Gallo homers twice as Rangers sweep Tigers with 3-1 win

DETROIT (AP) - Joey Gallo nearly backed up his manager's big prediction. Gallo hit two solo homers, Ariel Jurado threw seven shutout innings and the Rangers completed a three-game sweep of Detroit with a 3-1 win over the Tigers on Thursday. "I actually made a bold prediction that he was going to hit three homers today to get him to the All-Star Game," manager Chris Woodward...

WATCH: Fowler, Howell III, Kisner & Watson after first round of Rocket Mortgage Classic

DETROIT (AP) - Nate Lashley tried and failed to qualify for a spot in the Rocket Mortgage Classic earlier this week. He chose to stay in Detroit, hoping to slip into the field as an alternate. Good call. Lashley birdied the final three holes and five of the last six for a 9-under 63 and the first-round lead Thursday at the PGA Tour's first event in Detroit.

WATCH: Gardenhire, Boyd & Hicks after 4-1 loss to Rangers

DETROIT (AP) - In his first 141 starts as a major leaguer, Mike Minor pitched one complete game. Now he's thrown two in his last 14. Minor allowed five hits in his second complete game of the year, and Willie Calhoun, Jeff Mathis and Danny Santana homered in the fifth inning to lift the Texas Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Minor struck out seven...

WATCH: Fowler, Johnson & Woodland on Wednesday before Rocket Mortgage Classic

Gary Woodland left his news conference and resumed another interview while walking toward the Detroit Golf Club clubhouse when he was stopped in his tracks.

WATCH: Bakich, Kerr, Paige & Brewer after 4-1 loss in game two of CWS Championship

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Vanderbilt's go-to guy throughout the postseason once again delivered a dominant performance. Freshman Kumar Rocker struck out 11 while pitching 6 1/3 innings of three-hit ball, and Vanderbilt got to Michigan's shaky bullpen in a 4-1 win in Game 2 of the College World Series finals Tuesday night. The Commodores (58-12), who set the Southeastern Conference...

Rangers beat Detroit 5-3, handing Tigers another home loss

DETROIT (AP) - Before the game, Texas manager Chris Woodward said that if Jesse Chavez could pitch efficiently enough, he could last five or six innings. The right-hander surpassed that.

WATCH: Michigan beats Vandy 7-4 in CWS

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Michigan could sense the momentum slipping away. Jimmy Kerr got it back. Kerr homered for the third time in the College World Series, this time after Vanderbilt pulled within one in the sixth inning, and the Wolverines beat the Commodores 7-4 in Game 1 of the best-of-three finals Monday night. "We needed that blast right there," coach Erik Bakich said.