total	29	4	5	2	4	10	10	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
R. Greene LF	3
S. Torkelson 1B	3
Z. McKinstry 2B	3
K. Carpenter DH	3
a- M. Vierling PH-DH	1
G. Urshela 3B	4
W. Perez RF	4
J. Baez SS	2
P. Meadows CF	3
J. Rogers C	3
Total	29

a-singled for Carpenter in the 8th

RBI - M. Semien (16), E. Duran
2-Out RBI - M. Semien
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Seager, A. Garcia

2B - K. Carpenter (3)
3B - K. Carpenter
RBI - K. Carpenter (5), G. Urshela (6)
2-Out RBI - G. Urshela
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Carpenter, W. Perez 2 (2), P. Meadows

E - E. Carter

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Gray	6.0	3	2	1	3	7	3.44	1.53	17.5
J. Urena (L, 0-2)	1.2	0	1	1	1	3	4.38	1.14	-0.5
J. Latz	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1.00	1.11	-2.0
Total	8.0	5	4	3	4	10	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Gray	6.0
J. Urena (L, 0-2)	1.2
J. Latz	0.1
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Mize	6.0	5	2	2	0	6	4.11	1.17	17.0
A. Lange	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.69	1.88	3.5
A. Chafin (W, 1-0)	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	1.42	0.79	12.5
J. Foley (S, 5)	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.11	7.0
Total	9.0	6	2	2	1	10	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
C. Mize	6.0
A. Lange	1.0
A. Chafin (W, 1-0)	1.1
J. Foley (S, 5)	0.2
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Gray 97-62, J. Urena 27-17, J. Latz 11-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Gray 5-5, J. Urena 2-0, J. Latz 1-0
Batters Faced - J. Gray 24, J. Urena 6, J. Latz 3

Pitches-Strikes - C. Mize 95-60, A. Lange 9-7, A. Chafin 19-12, J. Foley 14-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Mize 10-5, A. Lange 0-2, A. Chafin 0-1, J. Foley 0-1
Batters Faced - C. Mize 23, A. Lange 3, A. Chafin 4, J. Foley 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
McKinstry singled to deep right, Greene scored, McKinstry to third on right fielder Carter fielding error 0 1
5TH INNING
Duran singled to shallow center, Smith scored 1 1
Semien singled to shallow center, Duran scored, Taveras to second 2 1
6TH INNING
Carpenter doubled to deep left, McKinstry scored 2 2
8TH INNING
Urshela singled to shallow right, McKinstry scored, Vierling to third 2 3
Vierling scored, Urshela to second on wild pitch 2 4

3RD INNING
	McKinstry singled to deep right, Greene scored, McKinstry to third on right fielder Carter fielding error	0	1

5TH INNING
	Duran singled to shallow center, Smith scored	1	1
	Semien singled to shallow center, Duran scored, Taveras to second	2	1

6TH INNING
	Carpenter doubled to deep left, McKinstry scored	2	2

8TH INNING
	Urshela singled to shallow right, McKinstry scored, Vierling to third	2	3
	Vierling scored, Urshela to second on wild pitch	2	4

1ST INNING
Rangers
C. Mize Pitching:
M. Semien: Semien flied out to center
C. Seager: Ball, Foul, Ball, Seager flied out to deep center
E. Carter: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Carter struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Gray Pitching:
R. Greene: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Greene struck out swinging
S. Torkelson: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Torkelson struck out swinging
Z. McKinstry: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, McKinstry struck out swinging
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Rangers
C. Mize Pitching:
W. Langford: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Langford struck out looking
J. Smith: Strike looking, Ball, Smith grounded out to first
E. Duran: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Duran struck out looking
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Gray Pitching:
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Ball, Carpenter tripled to deep center
G. Urshela: Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Urshela struck out swinging
W. Perez: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
J. Baez: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Baez walked
P. Meadows: Ball, Meadows flied out to shallow second
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Rangers
C. Mize Pitching:
J. Walsh: Ball, Walsh flied out to left
A. Knizner: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Knizner grounded out to shortstop
L. Taveras: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Taveras singled to center
M. Semien: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Semien lined out to right
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Tigers
J. Gray Pitching:
J. Rogers: Ball, Strike looking, Rogers popped out to first
R. Greene: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Greene walked
S. Torkelson: Strike looking, Torkelson flied out to deep center
Z. McKinstry: McKinstry singled to deep right, Greene scored, McKinstry to third on right fielder Carter fielding error
K. Carpenter: Ball, Carpenter grounded out to second
End of the 3rd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Rangers
C. Mize Pitching:
C. Seager: Seager flied out to deep center
E. Carter: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Carter grounded out to shortstop
W. Langford: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Langford grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Gray Pitching:
G. Urshela: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Urshela lined out to right
W. Perez: Perez popped out to shortstop
J. Baez: Ball, Ball, Baez lined out to shortstop
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Rangers
C. Mize Pitching:
J. Smith: Ball, Smith singled to right
E. Duran: Foul, Foul, Ball, Smith to second on wild pitch, Foul, Ball, Ball, Duran singled to shallow center, Smith scored
J. Walsh: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Walsh struck out looking
A. Knizner: Strike looking, Knizner singled to right, Duran to second
L. Taveras: Strike looking, Foul, Taveras reached on fielder's choice to first, Duran to third, Knizner out at second
M. Semien: Ball, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt to first, Ball, Semien singled to shallow center, Duran scored, Taveras to second
C. Seager: Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Seager flied out to deep right
Middle of the 5th (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Gray Pitching:
P. Meadows: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Meadows flied out to deep center
J. Rogers: Rogers grounded out to shortstop
R. Greene: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Greene struck out swinging
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Rangers
C. Mize Pitching:
E. Carter: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Carter struck out swinging
W. Langford: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Langford struck out looking
J. Smith: Foul, Ball, Smith grounded out to second
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Gray Pitching:
S. Torkelson: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Torkelson struck out looking
Z. McKinstry: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, McKinstry walked
K. Carpenter: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Carpenter doubled to deep left, McKinstry scored
G. Urshela: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Urshela grounded out to third
W. Perez: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Perez grounded out to pitcher
End of the 6th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Rangers
Alex Lange relieved Casey Mize
E. Duran: Duran flied out to shallow second
J. Walsh: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Walsh struck out looking
A. Knizner: Strike looking, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Knizner flied out to deep center
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
Jose Urena relieved Jon Gray
J. Baez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Baez struck out swinging
P. Meadows: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Meadows struck out looking
J. Rogers: Rogers grounded out to shortstop
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Rangers
Andrew Chafin relieved Alex Lange
L. Taveras: Ball, Strike looking, Taveras flied out to right
M. Semien: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Semien struck out swinging
C. Seager: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Seager struck out looking
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Tigers
J. Urena Pitching:
R. Greene: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Greene struck out swinging
S. Torkelson: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Torkelson walked
Z. McKinstry: Strike looking, McKinstry reached on fielder's choice to second, Torkelson out at second
Jacob Latz relieved Jose Urena
Matt Vierling hit for Kerry Carpenter
M. Vierling: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Vierling singled to shallow right, McKinstry to third
G. Urshela: Urshela singled to shallow right, McKinstry scored, Vierling to third
W. Perez: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Vierling scored, Urshela to second on wild pitch, Foul, Foul, Perez popped out to first
End of the 8th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Rangers
Matt Vierling at designated hitter
E. Carter: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Carter struck out swinging
Jason Foley relieved Andrew Chafin
W. Langford: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Langford singled to right
J. Smith: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Smith walked, Langford to second
E. Duran: Duran lined out to right
Adolis Garcia hit for Jared Walsh
A. Garcia: Foul, Garcia flied out to deep center
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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