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<\/a>Detroit came away with a resounding 13-7 win over Texas at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, led by the offensive exploits of Brennan Boesch.\u00a0 He notched his first career multi-homer game, while also setting career marks with five hits and five RBIs.\u00a0 \u201cHe had a huge, huge night,\u201d said Tigers manager Jim Leyland.\u00a0 \u201cGood for him.\u201d\u00a0 The Tigers offense as a whole had its best game of the season, setting highs in homers (four), extra-base hits (10), runs (13) and hits (18).\u00a0 All 10 batters recorded base hits in helping the club capture its third straight win.\u00a0 Detroit also leads the Majors with 14 home runs in June.\u00a0 The club has now won 20 of its last 30 games, which has positioned it just 1 1\/2 games behind division leader Cleveland.\u00a0 The Tigers will be facing a left-hander starter for the 19th time tonight, coming in with a 13-5 mark in that particular situation.<\/p>\n
Tigers starting pitcher Rick Porcello has compiled a 5-3 record and 3.79 ERA in 10 starts this season and comes off a quality outing.\u00a0 He picked up a 4-2 home win over Minnesota, giving up just two runs and six hits over 6 2\/3 innings.\u00a0 The right-hander has produced a tremendous 2-1 road record and 2.31 ERA, as opponents are managing to hit just .228 against him.\u00a0 Porcello has struggled during his career in the month of June, registering a 3-4 mark and 5.71 ERA.\u00a0 He has made just one lifetime appearance versus the Rangers, giving up six runs and 10 hits in four innings in a 8-4 road loss in Arlington.<\/p>\n
Texas had its five-game win streak snapped in Monday\u2019s loss, but still leads the American League West division by 2 1\/2 games.\u00a0 The Rangers have allowed 21 runs while losing three in a row to the Tigers in 2011, including starting pitcher Colby Lewis surrendering nine in his 3 1\/3 innings of work last night.\u00a0 \u201cI didn\u2019t throw the ball well,\u201d said Lewis.\u00a0 \u201cI didn\u2019t do the things that I needed to do, so it didn\u2019t turn out well.\u201d\u00a0 The club still possesses hope in turning things around in this three-game set, winning its last four series.\u00a0 Texas also maintains the second-best home mark in the American League with a 19-12 record.\u00a0 After allowing 10 or more runs in a particular contest the last three years, the squad stands at 11-10 in the following game.<\/p>\n
Rangers starting pitcher Matt Harrison is 5-4 with a 3.26 ERA in 10 starts this season and enters on a two-game winning streak.\u00a0 He will be working on nine days rest due to dealing with a blister on his left index finger and also being diagnosed with a kidney stone over the weekend.\u00a0 Harrison has thrown 16 1\/3 scoreless innings over a span of two-plus starts, lowering his ERA from 4.59 to 3.26, while opponents are batting just .187 against him.\u00a0 The left-hander has gone 1-2 with a 7.17 ERA in five career games against Detroit, including an 0-2 mark and 8.10 ERA in three starts.<\/p>\n
Bettors will likely back the Tigers due to their 4-1 mark in Porcello\u2019s last five road starts, while the Rangers are 2-5 in Harrison\u2019s last seven home outings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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