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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.
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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The Rangers also launched a "Together for Texas" campaign, selling T-shirts and raising funds to send to the affected region.
Rowdy Tellez admitted to some puttering around the house after the Seattle Mariners designated him for assignment on June 20.
The Texas Rangers spent the first half of the regular season in search of answers. They tweaked their lineup in each and every direction. They fired a hitting coach and hired a hitting coach. They demoted players and promoted players.
The Detroit Tigers will try to snap their longest losing streak of the season on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas. The Tigers (59-39) and Rangers (49-49) meet at 7:05 p.m. Eastern time at Globe Life Park. The Tigers have lost five in a row for the first time since a five-game skid from July 28-Aug. 2 of last year.
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The Texas Rangers officially place one of their outfielders on the injured list ahead of Friday's game against the Detroit Tigers.