The Rangers are set to get another couple pitchers back soon, but may have lost another on Sunday. Relief pitcher Chris Martin made an early exit during his appearance against the Tigers, appearing to tweak something in his right leg on a play in which the Tigers scored the go-ahead run off Martin in the eighth inning.

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the Athletics to start a three-game series. Texas is 50-50 overall and 28-20 in home games. The Rangers have gone 23-7 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The Detroit Tigers will play their 100th game of the season on Sunday night in Arlington, Texas. The Tigers (59-40) and Rangers (50-49) wrap up their three-game series at 7:10 p.m. Eastern time at Globe Life Park. The Tigers have lost six games in a row, their longest skid since 2023.

ARLINGTON — Nathan Eovaldi didn’t start the expected pitching showdown with Tarik Skubal, but he did throw some pitches on Sunday, which may give the Rangers all the relief they needed.

The Detroit Tigers visit the Texas Rangers Sunday night in the final game of their 3-game series from Globe Life Field.

The Tigers were held hitless until the sixth inning and scoreless until the ninth in a 4-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday night at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The Tigers (59-40) have now lost six in a row,

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.

Despite having a record below .500, the Texas Rangers had some bright spots — namely, the pitching and some recent success at the plate.