Momentum carried over into the bottom half of the sixth inning for the Tigers. After Justin Verlander managed to escape a bases loaded, one out jam, getting Ian Kinsler to ground into a double play, Detroit's bats struck back.
Ryan Raburn led off the sixth for Detroit with a single, before Miguel Cabrera doubled down the third base line to score Raburn from first. Cabrera's double wasn't hit that hard, but the ball caromed off the third base bag itself and into left field, giving the Tigers a 3-2 lead over the Rangers in the sixth inning.