BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers enter the matchup with the Texas Rangers as losers of six in a row. Texas has a 28-19 record at home and a 50-49 record overall. The Rangers have a 31-13 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Keider Montero got the start for the Tigers, his first since July 7th (he did a bad spot of relief on July 12th). His previous start was a 6 inning, 1 run success against the Rays. The Rangers couldn’t do anything in the first, grounding out twice and ending with a Marcus Semien swinging strikeout on a nasty pitch.

Drew Brees will be working Netflix's NFL Christmas Day broadcast as a game analyst, according to The Athletic. Brees had previously worked with Netflix on an international broadcast in 2024.