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Sanchez seeks rebound in finale with Rangers.
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Tigers, Rangers preview: Anibal Sanchez looks to avoid home run ball in series finale.
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Detroit Tigers
RHP Anibal Sanchez (3-3, 6.69 ERA)
21 G, 10 GS, 75 1/3 IP, 98 H, 56 ER, 21 HR, 20 BB, 67 K, 5.93 FIP
Texas Rangers
LHP Cole Hamels (7-1, 3.31 ERA)
14 GS, 92 1/3 IP, 70 H, 34 ER, 9 HR, 26 BB, 58 K, 4.25 FIP
Who: Detroit Tigers (53-66) vs. Texas Rangers (58-60)
When: 8:05 p.m. EDT
Where: Globe Life Park
TV: Fox Sports Detroit
Radio: FM 97.1 The Ticket and the Tigers radio network
Notable
The Tigers have lost nine of their last 11.
Sanchez continues to struggle with the home run ball. He has allowed eight in his past three starts after giving up four in his previous seven starts. His 21 home runs allowed is tied for 15th-most in the AL.
Sanchez is 2-4 with a 7.84 ERA in seven games (six starts) against the Rangers. In Texas, he has a 13.79 ERA in four career starts.
So why does goofy f'n shit for brains ausmus pitch him there!!
Hamels, 33, is 12th among active pitchers with 143 career wins.
Hamels has not allowed an earned run in his past two starts, spanning 16 innings. He has given up just seven hits and has struck out 10.
Hamels is 3-2 with a 3.27 ERA in five career starts against Detroit.
Notable Tigers vs Hamels: Justin Upton .286 (12 for 42, 1 HR), Miguel Cabrera .556 (10 for 18), Ian Kinsler .313 (5 for 16).
Three things to know about this game
In eight starts since the beginning of July, Hamels holds a 2.60 ERA. That's the fifth-lowest mark in the American League (with a minimum of eight starts) behind James Paxton (1.92), Chris Sale (1.98), Marcus Stroman (2.22) and Corey Kluber (2.28).
Adrian Beltre holds a .692 batting average in 14 career plate appearances against Sanchez. That's the third-baseman's third-highest average against any pitcher that he's faced more than 10 times in his career.
On the other side, Miguel Cabrera might be licking his chops, as he owns a .556 career batting average against Hamels. Cabrera's also shown patience against the left-hander, drawing seven walks in 25 plate appearances.
Tigers by the numbers
Overall: 53-66
Current streak: L3
At Comerica Park: 29-28
On the road: 24-38
Day games: 23-18
Night games: 30-48
vs. AL East: 14-13
vs. AL Central: 25-24
vs. AL West: 8-20
vs. NL: 5-9
After Tuesday's loss, the Tigers' final projected record by FiveThirtyEight is 73-89. The site gives Detroit a less than 1 percent chance of making the playoffs.
