Overview

• Corey Seager’s two-run double in the eighth inning powered a 2-0 Rangers victory over Detroit in their second-half opener.
• Detroit’s early-season dominance faltered as the MLB-best Tigers fell to 59-39, marking their fifth straight defeat.
• The Rangers improved to 49-49, snapping a stretch to reach .500 for the first time since June 15.
• Detroit’s Reese Olson and Texas’s Patrick Corbin each held opponents scoreless through five-plus innings before the decisive rally.
• The result highlights how early second-half games can shift division races as Detroit’s momentum stalls and Texas gains steam.