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Rangers make Boyd, Tigers 'pay the price' in loss

Detroit — Some good things happened for the Tigers Thursday night — but a victory was not one of them.

They got five scoreless, one-hit innings from their bullpen, fought out of a 7-0 hole and had the tying runs on base in the ninth inning. But, they fell short, losing to the Texas Rangers, 7-5, on a steamy and wet night at Comerica Park.

"I'm really proud of how these guys fought back," said bench coach Steve Liddle, who filled in again for manager Ron Gardenhire. "We were down a touchdown and they kept batting.