Rangers Vs. Tigers: Wednesday Lineups

Wednesday's contest between the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers serves as the rubber match between the two teams, as the Tigers pounded Justin Grimm en route to a win on Monday, before the Rangers bounced back behind Yu Darvish on Tuesday night.

Roy Oswalt will make his second career start for the Rangers on Wednesday night.

Both Ron Washington and Jim Leyland have announce the starting lineups for Wednesday's game, and they are as follows:

Detroit Tigers

CF Austin Jackson
LF Quintin Berry
3B Miguel Cabrera
1B Prince Fielder
DH Delmon Young
C Alex Avila
SS Jhonny Peralta
RF Brennan Boesch
2B Ryan Raburn

SP Doug Fister

Texas Rangers

2B Ian Kinsler
SS Elvis Andrus
DH Josh Hamilton
3B Adrian Beltre
1B Michael Young
RF Nelson Cruz
LF David Murphy
C Mike Napoli
CF Leonys Martin

SP Roy Oswalt

It's worth noting that Detroit's infield defense is some type of heinous, with poor defenders at every position.

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Rangers Vs. Tigers: Game 3 Preview, TV Info And More

Roy Oswalt looked impressive in his debut with the Rangers, but his one run, nine hit performance over 6 and 2/3 innings came against struggling Colorado, whereas his second start for Texas will be against the harder hitting Tigers in the teams' series finale. Oswalt has never faced Detroit, but is 3-1 lifetime against the AL Central.

Josh Hamilton has returned to life after a rough June - the outfielder was batting .194 through June 24, but has hit two home runs against Detroit.

Date / Time: Wednesday, June 27, 7:05 p.m. CT

Location: Rangers Ballpark at Arlington, Arlington, Texas

TV: Fox Sports Southwest, ESPN

Radio: 103.3 ESPN, 1540am ESPN Deportes

Probable Starters: Doug Fister (1-4) vs. Roy Oswalt (1-0)

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Rangers Bats Even Series Against Tigers

Yu Darvish settles down after a difficult first inning, and the Rangers offense breaks out.

Rangers Vs. Tigers: Texas Trails 2-1 After Action-Packed First Inning

There have been some early fireworks early Tuesday night. After one inning in Arlington, the Rangers trail the Tigers 2-1.

Yu Darvish started off wild, walking Austin Jackson to lead off the game and then hitting Miguel Cabrera with a pitch two batters later. Prince Fielder made Darvish pay with a double to left center, scoring two runs and putting Texas in an early hole. Fielder advanced to third on a groundout, but Darvish induced a fly out to limit the damage.

Ian Kinsler cut the lead in half with a homer to lead off the bottom frame. Drew Smyly is starting for Detroit, and finished the first inning having allowed one hit and one walk.

Martin Perez Joining Rangers On Tuesday

Martin Perez will be with the Rangers prior to Tuesday night's game against the Tigers.

Rangers Vs. Tigers: Tuesday Preview, TV Info And More

The Rangers may have fallen short against the Tigers in their series opener on Monday, but they have a wins leader among rookies in Yu Darvish taking the mound Tuesday against a Detroit team that is battling for the top spot in the odd AL Central.

Darvish is 9-4 with a 3.45 ERA, facing Drew Smyly (2-2, 3.96 ERA) in the pitching matchup. Smyly is an Arkansas native who actually lives nearby in Dallas and he expects to have family in attendance. Hopefully for Rangers fans, the team is able to spoil the homecoming and avoid a two-game losing skid.

Take a look here at the game schedule:

Date/Time: Tuesday, June 26,

TV: Fox Sports Southwest

Location: Rangers Ballpark - Arlington, TX

Online streaming: MLB.tv

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Rangers Vs. Tigers: Justin Grimm Roughed Up In 8-2 Loss

Last time Rick Porcello started against the Texas Rangers, he failed to go more than an inning and gave up eight runs. This time it was a role reversal as his opposite number, Justin Grimm, was the one who went just one inning. He gave up six runs and took the loss.

Doing the damage for the Tigers was Miguel Cabrera. He went three-for-four and had three RBI. His two-RBI single in the first inning was the start of Grimm's rough day.

The two Rangers runs came on a home run from Josh Hamilton in the seventh inning. It was his 23rd of the season.

Texas will look to bounce back on Tuesday when Yu Darvish (9-4, 3.45 ERA) faces off against Drew Smyly (2-2, 3.96 ERA).

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Derek Holland Will Begin Rehab Assignment On Wednesday

The Texas Rangers have set the the rehab plan for Derek Holland, who is recovering from a shoulder injury. The schedule he's on should have him set to return after the All-Star break.

Derek Holland will throw 50 pitches Wednesday for Round Rock to start a rehab assignment. He'd pitch again Monday. #rangers

— Jeff Wilson (@JeffWilson_FWST) June 25, 2012

As Jeff Wilson notes, Holland will throw 50 pitches on Wednesday and then start again on the following Monday. The plan is for him to make at least one more rehab outing after that before he is ready to return.

Before hurting his shoulder, Holland was 5-4 with a 5.10 ERA. He has been on the disabled list since June 5.

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MLB Standings: Rangers Hold 5-Game Lead In AL West

The Texas Rangers are clearly the best team in the AL West, as their record has shown all season, and this week's update is no different. Texas holds a five-game lead over the second-place Angels going into the its series against the Tigers.

After going through a bit of a struggle, the Rangers ripped through their National League competition and are 8-2 in their last 10 outings. As far as Detroit's standings in the AL Central, the Tigers are hanging in there.

Fortunately for them, the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians are the teams they're fighting for position with, so it's definitely a winnable battle. That's especially with Detroit only three games back of the lead, boasting the best and only winning record of its past 10 games out of any other team in the division.

You can take a look at the MLB standings right here.

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Derek Holland Nearing Rehab Start

Rangers Vs. Tigers: ALCS Rematch in Texas

Texas looks to pounce on Rick Porcello again, who allowed nine runs against the Rangers earlier this season.