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ARLINGTON — Sitting on the fringe of the playoff race with a month to go until the Trade Deadline, the Tigers would like to get on a run and avoid the dreaded “seller” label.
As manager A.J. Hinch said before a three-game series opener against the Rangers on Thursday, “We are a good team with a bad record and we’re going to keep chipping away at that to hopefully get us into a better position to factor in as the season goes along. There’s a lot of belief in this team.”
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That belief didn’t diminish a few hours later, despite a 10-4 setback to the Rangers at Globe Life Field. The Tigers are hoping it’s just a small bump in the road, an outlier compared to how the team has played of late including the club’s first sweep at Yankee Stadium in 18 years earlier this week.
Thursday marked the first loss by more than two runs since June 6, a 4-0 loss vs. the Mariners, and the first time a starter has given up more than four runs since Jack Flaherty allowed six (three earned) over 3 1/3 innings on May 22 vs. the Orioles.
Detroit starter Framber Valdez had a frustrating outing, allowing five runs on nine hits with two walks and one strikeout over five innings. Valdez gave up four runs on nine hits over six innings in his previous start vs. the Astros on Saturday.
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