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The Tigers got to celebrate this Fourth of July holiday as a happy bunch, as they shut out the Rangers en route to a 3-0 victory in Arlington, Texas.
It was a stark contrast to the last time these two teams faced each other on Thursday night, when the Rangers dominated in a 10-4 victory. Unlike that game against Nathan Eovaldi, the Tigers went at starter Cal Quantrill early.
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If anyone at Globe Life Field wanted some early fireworks for the Fourth of July, Riley Greene was happy to oblige as his homer stayed fair to right field, bringing home Kerry Carpenter for a two-run homer in the first inning.
It was his 12th homer of the season and his third in the past four games, with Greene finishing 2-for-4 as the only Tiger with multiple hits.
The Tigers weren't done scoring in the early parts of this game.
Alejandro Osuna misplayed a flyball down the left-field line, allowing Colt Keith and Zach McKinstry to go to third and second base, respectively. Ben Malgeri hit a grounder to bring Keith home, and the Tigers loaded the bases, but Carpenter hit a deep fly-out to end the top of the second inning.
BOX SCORE: Tigers 3, Rangers 0
For Quantrill, it took him just four pitches to get his first two outs, then it took 34 to get the next four outs as the Tigers built an early 3-0 lead.
Quantrill didn't allow another hit after the second inning, pitching five innings and allowing just three hits with two strikeouts. While the offense had only three hits against the Rangers' starter, they capitalized enough on those chances.
Meanwhile, Jack Flaherty pitched his best game since early April. In 5.2 innings pitched, he allowed just three hits and struck out five while allowing no walks.
His only true blemish was facing batter Evan Carter, who went 1-for-1 against Flaherty and got hit on the foot by a pitch in the second inning.
The Rangers didn't get a runner in scoring position until that sixth inning thanks to a Josh Jung two-out double that knocked Flaherty out of the game. But Tyler Holton entered to face Brandon Ninmo and forced a ground-out to end the inning.
Unlike Thursday, the Tigers' bullpen didn't disappoint. Between Holton and Keider Montero, they didn't allow a hit, pitching 3.1 innings of shutout baseball. Montero earned the first regular-season save of his career, going three full innings of relief on 36 pitches.
Montero almost allowed a hit to begin the bottom of the ninth as Jung hit a liner to third base, but Keith made a great grab and got the throw to first in time for the first out.
Later Saturday, the rosters for the MLB All-Star Game will be announced, and the two Tigers with the best chance to join the roster of the mid-summer classic didn't have a good day.
Rookie Kevin McGonigle finished 0-for-3 with a walk, as all three of his outs came by swinging at the first pitch. Catcher Dillon Dingler couldn't repeat his 2-for-5 performance on Thursday, as he went 0-for-3 while being hit by a pitch and surprisingly lost an ABS challenge behind the plate by less than 0.1 inches.
The final of this three-game series is Sunday afternoon.
Kameron Goodwill is a freelance writer.
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Greene homers, Flaherty sharp in Tigers' 3-0 win over Rangers
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It was a stark contrast to the last time these two teams faced each other on Thursday night, when the Rangers dominated in a 10-4 victory. Unlike that game against Nathan Eovaldi, the Tigers went at starter Cal Quantrill early.
More: Detroit Tigers, Game 89: One thing I loved, one thing I didn't
If anyone at Globe Life Field wanted some early fireworks for the Fourth of July, Riley Greene was happy to oblige as his homer stayed fair to right field, bringing home Kerry Carpenter for a two-run homer in the first inning.
It was his 12th homer of the season and his third in the past four games, with Greene finishing 2-for-4 as the only Tiger with multiple hits.
The Tigers weren't done scoring in the early parts of this game.
Alejandro Osuna misplayed a flyball down the left-field line, allowing Colt Keith and Zach McKinstry to go to third and second base, respectively. Ben Malgeri hit a grounder to bring Keith home, and the Tigers loaded the bases, but Carpenter hit a deep fly-out to end the top of the second inning.
BOX SCORE: Tigers 3, Rangers 0
For Quantrill, it took him just four pitches to get his first two outs, then it took 34 to get the next four outs as the Tigers built an early 3-0 lead.
Quantrill didn't allow another hit after the second inning, pitching five innings and allowing just three hits with two strikeouts. While the offense had only three hits against the Rangers' starter, they capitalized enough on those chances.
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Meanwhile, Jack Flaherty pitched his best game since early April. In 5.2 innings pitched, he allowed just three hits and struck out five while allowing no walks.
His only true blemish was facing batter Evan Carter, who went 1-for-1 against Flaherty and got hit on the foot by a pitch in the second inning.
The Rangers didn't get a runner in scoring position until that sixth inning thanks to a Josh Jung two-out double that knocked Flaherty out of the game. But Tyler Holton entered to face Brandon Ninmo and forced a ground-out to end the inning.
Unlike Thursday, the Tigers' bullpen didn't disappoint. Between Holton and Keider Montero, they didn't allow a hit, pitching 3.1 innings of shutout baseball. Montero earned the first regular-season save of his career, going three full innings of relief on 36 pitches.
Montero almost allowed a hit to begin the bottom of the ninth as Jung hit a liner to third base, but Keith made a great grab and got the throw to first in time for the first out.
Later Saturday, the rosters for the MLB All-Star Game will be announced, and the two Tigers with the best chance to join the roster of the mid-summer classic didn't have a good day.
Rookie Kevin McGonigle finished 0-for-3 with a walk, as all three of his outs came by swinging at the first pitch. Catcher Dillon Dingler couldn't repeat his 2-for-5 performance on Thursday, as he went 0-for-3 while being hit by a pitch and surprisingly lost an ABS challenge behind the plate by less than 0.1 inches.
The final of this three-game series is Sunday afternoon.
Kameron Goodwill is a freelance writer.
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Greene homers, Flaherty sharp in Tigers' 3-0 win over Rangers
Continue reading...
