Tigers 6, Rangers 9 (6/26/07)
Nate Robertson’s return was welcomed by the Tigers. The return of the relief struggles was not.
Fernando Rodney’s return to the disabled list on Tuesday afternoon revived the questions about how the Tigers would handle setup work with a lead in the eighth inning. On Tuesday, however, the Tigers used the eighth to turn a three-run deficit into a tie game. It was in the ninth that Marlon Byrd’s two-run triple off closer Todd Jones sent the Tigers toward their second straight defeat to the Rangers with a 9-6 loss at Comerica Park.