Detroit Tigers defeat Rangers but Gleyber Torres leaves with injury
TL;DR
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers 5-1, but Gleyber Torres left the game in the fourth inning due to tightness in his left side.
Key points
- Detroit Tigers won 5-1 against Texas Rangers
- Gleyber Torres left the game due to left side tightness
- 33,373 fans attended the game at Comerica Park
Detroit — Another game, another injury concern for the Tigers.
Second baseman Gleyber Torres left the Tigers’ 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers Saturday night in the fourth inning with what the club reported as tightness in his left side.
Before he departed, he helped build a 5-0 lead in front of 33, 373 chilly patrons at Comerica Park.
Detroit Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler (13) celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Texas Rangers in the first inning.
In the first inning, Torres was thrown out at the plate trying to score from second on a base hit by Riley Greene. He slid head first and tried to roll away from the tag. He stayed in the game and delivered an RBI single in the second inning.
But when the Tigers went out for the top of the fourth, it was Hao-Yu Lee playing second base while Torres was in the trainer’s room being evaluated.
Torres was thrown out by right fielder Ezequiel Duran and it looked like it was going to kill an early scoring opportunity. Until Dillon Dingler stepped up.
With two on and two out, he fell behind 1-2. Rocker put a slider down in the zone but up enough for Dingler to drop the barrel on it. He launched it 443 feet inside the foul pole in left for his sixth homer of the year.
The Tigers took advantage of Rocker’s inability to control the running game to score two more in the second inning.
Wenceel Perez singled and stole second. His jump was so big, catcher Danny Jansen clutched but didn’t bother to throw it. Kevin McGonigle cashed in that run with a single and then he, too, stole second base.
Torres blooped a single to right to bring McGonigle home.
The Tigers stole a season-high four bases, Perez had two. Colt Keith also stole one.
Rocker’s night was over after just two innings.
Keider Montero’s night, meanwhile, was just starting.
The Tigers’ right-hander may not have had his top-shelf stuff on a cold night – two strikeouts, six whiffs on 41 swings -- but he attacked the strike zone and got a lot of early contact from the aggressive Rangers’ hitters.
It wasn’t all soft contact. The 22 balls put in play against him had an average exit velocity of 90.8 mph. But he induced a lot of fly balls (nine) to the big part of Comerica Park.
And on a night when Will Vest went on the injured list, Kenley Jansen was possibly unavailable because of groin discomfort and the club has scheduled a bullpen day for Sunday, Montero pitched an efficient 6.2 innings allowing one run – a solo homer by Jake Burger.
Right-hander Drew Anderson saved the bullpen further by cleaning up the final 2.1 innings, striking out three.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Tigers defeat Rangers but Gleyber Torres leaves with injury
Q&A
What injury did Gleyber Torres sustain during the game?
Gleyber Torres experienced tightness in his left side and left the game in the fourth inning.
What was the final score of the Tigers vs. Rangers game?
The Detroit Tigers won the game against the Texas Rangers with a final score of 5-1.
How many fans attended the Tigers game against the Rangers?
The game was attended by 33,373 fans at Comerica Park.
