The first seven innings had looked all too familiar for the Rangers. When they were given a great opportunity by the Tigers on a missed tag in the baselines and a throwing error in the third, giving them runners on the corners and one out, Josh Smith swung at a 3-0 pitch at the top of the zone for a pop-up. The inning died on a Seager strikeout.

The Detroit Tigers were limited to four hits and lost, 2-0, to the Texas Rangers on Friday, July 18, in the opener of a three-game series at Globe Life Field. The Rangers scored both runs off Kahnle, a right-handed reliever, in the eighth inning.

Corey Seager hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers finally got back to .500 with a 2-0 victory over Detroit on Friday night that extended the MLB-best Tigers’ season-worst losing streak to five.

Corey Seager made up for a frustrating start to his night by doubling home a pair of runners with two outs in the eighth inning to provide the winning runs in the Texas Rangers' 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday in the opener of a three-game set in Arlington,

Detroit Tigers are the fourth team in franchise history to feature six All-Stars. The other three teams had a mixed bag of playoff success.

Texas Rangers designated hitter Kyle Higashioka was almost put out twice by All-Star players from Detroit in a strange sequence.

The Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers return from the All-Star break in vastly different positions when they square off on Friday in Arlington, Texas.

Tarik Skubal's start Tuesday in the MLB All-Star Game will be the 12th by a Detroit Tigers pitcher in the Midsummer Classic. Here's who did it best.