Tigers starter Justin Verlander lost his third straight game to drop to 0-3 in August and 1-6 on the season.
Verlander allowed just two runs, one earned, over seven innings, but Texas shut out Detroit on Friday, giving Verlander a hard-luck loss.
Verlander has allowed one earned run on 11 hits in 20 innings over his last three starts. He's 0-2 over that stretch.