The Detroit Tigers were limited to four hits and lost, 2-0, to the Texas Rangers on Friday, July 18, in the opener of a three-game series at Globe Life Field. The Rangers scored both runs off Kahnle, a right-handed reliever, in the eighth inning.

Corey Seager hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers finally got back to .500 with a 2-0 victory over Detroit on Friday night that extended the MLB-best Tigers' season-worst losing streak to five.

Drew Brees will be working Netflix's NFL Christmas Day broadcast as a game analyst, according to The Athletic. Brees had previously worked with Netflix on an international broadcast in 2024. Two months after the Baltimore Orioles released longtime starting pitcher Kyle Gibson, he announced that he's closed the book on his 13-season MLB career.