Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers Starting Lineup — Sunday, Jul 5, 2026

Detroit has seen Kumar Rocker a fair amount, with a few hitters showing early success. Kevin McGonigle is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS, Dillon Dingler is 1-for-1 with a 5.000 OPS, Riley Greene is 1-for-4 with a .500 OPS, and Colt Keith is 1-for-5 with a .400 OPS. Kerry Carpenter is hitless at 0-for-1 in 1 PA with a .000 OPS, while Spencer Torkelson is 0-for-4 in 4 PA with a .000 OPS, Zach McKinstry is 0-for-2 in 2 PA with a .000 OPS, and Jake Rogers is 0-for-2 in 2 PA with a .000 OPS. James Outman has no MLB history vs Rocker.

Texas has a little more established history against Casey Mize, led by Nicky Lopez, who is 5-for-14 in 15 PA with an .829 OPS. Ezequiel Duran is 1-for-2 with a 1.000 OPS, Elias Díaz is 1-for-2 with a 1.500 OPS, and Josh Smith is 1-for-3 with a .666 OPS. Brandon Nimmo is hitless at 0-for-4 in 5 PA with a .200 OPS, while Jake Burger is 0-for-5 in 5 PA with a .000 OPS and Evan Carter is 0-for-3 in 3 PA with a .000 OPS. Joc Pederson and Josh Jung have no MLB history vs Mize.

The Rangers appear to have the more familiar group against the opposing starter, mostly because Lopez brings the largest sample in either lineup. Detroit has more scattered prior meetings with Rocker, but most of those samples are still very small.