The Detroit Tigers will play their 100th game of the season on Sunday night in Arlington, Texas. The Tigers (59-40) and Rangers (50-49) wrap up their three-game series at 7:10 p.m. Eastern time at Globe Life Park. The Tigers have lost six games in a row, their longest skid since 2023.

The Texas Rangers are currently on the outside looking in on the playoff race in the American League with a 49-49 record entering play on July 19. 3.5 games beh

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.

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The trade deadline is approaching, and the Rangers are at a crossroads. Sitting just under .500 and still in the playoff hunt, will Texas buy, sell or do both? Here’s what to know as the second half begins.

ARLINGTON - In setting an unofficial club record Friday for placing the most players on the injured list while on a break from the schedule, the Texas Rangers also rewarded Cody Freeman and sent a message to Josh Jung. Freeman got a call-up and Jung got what amounted to a “stay down.”

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