Rowdy Tellez hit a three-run home run to back a strong start by Kumar Rocker as the Texas Rangers defeated the struggling Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Saturday in the second of three-game series in Arlington,

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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 of Martin in the eighth inning.

Detroit allowed the fifth-fewest rushing yards per game (98.4) and seventh-fewest points per game in the league (20.1) because of a solid defensive line that included defensive tackles Alim McNeil and D.J. Reader, plus defensive ends Aidan Hutchinson and Josh Paschal.

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After giving up the lead on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh, Matt Vierling delivered a two-out, two-strike RBI single in the top of the eighth, sending the Tigers to a skid-busting 2-1 win.

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