Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers, May 3, 2026

RangersTEX
1-7
Final
TigersDET

May 3, 2026, 7:20 PM ET | Comerica Park

Last 5 Form

Texas Rangers

2-3

Last 5
L 2-3
vs NYY
W 3-0
vs NYY
W 5-4
@ DET
L 1-5
@ DET
L 1-7
@ DET

Detroit Tigers

3-2

Last 5
L 3-4
@ ATL
W 5-2
@ ATL
L 4-5
vs TEX
W 5-1
vs TEX
W 7-1
vs TEX

Starting Pitchers

Texas Rangers

Jack Leiter headshot
Jack Leiter
Recorded starter

Detroit Tigers

Tyler Holton headshot
Tyler Holton
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 3, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Texas Rangers16-18.471#2#42.0
Detroit Tigers18-17.514#2#2-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Texas RangersDetroit Tigers
.713
OPS
.720
183
HR
181
673
Runs
723
4.32
ERA
3.67
1.30
WHIP
1.22
1337
Strikeouts by pitchers
1312

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Josh Jung headshot
Josh Jung

8 H, 0 HR, 5 RBI

Danny Jansen headshot
Danny Jansen

2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Jake Burger headshot
Jake Burger

3 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi

7.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cal Quantrill headshot
Cal Quantrill

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jacob Latz headshot
Jacob Latz

3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Detroit Tigers

Hitters

Riley Greene headshot
Riley Greene

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Dillon Dingler headshot
Dillon Dingler

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Kevin McGonigle headshot
Kevin McGonigle

5 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Drew Anderson headshot
Drew Anderson

4.1 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Brant Hurter headshot
Brant Hurter

4.1 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kyle Finnegan headshot
Kyle Finnegan

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Jack Leiter headshot
Jack Leiter
Texas Rangers, MLBDB pick
Spencer Torkelson headshot
Spencer Torkelson
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick
Brant Hurter headshot
Brant Hurter
Detroit Tigers, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 1: TEX 7 hits, DET 8 hits; TEX 0 errors, DET 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Texas Rangers000000100170
Detroit Tigers00002140x781

Box Score

Batting

Josh Smith led Texas Rangers with 2 hits.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Brandon NimmoDH4010020
Andrew McCutchenRF3010000
Alejandro OsunaPH/LF1000010
Corey SeagerSS4010020
Josh Jung3B4010000
Jake Burger1B4000020
Evan CarterCF4000000
Ezequiel DuranLF/RF4110000
Josh Smith2B3020100
Kyle HigashiokaC3001100
Totals34171270

Kevin McGonigle and Jake Rogers led Detroit Tigers with 2 hits each.

Detroit Tigers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Kevin McGonigleSS/3B4122000
Matt VierlingCF4012020
Colt Keith3B4000010
Zack ShortSS0000000
Riley GreeneLF3100120
Spencer Torkelson1B4112031
Kerry CarpenterDH4110020
Wenceel PérezRF3000000
Hao-Yu Lee2B3111020
Jake RogersC3220000
Totals327871121

Pitching

Jack Leiter went 6.2 innings for Texas Rangers (10 SO, 5 ER); Brant Hurter went 3.1 innings for Detroit Tigers (2 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Texas Rangers
Jack Leiter6.25551101
Tyler Alexander0.1322000
Gavin Collyer1.0000020
Detroit Tigers
Tyler Holton0.2100010
Brenan Hanifee1.2100010
Brant Hurter3.1200120
Ricky Vanasco1.1111120
Kyle Finnegan1.0100010
Burch Smith1.0100000
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B5

    Home Run Spencer Torkelson homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Riley Greene scores. TEX 0, DET 2

  • B6

    Single Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Jake Rogers scores. TEX 0, DET 3

  • T7

    Groundout Kyle Higashioka grounds out softly to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Ezequiel Duran scores. Josh Smith to 3rd. TEX 1, DET 3

  • B7

    Single Hao-Yu Lee singles on a ground ball to right fielder Andrew McCutchen, deflected by second baseman Josh Smith. Kerry Carpenter scores. TEX 1, DET 4

  • B7

    Single Kevin McGonigle singles on a ground ball to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Jake Rogers to 3rd. Kevin McGonigle to 2nd. TEX 1, DET 5

  • B7

    Double Matt Vierling doubles (7) on a fly ball to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Jake Rogers scores. Kevin McGonigle scores. TEX 1, DET 7

Play-by-Play

All 69 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Kyle Higashioka grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. TEX 1, DET 7

  • T9

    Single Josh Smith singles on a fly ball to left fielder Riley Greene. TEX 1, DET 7

  • T9

    Lineout Ezequiel Duran lines out to center fielder Matt Vierling. TEX 1, DET 7

  • T9

    Flyout Evan Carter flies out to left fielder Riley Greene. TEX 1, DET 7

  • B8

    Pop Out Kerry Carpenter pops out to second baseman Josh Smith. TEX 1, DET 7

  • B8

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out on a foul tip. TEX 1, DET 7

  • B8

    Strikeout Riley Greene strikes out swinging. TEX 1, DET 7

  • T8

    Lineout Jake Burger lines out sharply to center fielder Matt Vierling. TEX 1, DET 7

  • T8

    Forceout Rangers challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld: Rangers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Josh Jung grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Corey Seager out at 2nd. Josh Jung to 1st. TEX 1, DET 7

  • T8

    Single Corey Seager singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. TEX 1, DET 7

  • T8

    Strikeout Alejandro Osuna strikes out swinging. TEX 1, DET 7

  • B7

    Groundout Colt Keith grounds out softly, pitcher Tyler Alexander to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 1, DET 7

  • B7

    Double Matt Vierling doubles (7) on a fly ball to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Jake Rogers scores. Kevin McGonigle scores. TEX 1, DET 7

  • B7

    Single Kevin McGonigle singles on a ground ball to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Hao-Yu Lee scores. Jake Rogers to 3rd. Kevin McGonigle to 2nd. TEX 1, DET 5

  • B7

    Single Jake Rogers singles on a fly ball to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Hao-Yu Lee to 3rd. TEX 1, DET 4

  • B7

    Single Hao-Yu Lee singles on a ground ball to right fielder Andrew McCutchen, deflected by second baseman Josh Smith. Kerry Carpenter scores. TEX 1, DET 4

  • B7

    Groundout Wenceel Pérez grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Jack Leiter. Kerry Carpenter to 2nd. TEX 1, DET 3

  • B7

    Single Kerry Carpenter singles on a line drive to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. TEX 1, DET 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. TEX 1, DET 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Brandon Nimmo strikes out on a foul tip. TEX 1, DET 3

  • T7

    Groundout Kyle Higashioka grounds out softly to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Ezequiel Duran scores. Josh Smith to 3rd. TEX 1, DET 3

  • T7

    Walk Josh Smith walks. TEX 0, DET 3

  • T7

    Double Ezequiel Duran doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. TEX 0, DET 3

  • T7

    Flyout Evan Carter flies out to left fielder Riley Greene. TEX 0, DET 3

  • B6

    Groundout Riley Greene grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, DET 3

  • B6

    Groundout Colt Keith grounds out, pitcher Jack Leiter to first baseman Jake Burger. Kevin McGonigle to 2nd. TEX 0, DET 3

  • B6

    Strikeout Matt Vierling called out on strikes. TEX 0, DET 3

  • B6

    Single Kevin McGonigle singles on a line drive to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Jake Rogers scores. TEX 0, DET 3

  • B6

    Triple Jake Rogers triples (1) on a line drive to left fielder Ezequiel Duran. TEX 0, DET 2

  • T6

    Strikeout Jake Burger strikes out on a foul tip. TEX 0, DET 2

  • T6

    Field Error Josh Jung reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Kevin McGonigle. TEX 0, DET 2

  • T6

    Grounded Into DP Corey Seager grounds into a double play, first baseman Spencer Torkelson to shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Andrew McCutchen out at 2nd. Corey Seager out at 1st. TEX 0, DET 2

  • T6

    Single Andrew McCutchen singles on a line drive to center fielder Matt Vierling. TEX 0, DET 2

  • B5

    Strikeout Hao-Yu Lee strikes out swinging. TEX 0, DET 2

  • B5

    Lineout Wenceel Pérez lines out to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. TEX 0, DET 2

  • B5

    Strikeout Kerry Carpenter strikes out swinging. TEX 0, DET 2

  • B5

    Home Run Spencer Torkelson homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. Riley Greene scores. TEX 0, DET 2

  • B5

    Walk Riley Greene walks. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T5

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out softly, pitcher Brant Hurter to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T5

    Walk Kyle Higashioka walks. Josh Smith to 2nd. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T5

    Single Josh Smith singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T5

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T5

    Groundout Evan Carter grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B4

    Lineout Colt Keith lines out to center fielder Evan Carter. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B4

    Groundout Matt Vierling grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B4

    Flyout Kevin McGonigle flies out to left fielder Ezequiel Duran. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T4

    Groundout Jake Burger grounds out, third baseman Colt Keith to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Josh Jung pops out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Corey Seager strikes out swinging. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Flyout Jake Rogers flies out to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Hao-Yu Lee strikes out swinging. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B3

    Groundout Wenceel Pérez grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T3

    Pop Out Andrew McCutchen pops out to second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Brandon Nimmo called out on strikes. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T3

    Flyout Kyle Higashioka flies out to center fielder Matt Vierling. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Kerry Carpenter called out on strikes. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Spencer Torkelson strikes out swinging. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Riley Greene strikes out on a foul tip. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T2

    Flyout Josh Smith flies out to left fielder Riley Greene. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T2

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T2

    Groundout Evan Carter grounds out, second baseman Hao-Yu Lee to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Colt Keith called out on strikes. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Matt Vierling strikes out swinging. TEX 0, DET 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Kevin McGonigle pops out to third baseman Josh Jung. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jake Burger strikes out swinging. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Single Josh Jung singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Corey Seager strikes out swinging. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Flyout Andrew McCutchen flies out to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. TEX 0, DET 0

  • T1

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wenceel Pérez. TEX 0, DET 0