ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Jack Flaherty tossed 5.2 innings of three-hit ball with five strikeouts as the Detroit Tigers blanked the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Saturday evening at Globe Life Park. The Independence Day crowd of 37,576 saw the Tigers improve to 39-50 while the Rangers fell to 45-44.

Detroit struck early against Rangers starter Cal Quantrill. Riley Greene led off the game with a two-run homer to right field, scoring Kerry Carpenter and giving the Tigers a 2-0 lead. An inning later, Ben Malgeri drove in Colt Keith with a groundout, pushing the lead to 3-0.

Quantrill allowed three hits and two earned runs over five innings, striking out two. The Rangers managed only three hits total and never advanced a runner past second base. Keider Montero earned the save with three hitless innings, striking out five. Greene finished 2-for-4 with the home run and two RBIs for Detroit. Texas third baseman Josh Jung went 1-for-4. The game lasted 2 hours, 22 minutes.