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.

As the Rangers geared up to open the second half of the 2025 season against the Tigers, fans and media alike circled a Sunday Night Baseball matchup between a pair of aces in Tarik Skubal and Nathan Eovaldi.

Here are highlights from the Tigers' 2-0 loss against the Rangers in the first of a three-game series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The game was scoreless through seven innings with a number of good defensive plays, including this catch by right fielder Adolis Garcia on Parker Meadows.

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.

Veteran first baseman Rowdy Tellez has been added to the Texas Rangers roster and was in the lineup against Detroit in their first game after the All-Star break

Despite having a record below .500, the Texas Rangers had some bright spots — namely, the pitching and some recent success at the plate.

This weekend's three-game set offers big-name pitchers with national intrigue, plus a pair of elite bullpens with unleaded gas.

The Texas Rangers officially place one of their outfielders on the injured list ahead of Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers.