Justin Verlander will take his scheduled start for Saturday's second doubleheader of the day. The Detroit Tigers lost badly earlier in the day, falling 10-4 at Comerica Park. Rick Porcello was pulled after giving up nine runs in just one-plus innings. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner will hopefully fare a little better, though the Rangers' bats have been absolutely on fire lately.
Counting Saturday afternoon's win, the Rangers have now won eight games in a row. They have outscored opponents 63-22 over that span, and own the best record in the majors at 12-2 overall. Texas scored 10 runs in each of their last two games against Detroit, combining for 36 hits.
Neftali Feliz will take the mound for Texas. The 23-year-old righthander has allowed nine hits in 12 inning played over two starts this season. He enters Saturday evening's game with a 2.25 ERA. Verlander is 1-1 this season with a 2.13 ERA in 25 innings pitched over three games.
Here are the lineups for tonight's game:
Rangers:
Ian Kinsler, 2B
Elvis Andrus, SS
Josh Hamilton, DH
Michael Young, 3B
Nelson Cruz, RF
David Murphy, LF
Yorvit Torrealba, C
Mitch Moreland, 1B
Craig Gentry, CF
Neftali Feliz SP
Tigers:
Austin Jackson, CF
Brennan Boesch, RF
Miguel Cabrera, DH
Prince Fielder, 1B
Delmon Young, LF
Alex Avila, C
Ramon Santiago, SS
Don Kelly, 3B
Brandon Inge, 2B
Justin Verlander SP
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