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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matthew Boyd departed with left elbow discomfort after throwing only 15 pitches against the Texas Rangers on Monday night, and reliever Will Vest then left with right knee discomfort an inning later. Boyd left the mound with a trainer after several minutes consulting with him before manager A.J. Hinch took the ball away from the left-hander, who at one point in the conversation pointed at his arm. Marcus Semien hit a leadoff homer for the Rangers before Boyd struck out Corey Seager and Josh Jung.

This wasn't one of those planned bullpen days for Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch, but quickly became one after two more of their pitchers got hurt. Tigers starter Matthew Boyd and reliever Will Vest both exited within the first two innings, before Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered in a 7-2 win over the AL West-leading Texas Rangers on Monday night.

Right fielder Andy Ibáñez hit a three-run homer against his former squad, the Texas Rangers, in the third inning as the Detroit Tigers won, 7-2.

The Tigers lost Boyd and Vest in the first two innings of Monday's game. Now a depleted pitching staff faces more questions.

Andy Ibañez and Jake Rogers homered for the Detroit Tigers, who overcame the early departures of their first two pitchers to beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 7-2 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.