Tigers vs Rangers Picks and Prediction – 7/19/2025

On Saturday, the Detroit Tigers play the second game of a three-game series on the road versus the Texas Rangers. Detroit dropped to 59-38 following Sunday’s 8-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners in the final game before the All-Star Game break. Detroit has lost four straight, but the Tigers need the American League Central by 11 ½ games over the Minnesota Twins. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB previews.

Zach McKinstry is batting .285 to lead Detroit, while Gleyber Torres has a team-best .387 on-base percentage. Riley Greene leads in home runs with 24, RBI with 78, and hits with 104. Detroit is batting .252 with a .425 slugging percentage. Detroit has not released the name of its starting pitcher for Saturday's second game of a three-game series versus the Texas Rangers.

The Texas Rangers improved to 48-49 following Sunday’s 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros in the last game before the All-Star Game break. Texas won two out of three over Houston, and the Rangers have won three of the last four. Texas is third in the American League West, 8 ½ games behind the first-place Astros.

Josh Smith is batting .277 with a .353 slugging percentage to lead Texas in both categories. Wyatt Langford leads in home runs with 15, while Adolis Garcia leads in RBI with 56, and Marcus Semien leads in hits with 84. Texas is batting .232 with a .376 slugging percentage. On Saturday, Texas will send Kumar Rocker to the mound. The right-hander is 3-4 with a 6.39 ERA, 43 Ks, and 15 BBs.

The Detroit Tigers will win Saturday when visiting the Texas Rangers, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in four of Detroit's last five, 10 of Detroit's last 14 on the road versus Texas, and in six of the Rangers’ last seven overall. Texas right-hander Kumar Rocker is coming off a poor outing, allowing six runs on six hits across 4.1 innings in an 11-8 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Final Score Prediction: Detroit Tigers win but our best play is OVER 8-5.