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The Detroit Tigers are beset by injuries and illness, adapting on the fly and trying to piece together a lineup that can do some damage as they battle the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in the second game of a three-game series at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.

The Rangers are in a similar predicament, with three-fourths of their opening day infield still on the disabled list.The Tigers will send right-hander Mike Fiers (2-2, 5.00 ERA) to the mound for the middle game of the series to oppose Texas left-hander Mike Minor (3-1, 4.36).Having some young and relatively unproven talent did not stop the teams from playing a barnburner on Monday as Texas came back from a five-run, sixth-inning deficit to roar to a 7-6 win over Detroit on Monday.

Nomar Mazara ripped a home run in the second inning and Shin-Soo Choo and Jurickson Profar had run-scoring hits in the seventh inning to allow the Rangers to complete their comeback and snap a two-game losing streak.Detroit mustered 13 hits off five Texas pitchers but could not solve Rangers closer Keone Kela, who struck out two batters in the ninth inning to collect his seventh save of the season."It was a tough game in the beginning, but we managed to stay in it and fought back to get the W," said Texas second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who had a two-run double as part of the comeback in the sixth. "We had some plays that didn't go our way, but we picked each other up and did what we had to do."

The win marked only the third time this season that the Rangers were able to open a series with a victory and was just their sixth win at home in 21 games.The Tigers, who have lost four of their past five games, have a makeshift lineup because of injuries and a flu bug making its way through the clubhouse, resulting in John Hicks not only playing first base but batting cleanup."I feel a lot more comfortable now than I did when I was getting an at-bat every few days," Hicks said. "Obviously, it's not great not having all our guys in the lineup, because they are all a huge part of this team. But obviously it's good to get at-bats."

Fiers will take the ball for his sixth start of the year after receiving a no-decision in his last start on Thursday at Kansas City. He has made six appearances, including five starts, in his career against Texas and has a 0-3 record with an 8.90 ERA.Fiers started three games against Texas last year, going 0-2 with a 12.21 ERA. In three career outings, including two starts, at Globe Life Park, Fiers is 0-1 with a 10.05 ERA.

Minor will make his seventh start of the season on Tuesday, his first start on regular four days' rest after working on extended rest in each of his first six outings. All three of his wins have come against American League East opposition after he picked up the victory in an 11-5 Texas win on Thursday night against Boston.

Minor has gone 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA in seven games (just one start) in his career versus Detroit. He has not started against the Tigers since April 28, 2013, but made six relief appearances in 2017 against Detroit, going 0-0 with a 5.06 ERA and picking up two saves in as many opportunities.HOUSTON -- For the second time in five games, someone other than closer Ken Giles earned the save for the Houston Astros, with right-hander Chris Devenski closing a 3-2 win over theTexas Rangers on Friday.

These developments tend to raise eyebrows, and while Devenski and Brad Peacock, who saved a 4-1 win on Monday at Minnesota but coughed up a three-run lead on Saturday in a 6-5, 10-inning loss to the Texas Rangers, are capable and Giles endured a rough postseason, the question of who Astros manager A.J. Hinch will rely on late in high-leverage situations beckons.

The Astros hope to get a chance to answer those questions about late-inning relievers Sunday night when they conclude a three-game series with Texas.

"I think it's going to settle in with a little bit more of a routine on how to close games, but on any given day I feel at liberty to use any one of our guys, and I think our guys are on board," Hinch said. "I think it's unfairly pointed the finger at Ken Giles as not being the closer which is not necessarily the case. I just think it's been some extreme examples of matchups that we like and some rest periods for guys like Peacock and Devenski particularly that I've really liked.

"Unfortunately, that puts a lot of pressure on Ken or it gives a lot of attention to the ninth inning or makes it look a little bit more unique in the game, but in this particular stretch that's been the case. I don't know if it's going to be that way moving forward. It's played out the way it's played out and we'll react accordingly."

Giles pitched a perfect ninth inning on Saturday.

Right-hander Justin Verlander (2-0, 1.45 ERA) is the scheduled starter for Houston in the rubber match Sunday. Verlander twirled six shutout innings at Texas on Opening Day, allowing four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

He is 12-6 with a 2.88 ERA over 21 career starts against Texas. He has won nine consecutive regular-seasons decisions dating to Aug. 20, 2017, seven coming with the Astros while posting a 1.20 ERA and 66 strikeouts over 52 2/3 innings.

The Rangers will counter with right-hander Bartolo Colon, the 2005 American League Cy Young Award winner with the Angels, opposite Verlander, who claimed the award six years later with the Tigers. Colon (0-0, 1.64 ERA) is set to make his fourth appearance and second start of the season, and just his fifth career start at Houston including one at the Astrodome.

Colon is 8-4 with a 4.09 ERA over 13 career starts against the Astros.

At 44 years and 326 days old, Colon is the oldest player in the majors and, along with Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre, one of two current big leaguers with 20-plus seasons in the majors. Colon has played for 11 teams and, with 240 wins, is six victories shy of becoming the winningest Latin-born player in history. Fellow Dominican Juan Marichal (243) and Nicaraguan-born Dennis Martinez (245) rank ahead of Colon, who continues to ply his trade with verve.

"I love his pitchability," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "He knows how to pitch, there's no panic. Knows what he needs to do and he can execute very well. The leadership he brings with all of our young guys, not only the young guys but some of the veteran players as well. The calmness that he brings and joy for the game.

"I think he understands his place in the game and it's going to be fun to watch as he knocks some of these wins off the board and gets closer to where he wants to go."