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Tigers at Rangers

MLB · Thursday, Jul 2 · 7:05 PM CT · Globe Life Field · Final DET 4 – TEX 10

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
DET0000300104110
TEX0302013110170
Team box
DET·TEX
11
hits
17
2
home runs
3
3
walks
4
14
strikeouts
3
164
pitches thrown
157
0
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Josh SmithTEX2-2112
Hao-Yu LeeDET1-4112
Elias DiazTEX2-4211
Evan CarterTEX2-2211
Nicky LopezTEX3-5201
Josh JungTEX2-3102
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Framber Valdez (L)DET5.09521
Nathan Eovaldi (W)TEX5.06319

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
TEX +6
DET +6
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largest lead: TEX 6 · DET 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was DET 48%, TEX 52% · Updated Jul 2

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
TEX 4.0 – 3.8 DET
Expected total
7.7
TigersThe matchupRangers
+108Our fair odds−108
3.8Expected runs4.0
−0.01Power rating+0.00
4.2Runs / game4.1
4.1Allowed / game4.2
7.8Hits / game8.1
1.16Home runs / game1.06
3.6Walks drawn / game3.3
38−49Season record44−43
5−5Last 107−3

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
DET chance · TEX chance
Our model fair48.1%51.9%
Kalshi52.7%52.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 7:05 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
DETDetroit Tigers+10848%−11252.7%———
TEXTexas Rangers−10852%−11252.7%———
Spreadabout even
DETDetroit Tigers+0.2our margin————
TEXTexas Rangers−0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 7.7
Over7.7our total————
Under7.7our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Detroit Tigers by 12 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 11 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 10 runs: <1%Detroit Tigers by 9 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 8 runs: 1%Detroit Tigers by 7 runs: 2%Detroit Tigers by 6 runs: 2%Detroit Tigers by 5 runs: 4%Detroit Tigers by 4 runs: 5%Detroit Tigers by 3 runs: 7%Detroit Tigers by 2 runs: 10%Detroit Tigers by 1 run: 15%Texas Rangers by 1 run: 16%Texas Rangers by 2 runs: 11%Texas Rangers by 3 runs: 8%Texas Rangers by 4 runs: 6%Texas Rangers by 5 runs: 4%Texas Rangers by 6 runs: 3%Texas Rangers by 7 runs: 2%Texas Rangers by 8 runs: 1%Texas Rangers by 9 runs: 1%Texas Rangers by 10 runs: 1%Texas Rangers by 11 runs: <1%Texas Rangers by 12 runs: <1%
← DET wins byTEX wins by →
Texas Rangers wins by 2 or more36%
Texas Rangers wins by 3 or more25%
Detroit Tigers wins by 2 or more33%
Decided by one run31%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

7.7 expected
1 runs: 3%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 9%4 runs: 6%5 runs: 13%6 runs: 8%7 runs: 13%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 7%12 runs: 4%13 runs: 4%14 runs: 2%15 runs: 2%16 runs: 1%17 runs: 1%18 runs: 1%19 runs: <1%20 runs: <1%21 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 5.567%
Total over 7.546%
Total over 9.528%
Total from 6 to 939%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
DETFramber Valdez SP · last 3 starts: 18.0 IP, 2.50 ERA, 16 Kstarted
TEXNathan Eovaldi SP · last 3 starts: 20.0 IP, 2.70 ERA, 24 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
DET·TEX
Jul 1 at NYY
last game
Jul 1 at CLE
0 days
days of rest
0 days
7
games in last 7 days
7
4th straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 87+ games
DET·TEX
−0.01
rating (0 = average)
+0.00
4.2
runs / game
4.1
4.1
runs allowed / game
4.2
38−49
season record
44−43
23−21
home record
19−18
15−28
away record
25−25
W3
streak
L1
5−5
last 10
7−3
7.8
hits / game
8.1
1.16
home runs / game
1.06
3.6
walks drawn / game
3.3
8.6
batter strikeouts / game
8.4
8.3
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.4
0.45
errors / game
0.46

Rating Trend

DET · TEX · 99 days
Detroit TigersTexas Rangers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · TEX 6−4
May 3at DETDET 7 − 1
May 2at DETDET 5 − 1
May 1at DETTEX 5 − 4
Jul 20, 2025at TEXDET 2 − 1
Jul 19, 2025at TEXTEX 4 − 1
Jul 18, 2025at TEXTEX 2 − 0
May 11, 2025at DETTEX 6 − 1
May 10, 2025at DETTEX 10 − 3
May 9, 2025at DETDET 2 − 1
Jun 5, 2024at TEXTEX 9 − 1

DET · Last 10

5−5 · streak W3
Jul 1at NYY6 − 2W
Jun 30at NYY9 − 3W
Jun 29at NYY7 − 3W
Jun 28vs HOU5 − 7L
Jun 27vs HOU6 − 8L
Jun 26vs HOU8 − 0W
Jun 25vs HOU1 − 2L
Jun 24vs NYY2 − 4L
Jun 23vs NYY3 − 4L
Jun 22vs NYY5 − 3W

TEX · Last 10

7−3 · streak L1
Jul 1at CLE4 − 9L
Jun 30at CLE4 − 2W
Jun 29at CLE6 − 3W
Jun 28at TOR3 − 2W
Jun 27at TOR7 − 4W
Jun 26at TOR5 − 4W
Jun 25at TOR6 − 5W
Jun 24at MIA2 − 4L
Jun 23at MIA4 − 6L
Jun 22at MIA4 − 3W