Rangers vs Tigers: Leiter vs Bullpen Chaos

0:00It's May 3rd. I'm Corey with the story, and this is MLB News Today Baseball, news powered by AI. Texas Rangers wrap up the first half of their road trip today, with a Sunday clash against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Both teams sit around 516 and 17 for Texas, 17 and 17 for Detroit. This marks the Rangers' first game streaming on Peacock for Sunday Night Baseball, with coverage also hitting NBC's sports networks. Tigers drop Saturday's matchup after starter, Kumar rocker exited early in the second, already down 5 runs. Tigers bounce back to even things up, and now chase a series win for some real momentum after losing the opener. Pitching-wise, look for Texas' right-hander Jack Leader on the mound, sitting at 1-2 with a 5.17 ERA. He struggled lately, giving up homers in both losses. Detroit rolls with a bullpen game, mixing arms for what their skipper calls, pitching chaos, skipping injured aces like Casey Meis.

1:01Rangers dodging some bullets too, avoiding the Detroit's top guys, and Houston's framber baudés in this series. Injuries hit Texas hard, though, with Outfielder Wyatt Langford sidelined by a forearm strain, plus pictures like Chris Martin and others on the lists. They get Monday off before heading to New York, for a three-game set with the Yankees starting Tuesday, lining up Jacob DeGrom, Nathaniel Valdey, and Mackenzie Gore to close out the season series strong.