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TEX • Pitcher • #48
9 days ago
He allowed only three hits, a double to Nico Hoerner and singles from Hoerner and Michael Busch, and walked none. It’s his 63rd career 10-strikeout game and 47th start of at least six scoreless innings. It also went as his 99th career win in 256 starts. DeGrom is 3-2 with a 2.62 ERA this season, and he’ll get the Astros next.
TEX • Pitcher • #67
9 days ago
The Rangers have four saves since Apr. 13, and Latz has earned all of them. He’s pitched 10 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, in his last nine appearances. The Rangers might eventually target a traditional closer in trade talks if they stay in contention, but Latz seems pretty valuable for fantasy purposes right now.
TEX • Infielder • #6
9 days ago
A Jung breakthrough, were it to materialize, figured to take the form of a 30-homer season with maybe a .270 average. Instead, he’s hitting .331 at the moment, having cut his strikeout rate from 25 percent last year to 15 percent right now. He’s been fine with his five homers, too, but his .196 isolated slugging percentage is a little lower than his .201 mark from 2023, his one successful year to date. His 5.3 percent barrel rate lags way behind his career mark of 10 percent. Still, it’s definitely working for him.
DET • Outfielder • #30
9 days ago
Gage Workman is replacing him on the roster. Carpenter was hurt Saturday while running into the side wall down the right field line on Bobby Witt Jr.'s inside-the-park homer. The Tigers will probably give Colt Keith more time at DH with Carpenter out, which would open up starts for Workman at third. Wenceel Pérez is also in line for some extra at-bats as a right fielder.
DET • SS
9 days ago
Workman spent time in the majors as a Rule 5 pick last year, going 3-for-14 with the Cubs and 0-for-2 with the White Sox, but he ended up being returned to the Tigers in May. He went unpicked in the latest Rule 5 draft over the winter, but now he’s getting another look after hitting .358/.413/.590 with four homers and 12 steals in 150 plate appearances for Toledo. After seeing considerable time in the outfield last year, he’s been strictly an infielder this season, starting 15 games at short, 11 at second and eight at third for Toledo. With Colt Keith likely to spend more time in the DH spot while Kerry Carpenter is out, the Tigers figure to give Workman starts at second and third against righties.
DET •
9 days ago
Verlander will be eligible to return May 31 and might be ready around then after progressing to facing hitters this weekend. He’s been limited to one start this season by shoulder inflammation.
TEX • Infielder • #21
9 days ago
The 30-year-old slugger is slashing a ghastly .208/.242/.362 on the season, so taking a couple of days off to retool his swing isn’t the worst idea in the world. Justin Foscue will start in his place at first base and will bat ninth for the Rangers against Jameson Taillon and the Cubs.
Source: MLB
TEX • Infielder • #6
9 days ago
Jung is now up to five home runs and 20 RBI with a .319/.372/.519 slash line. He’s finally healthy after nagging injuries over the last few years, and he has been the most consistent bat in the Rangers’ lineup this season. There may not be a true breakout here, but Jung is at least emerging as the hitter we expected him to be before the injuries kicked in.
TEX • Pitcher • #35
9 days ago
As you can imagine, Leiter’s command was not the best in this one, throwing just 55 percent of his pitches for strikes. However, he also induced 12 whiffs with a 12 percent swinging strike rate and was efficient in two-strike counts with a 57 percent PutAway Rate. It wasn’t a crisp outing, but Leiter made the pitches that he needed to in order to get out of trouble and showcased the ability of a strong fantasy starter. The command just really needs to be cleaned up. He’s a risky option next week against the Astros.
DET • Pitcher • #36
9 days ago
Madden also struck out five and walked two while posting a 29 percent CSW and a 60 percent strike rate overall. Madden was really efficient in two-strike counts, thanks to a slider and cutter combination that each had a 17 percent swinging strike rate to right-handers. Interestingly, his slider was over two mph slower than his last outing, with almost three inches more drop. The pitch was really effective today, so perhaps some tweaks are happening here. All of the damage against Madden came in one inning when he allowed a single, a walk, and a three-run home run. We would still be really cautious with him next week against the Blue Jays.
DET • Outfielder • #30
10 days ago
Carpenter was hurt running into the side wall on Bobby Witt Jr.'s inside-the-park homer and is probably going to be day-to-day. It might be best if he DH’s a little bit, opening up some more starts for Wenceel Pérez.
Source: Evan Petzold
DET • Outfielder • #30
10 days ago
Carpenter might have been hurt running into the side wall down the right field line while bungling Bobby Witt Jr.'s inside-the-park homer. Wenceel Pérez replaced him.
Source: Jason Beck
TEX • Infielder • #21
10 days ago
Burger is hitting just .208/.242/.362 this season, and he’s sitting at -0.4 fWAR in 141 games since the Rangers acquired him prior to last season. The team doesn’t have any good options to replace him, so the plan for now is just to hope for the best.
Source: Jeff Wilson
DET • Catcher • #13
10 days ago
Dingler was due for a break after catching four games in a row, but it’ll only be a partial one. The Tigers have Kerry Carpenter at DH and Wenceel Pérez on the bench tonight.
Source: MLB Starting Lineups
TEX • Infielder • #21
10 days ago
Burger has been ice-cold of late, hitting .140 (8-for-57) with one long ball and four RBI over his last 15 games. He’s left the yard only twice since a two-homer outburst back on April 13. It’ll be rookie Justin Foscue getting a look at the cold corner with righty Edward Cabrera toeing the rubber for Chicago on Saturday evening.
Source: MLB.com
DET •
10 days ago
The general assumption is that Verlander will need at least one minor league rehab outing before returning to Detroit’s rotation since he’s been on the shelf with hip inflammation since early April. There should be a definitive update on his potential return timeline at some point later this weekend or early next week.
Source: Evan Petzold
DET •
10 days ago
The general assumption is that Verlander will need at least one minor league rehab outing before returning to Detroit’s rotation since he’s been on the shelf with hip inflammation since early April. There should be a definitive update on his potential return timeline at some point later this weekend or early next week.
Source: Evan Petzold
TEX • Infielder • #21
10 days ago
Burger’s season is in the tubes. After going hit-less here, he only has two hits in his last 20 at-bats. If you zoom out over his last 30 games, he’s hitting just .172 with 31 strikeouts and a .507 OPS. Following a rough 2025 season, this is not the type of month that inspires much confidence in Burger moving forward.
TEX • Pitcher • #80
10 days ago
Rocker had yet another uneven start here. He was consistently behind the eight ball, throwing a first pitch strike to only nine of the 18 hitters he faced and then barely getting the Cubs to swing at anything out of the strike zone. He now has a 5.01 ERA and a poor 27:13 strikeout to walk ratio through 32 1/3 innings on the season. Next up, he’s scheduled to face the Diamondbacks at home.
DET • Outfielder • #31
10 days ago
Greene now has a four-game hitting streak going and is slashing an impressive .423/.464/.538 this month despite having only one RBI to show for his efforts over that span. Greene doubled in the second inning and later came around to score on a ground ball double play. Hopefully, the homers and RBI start to come for Greene, who has just one homer and two RBI in his last 12 games despite being hot at the dish.
DET • Pitcher • #54
10 days ago
Montero exited Friday’s game in position to pick up his third win of the season, but the Royals managed to chip away at the Tigers’ lead after Montero left to start the seventh inning. Despite the no-decision, it was a solid night on the mound for Montero, who has now allowed one earned run in back-to-back starts while pitching out of the sixth inning in both starts. Montero’s lone blemish on the night came in the second inning when Isaac Collins singled to drive home Jac Caglianone, but the righty was otherwise in control for most of the evening. Montero will look to pick up his third win of the season in his next outing which is scheduled for Thursday against the Mets.
DET • Pitcher • #52
11 days ago
Melton needed just 27 pitches (22 strikes) to record nine outs on Friday, as he was in complete command throughout. His fastball averaged 95.4 mph and topped out at 96.4 while he generated nine whiffs in just 19 swings. That’s mighty impressive. He’s not eligible to join the Tigers until the end of May, but barring any setbacks he’ll be a very welcomed addition to a pitching staff that could use an influx of talent.
Source: Jason Beck
DET •
11 days ago
The 34-year-old hurler elected free agency from the Mets after he was sent outright to Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the week. Given his experience and veteran moxie, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him get an opportunity to pitch out of a depleted Tigers’ bullpen in relatively short order.
TEX • Pitcher • #62
11 days ago
The 29-year-old southpaw played catch from a distance of 80 feet on Friday. He’s still got plenty of hurdles to clear before he’s able to rejoin the Rangers’ bullpen. It would be surprising to see him back in the mix before the end of May.
Source: Jeff Wilson
DET • Infielder • #17
11 days ago
Jung has had a couple of stints with the big league club in the past week, but he’ll take the shuttle back to Toledo with Zack Short returning on Friday. Jung, 25, has hit just .167 (1-for-6) with zero RBI and one run scored in his limited action with the Tigers this season.
DET • 3B-2B
11 days ago
Short had been designated for assignment earlier in the week and elected free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Toledo. He’ll head right back to the Tigers though and will start at shortstop on Friday evening against Kris Bubic and the Royals.
DET •
11 days ago
It sounds like the 43-year-old right-hander is finally making tangible strides towards a potential return. If all goes well with Saturday’s session, he could be cleared for a minor league rehab start. Given the plethora of injuries that the Tigers are battling in their rotation at the moment, they could use Verlander back as soon as possible.
Source: Cody Stavenhagen
TEX • Pitcher • #1
12 days ago
On the one hand, Gore wasn’t particularly good today in striking out three, walking three and giving up nine hard-hit balls. But on the other hand, perhaps no pitcher this season has been let down more often by his defense than Gore was today. He gave up two triples in the first that a quality right fielder might have gotten to. The Rangers, though, were playing Joc Pederson in right in his first outfield start in three years. Later, Gore saw an infield popup drop because Josh Jung, who had his shades on the bill of his cap, lost it in the sun. Gore still allowed just the one run through five, when it was Alejandro Osuna’s turn to flop. He got an awful break on a flyball single in front of him and then took a lousy route to Trent Grisham’s three-run double with the bases loaded. With just competent outfield play, Gore would have allowed one or zero runs over six innings today. He’ll face the Diamondbacks next.
DET • 3B-2B
12 days ago
Short was designated for assignment on Tuesday and passed through waivers unclaimed. It remains to be seen whether or not he’ll accept the outright assignment or if he’ll decide to explore the open market instead. The defensive specialist went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in his limited action with the Tigers this time around.
TEX •
12 days ago
Gray, a right-hander, was hit just above his glove and was bleeding from the area afterwards. He looked like he wanted to continue anyway, but Gavin Collyer was brought in to take his place.
DET • Pitcher • #29
12 days ago
Heyman, who presumably received word from Skubal’s agent, Scott Boras, says the surgery “was such a success [that Skubal] could start working out within days.” Skubal was not placed on the 60-day IL, so a June return might be possible.
Source: Jon Heyman
TEX • Infielder • #4
12 days ago
Pederson has been available as a backup first baseman the last couple of seasons, but he doesn’t even travel with an outfielder’s glove any longer and he’s having to borrow Alejandro Osuna’s today. He’s needed in the outfield because Brandon Nimmo remains limited to DH duties by his hamstring problem. It could be a short day for Pederson. Paul Blackburn doesn’t figure to go long for Texas, and Pederson will likely be replaced once a lefty comes into the game.
Source: Kennedi Landry
TEX • Pitcher • #17
12 days ago
Eovaldi absolutely has the Yankees’ number. Coming off a seven inning, seven strikeout, zero run gem against the last time out he managed to one up himself here. They barely ever threatened with just three hits and he didn’t walk a batter either. The only run he allowed came via an Aaron Judge solo homer and it was the first time he’s completed eight innings since… last August against the Yankees. That’s almost too crazy to be true. Nevertheless, Eovaldi’s splitter was dancing here and he’s finally been able to corrail it over these last two starts when his command of it was spotty over the first month of the season. His curveball was sharp here too, forcing eight of his 19 total swings-and-misses. Also, a new wrinkle he’s shown so far this year, he’s begun to lean more into his cutter against left-handed batters. It’s all been working and he’ll look to ride this positive momentum into a two-start week against Diamondbacks and Astros coming up.
TEX • Infielder • #5
12 days ago
Seager but great bookends on a strong night for the Rangers’ lineup. He hit a solo shot in the first inning to open the scoring then effectively ended Will Warren’s night early in the fourth with a two-out, run-scoring single. He’s begun to string some better games together with an active seven-game on base streak as he desperately tries to shake loose from the funk he’s opened the season with.
DET • Pitcher • #9
12 days ago
The two runs in the fourth were unearned because of a Colt Keith error. The two runs in the third could have been unearned, too, but no error was given to Spencer Torkelson for botching a foul popup prior to Caleb Durbin’s RBI double. Flaherty wound up dropping to 0-3 with a 5.56 ERA tonight, but it was probably his best performance of the season. He allowed three hits and walked one. The 10-strikeout game was his first since Aug. 2024 and 14th overall. He’ll face the Mets next.
DET •
13 days ago
Valdez presumably agreed to drop his pending appeal and take a reduced suspension from the league. The 32-year-old southpaw will not be eligible to pitch again until Wednesday, May 13 against the Mets. He was slated to take the ball against the Royals on Sunday. Detroit will not be able to replace him on their roster during his absence. He received the five-game ban for throwing at Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story after coughing up back-to-back homers during an ugly meltdown on Tuesday night at Comerica Park.
Source: Evan Woodbery
DET •
13 days ago
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch also received a one-game suspension. Valdez, who received an additional undisclosed fine, denied afterwards intentionally throwing at Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story after serving up back-to-back homers during Tuesday’s blowout loss to the Red Sox. It sure seemed intentional. The league seems to agree. It’s possible he’ll wind up appealing the suspension, but he’s going to miss his next turn in Detroit’s rotation later this week. The timing is terrible for the Tigers since they’re already shorthanded after losing ace Tarik Skubal to elbow surgery earlier this week.
Source: Evan Petzold
TEX • Outfielder • #9
13 days ago
Nimmo is back in right field and hitting leadoff after missing two of Texas’ previous three games due to a lingering hamstring issue. The hope for the Rangers, and fantasy managers, is that the extra time off enabled him to finally put the issue to bed.
Source: MLB.com
DET • Infielder • #17
13 days ago
Jung was called up on April 29th when Javier Baez (ankle) went on the injured list, but was sent back to Triple-A on May 3rd when Zack Short was called up from Triple-A. Now, Jung will get another shot with Gleyber Torres (oblique) landing on the injured list.
DET • 2B
13 days ago
Torres had missed three straight games with the injury and will now finally go on the injured list. With Zach McKinstry back, McKinstry should play second base against right-handed pitching until Torres can work his way back into the lineup.
TEX • Pitcher • #48
13 days ago
DeGrom struck out seven but gave up two homers tonight. He allowed four runs through six, yet he was left in to start the seventh anyway and was charged with two more runs then after giving up two singles (the latter being a bunt) and leaving with one out and runners on first and second. It’s the first time that he’s allowed six runs in a game as a Ranger. He did so 10 times as a Met, most recently in 2019. He’ll take a 3.11 ERA into Sunday’s start versus the Cubs.
TEX • Infielder • #20
13 days ago
The Rangers can never again play the Yankees and not have Duran in the lineup. He’s now up to .462 with eight extra-base hits and 11 RBI in 57 plate appearances against his original organization. The triple tonight was a 409-foot shot to center off David Bednar in the ninth.
DET • Outfielder • #8
13 days ago
Vierling started the game with a solo home run off of Red Sox opener Jovani Moran and then added a single later in the game. Since Moran is a lefty, Vierling was at the top of the order, but the 29-year-old is hitting .221/.279/.390. It remains to be seen if the return of Zach McKinstry from the injured list will impact Vierling’s playing time against right-handed pitching going forward.
DET •
14 days ago
The Red Sox had already scored 10 runs (seven earned) on nine hits in three innings at the time of the ejection. Valdez had just given up back-to-back home runs to Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu and then immediately put a fastball between Story’s numbers. When the umpires conferred and ejected him, Valdez simply nodded once and walked off the mound without any objection. Given that Chris Devenski of the Pirates was just suspended for intentionally throwing at Sal Stewart, we could be looking at a possible suspension for Valdez here as well. The Tigers can ill-afford to lose one of Framber’s starts given how injured the rest of their rotation is. The left-hander now has a 4.57 ERA and is lined up to face the Royals this Sunday if he is eligible to make that start.
TEX • Infielder • #56
14 days ago
Foscue receives another shot in the majors with Josh Smith hitting the shelf with a glute injury. The 27-year-old former first-round pick has struggled to carve out a role at the highest level, hitting .059 (3-for-51) with three RBI in 19 games since 2024. He’s put up decent numbers on the doorstep of the big leagues, but hasn’t been able to take advantage when his number has been called.
TEX • Infielder • #8
14 days ago
It’s a bit unclear how long Smith will be sidelined, but the most likely scenario is a multi-week absence. The versatile 28-year-old has mostly played second base this season and is off to a slow start, hitting .217/.324/.239 with zero homers and two steals through 31 games.
DET • 2B
14 days ago
It’s officially time to be concerned as Torres’ absence stretches into the middle of the week. The 29-year-old second baseman has been dealing with left side tightness since last weekend, but there’s been no indication that he’ll require a trip to the injured list. Rookie Hao-Yu Lee will make another start at the keystone in his place on Tuesday night against Boston.
Source: MLB.com
DET •
14 days ago
Hinch added that Verlander will face hitters again later this week. The 43-year-old veteran remains without a definitive timeline to rejoin Detroit’s rotation. However, there might be a bit more urgency to get him back with ace Tarik Skubal set to miss a couple months following elbow surgery. Verlander has been on the shelf since early April with hip inflammation.
Source: Chris McCosky
DET • Pitcher • #29
14 days ago
The widely-held expectation is that Skubal is facing a roughly three-month absence, which would keep him on the shelf until the All-Star break in mid-July. However, the Tigers are expected to provide a definitive timetable following the procedure. The 29-year-old back-to-back AL Cy Young Award winner had been pitching with loose bodies in his elbow all season, but the issue finally became unmanageable last week, which led to the decision to have surgery. There should be an official return timeline at some point later this week.
Source: Evan Woodbery
TEX • Outfielder • #9
14 days ago
One images it’s because of the hamstring that also cost him Saturday’s game and limited him to the DH spot on Sunday. Evan Carter is leading off in his place tonight.
Source: Texas Rangers
DET • Infielder • #39
14 days ago
McKinstry has been on the injured list for about three weeks, so it’s nice to get him back. With Javier Baez (ankle) on the injured list now, McKinstry should settle into an every-day role against right-handed pitching, but he might do so at a bunch of different positions.
DET • 3B-2B
14 days ago
Short was just traded for on Monday and played one game for the Tigers. However, with Zach McKinstry coming off the injured list, Short was no longer needed in Detroit. Perhaps the Tigers can sign him back on a minor league deal if he clears waivers.
TEX • Pitcher • #35
15 days ago
Leiter allowed five hits, walked one and struck out 10, which would seem to translate to giving up one or two runs. However, after four perfect innings, Leiter issued his one walk right before a Spencer Torkelson homer in the fifth. In the sixth, he gave up another run after a leadoff triple that Evan Carter nearly caught on a dive in center (and which would have been a single if he hadn’t missed it entirely) and a single. In the seventh, he allowed two singles before being pulled with two outs, and the Tigers went on to score four times in the inning. It truly was an encouraging showing from the 26-year-old Leiter, no matter what the line says. Still, he’s now 1-3 with a 5.45 ERA ahead of a start against the Cubs.
TEX • Infielder • #21
15 days ago
Hitting .216/.248/.388, Burger is back in negative WAR territory in 141 plate appearances this year after finishing there in 376 plate appearances last season. The Rangers don’t have any great alternatives, but it wouldn’t hurt to give Justin Foscue a look. He’s hitting .287/.407/.426 with as many walks as strikeouts (22 or each) in Triple-A. Burger, on the other hand, has a 43/5 K/BB ratio.
TEX • Outfielder • #9
16 days ago
Nimmo missed Saturday’s game with a nagging hamstring injury. Since he’s DHing, that means Joc Pederson is out of the lineup tonight. Andrew McCutchen is starting in the outfield for the third time this season.
Source: Texas Rangers PR
TEX • Pitcher • #80
16 days ago
Just when it seemed like Rocker had found some consistency, he could manage only six outs against Detroit’s lineup. His ERA jumped from 3.38 to 4.71. Rangers relievers went on to throw six scoreless innings the rest of the way, but it didn’t count for much in a 5-1 loss. Rocker should stay in the rotation and face the Cubs next week. If he’s ineffective again then, perhaps the Rangers could consider a switch to Cal Quantrill.
TEX • Outfielder • #32
16 days ago
Carter is all of the way down to .177/.298/.313 on the season, but his exit velocity numbers are a little better than usual and he’s only striking out at his career rate. He doesn’t seem like a great play right now, but he’ll be a mixed-league option at times this year, in part because he’s a quality basestealer. He’s 24-for-26 stealing bases and has 18 homers in 164 career games since debuting in 2023.
TEX • Outfielder • #9
17 days ago
Evan Carter takes over in center field and will occupy the leadoff spot in his absence. No surprise here after Nimmo made an early exit from Friday’s series opener with right hamstring tightness. The 33-year-old reaggravated the existing issue, which first cropped up earlier this week during Wednesday’s game against the Yankees. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now.
Source: MLB.com
TEX • Infielder • #6
17 days ago
Jung opened the scoring with a two-out RBI single in the opening inning that plated Brandon Nimmo. He then added another RBI knock during a three-run uprising in the third inning. Fully healthy, the 28-year-old third baseman is off to an outstanding start to the 2026 season, slashing .321/.381/.538 with four homers and 19 RBI in his first 118 plate appearances.