The Texas Rangers will travel to open up a weekend series against the Detroit Tigers in a Major League Baseball game scheduled for Thursday afternoon.


First pitch from Detroit is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by MLB Network.

The Rangers will send staff ace Yu Darvish in the series opener. The Texas right hander is 3-2 with an ERA of 2.32 and WHIP of 1.09. Darvish last worked on Friday and gave up two earned runs and five hits in eight innings pitched in a 2-0 home defeat to the Toronto Blue Jays as a -168 wagering favorite.