Matt Vierling snapped a 1-1 tie with a single in the eighth inning as the Tigers beat the Rangers to end a 6-game losing streak.

There have been 11 teams this year to reach a losing streak of six games, and unfortunately, the Detroit Tigers were one of them. Nevertheless, they were still able to reach 60 wins before anybody else in the majors.

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers enter the matchup with the Texas Rangers as losers of six in a row. Texas has a 28-19 record at home and a 50-49 record overall. The Rangers have a 31-13 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Look, when the Tigers were blowing through the schedule like Superman zooming into space, many fans in Detroit remained cautious.

The Guardians have responded to their 10-game losing streak with a 10-2 stretch that has them, again, in the middle of the playoff race.

Tigers manager AJ Hinch says he is not worried about the team's losing streak ballooning to five after two losses to the Rangers.

The Tigers led the AL Central by seven games on Sept. 6, 2009, and proceeded to finish the year 11-15 while the Twins won 18 of 26. That forced a Game 163, where the Tigers appropriately blew a 10th-inning lead to ultimately lose in 12.

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