Rangers vs Tigers Picks and Prediction – 5/9/2025

In Friday night MLB action, the Texas Rangers will invade Comerica Park to take on the Detroit Tigers. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Rangers (18-20) have dropped seven of their previous ten games and are five games off the pace in the AL West Division race. On Thursday, Texas batters went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base during a 5-0 road loss against Boston. 

Thirty-five year old southpaw Patrick Corbin (2-1 3.28 ERA) will head to the hill for the Rangers in this contest. In his last start, Corbin (5.2 IP) gave up five hits and one run during a 2-1 home loss versus Seattle. 

The Detroit Tigers are riding a four-game winning streak and hold a 2.5 game lead for the top spot in the AL Central Division. In the first game of yesterday’s doubleheader, 1B Spencer Torkelson went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs to lead Detroit to a 10-2 road victory against Colorado. In the nightcap, 2B Colt Keith homered and DH Gleyber Torres had three RBIs to power Detroit to an easy 11-1 win.

The Tigers will counter with reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal (3-2 2.21 ERA) on Friday. Through 40 plus innings, Skubal has struck out 48 batters and owns a sparkling 0.98 WHIP. 

Texas SP Kumar Rocker (shoulder) will throw a bullpen session this week and will return to the rotation later this month. Through 38 games, Texas ranks 27th in OPS and 28th in runs scored. For the season, Detroit ranks 6th in OPS and 4th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Detroit Tigers win 7-3.