This is a 7* on TEXAS

The Rangers got beat 7-3 in Monday’s series opener. Three errors and a failure to really get anything going against Tigers starter Wily Peralta doomed them. But we think they’ll bounce back on Tuesday when they get to face the struggling Jose Urena. June was very unkind to Urena as he went 0-4 with a 12.50 ERA. Most damning of all is that he pitched a total of just 18 innings and gave up 28 runs! Urena did not factor into the decision the last time he pitched, a game the Tigers won 9-4 in Cleveland. The reason Urena did not factor into the decision is he allowed FOUR home runs! He was quite fortunate that all four were solo shots. Texas homered twice with two outs in the bottom of the ninth last night. Hopefully, they can homer in more meaningful spots tonight. On the mound, Dane Dunning is still having his innings limited. But he did toss four scoreless innings last week vs. Oakland. Dunning has a 79-27 strikeout-to-walk ratio this season. One Tigers’ hitter that he won’t have to worry about is leadoff man Daz Cameron, who sprained his toe before Monday’s game. His replacement Akil Baddoo went 0 for 5 in the leadoff spot last night. Play on TEXAS

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