Tigers-Rangers Preview

The Texas Rangers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Detroit Tigers at Rangers Ballpark. Righthander Armando Galarraga will take the mound for the Tigers to start this game. Galarraga is 11-4 this season with a 2.97 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Vicente Padilla who starts for the Rangers. Righthander Padilla is 12-6 with a 4.85 ERA so far this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Curtis Granderson was 2-for-4 with four runs batted in to lead the Tigers over the Rangers 8-7 on Monday night. Detroit cashed as -115 road favorites as the game played over the 11.5-run total listed by sportsbooks. Gary Sheffield went 3-for-5 with a two-run jack for the Tigers, while Kenny Rogers gave up three runs over six innings to get the victory for Detroit. Michael Young and Frank Catalanotto drove in two runs apiece for Texas, as reliever Frank Francisco was tagged with the loss for the Rangers. Current streak: Texas has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Detroit: 61-64 SU Texas: 62-64 SU Detroit most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 6-4 After playing Texas are 6-4 After a win are 3-7 Texas most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 1-9 Before playing Detroit are 4-6 After playing Detroit are 3-7 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road Detroit is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Texas Detroit is 6-12 SU in its last 18 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas's last 6 games at home Texas is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home Texas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Texas home to Detroit, Wednesday, August 20