Detroit Tigers vs. Texas Rangers - News - July 04, 2026

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Alejandro Osuna - Sitting after 13 straight starts Osuna is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Josh Smith will draw the start in left field while Osuna rests in the series finale. Osuna had been included in the lineup in each of the Rangers' previous 13 games, slashing .250/.294/.271 with zero home runs or stolen bases, five runs and four RBI.

54 MINS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Kyle Higashioka - Ceding work to Diaz Higashioka is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Higashioka initially looked primed to serve as the Rangers' No. 1 backstop when Danny Jansen (forearm) landed on the injured list June 6, but the hot-hitting Elias Diaz has instead leapfrogged Higashioka on the depth chart. Higashioka will hit the bench for the fifth time in the last eight games, with one of his three starts during that stretch coming at designated hitter.

57 MINS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Hao-Yu Lee - Playing time trending down Lee is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.

Impact Lee had settled in as the Tigers' primary option at second base to close out June, but he looks to have moved into more of a part-time role since the calendar flipped to July. He'll be on the bench for the third time in four games to begin the month while the Zach McKinstry grabs a start at the keystone.

1 HOUR AGO • ROTOWIRE

Josh Jung - Sitting Sunday due to sore knee Jung is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Tigers due to a sore knee, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Impact Ezequiel Duran will draw the start at third base in place of Jung, who fouled a ball off his knee during Saturday's 3-0 loss but was able to stay in the game and play all nine innings. The Rangers are still evaluating Jung to determine the extent of the injury, making it unclear if he'll be available off the bench Sunday. Texas is off Monday before kicking off a three-game home series with the Angels on Tuesday.

2 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Gleyber Torres - Still not hitting The Tigers announced Tuesday that Torres (oblique) is in the midst of a running progression, but the veteran second baseman hasn't yet resumed hitting since landing on the injured...

Impact Though Torres has been able to take part in some activity since receiving a cortisone injection for his left oblique strain, his inability to start up a hitting progression nearly three weeks after landing on the shelf suggests that the Tigers will likely hold him out through the All-Star break. Torres previously missed a month of action earlier in the season with the same injury, and it wouldn't be surprising if he faces a longer recovery timeline this time around while the Tigers bring him along more slowly in his rehab.

4 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

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