The Rangers (18-20) are in Detroit Friday to open a series against the Tigers (23-13). Patrick Corbin is slated to take the mound for Texas against Tarik Skubal for Detroit. The Rangers were blanked Thursday in Boston, 5-0. Tucker Barnhart went 3-3 for Texas but the rest of the lineup was just 2-27 against Brayan Bello and three Red Sox relievers.

Patrick Corbin takes the mound for the Texas Rangers on Friday at Comerica Park against Gleyber Torres and the Detroit Tigers. First pitch is at 6:40 p.m. ET for the first game of a three-game series. The Tigers' .262 batting average leads MLB. The Rangers have the eighth-best ERA (3.51) in the majors this season.

The scoring profiles for both clubs suggest a better deserved record for the Red Sox and a lesser one for the Rangers. Boston has thus far played .500 baseball despite scoring 4.89 runs per game while allowing 4.53. Texas has registered a .486 win percentage while averaging 3.32 RPG and yielding 3.73.