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Tigers' struggling bullpen allows late run in loss to Rangers
TL;DR
The Tigers lost 5-4 to the Rangers after a late run in the eighth inning. Starting pitcher Jack Flaherty struggled again, allowing four runs in just 3.2 innings.
Key points
- Tigers lost 5-4 to Rangers
- Jack Flaherty struggled, allowing four runs
- Tigers rallied for four runs in middle innings
- Late run scored by Rangers in the eighth inning
- Jake Berger and Alejandro Osuna contributed key hits
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Detroit â A middle-innings rally wasnât enough as starting pitcher Jack Flaherty struggled again for the Tigers and Detroit dropped a series opener, 5-4, to Texas on Friday evening at Comerica Park.
The Tigers had put together a four-run rally across the fourth and fifth innings, only to give up a run in the top of the eighth inning as the ultimate dagger.
And all it took was two sharp hits into left field, a double off the bat of Jake Berger, who then scored when Alejandro Osuna rocketed another double, this one past a diving Hao-Yu Lee at third base.
Lee stood at the edge of the infield grass as received the ball from the outfield, shaking off the discomfort of a dive into the dirt and perhaps frustration at seeing the comeback efforts of recent innings come undone.
Flaherty had another rough start, going 3.2 innings with four runs allowed, three walks and five hits to four strikeouts.
What plagued Flaherty on Friday night is what has caused him trouble for much of 2026: Finding control and limiting walks. He recovered well from a pair of singles that pushed across a run in the first inning, opening the second inning with a pair of strikeouts looking, freezing Berger and then Osuna with fastballs before a foul pop up to Dillon Dingler for the third out put the Rangers down in order.
In the top of the third inning, though, Flaherty faltered, starting by giving up a solo home run to Danny Jansen to leadoff the inning. After that no-doubter to left field, Flaherty walked the next three batters to load the bases with no outs. Boos began from the Comerica Park crowd.
Flaherty and the Tigers actually managed to wriggle out with relatively little damage, giving up an RBI single, a sacrifice fly RBI before getting the last two outs. But even that was an adventure, as the infield fly rule gave the Tigers an out on a pop up that Flaherty seemed to lose in the clouds and ended up hitting his glove and landing on the infield.
Flaherty would retire two batters and then give up a single in the fourth inning before handing the ball off to Emmanuel De Jesus
Q&A
What were Jack Flaherty's stats in the game against the Rangers?
Jack Flaherty pitched 3.2 innings, allowing four runs, three walks, and five hits while striking out four batters.
How did the Tigers score their runs in the game?
The Tigers scored four runs during a rally in the fourth and fifth innings before conceding a late run in the eighth inning.
Who drove in the late run for the Rangers against the Tigers?
Jake Berger hit a double, and Alejandro Osuna followed with another double, driving in the late run for the Rangers.
What was the final score of the Tigers vs. Rangers game?
The final score was 5-4 in favor of the Texas Rangers.