Tigers strike early with 3 HRs, hang on in Texas

Manager Ron Gardenhire didn’t want the rash of recent Tigers injuries infecting his team’s will to play hard. Their first couple innings Tuesday left him confident that it hadn’t. The ending left him convinced. Jeimer Candelario, Victor Martinez and Jose Iglesias homered as part of a five-run outburst over the first two innings, creating a lead that held up thanks to a four-out save from Shane Greene in a 7-4 Tigers win over the Rangers at Globe Life Park.