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The first seven innings had looked all too familiar for the Rangers. When they were given a great opportunity by the Tigers on a missed tag in the baselines and a throwing error in the third, giving them runners on the corners and one out, Josh Smith swung at a 3-0 pitch at the top of the zone for a pop-up. The inning died on a Seager strikeout.

Veteran first baseman Rowdy Tellez has been added to the Texas Rangers roster and was in the lineup against Detroit in their first game after the All-Star break