America's 250th birthday did not go well for the Texas Rangers.

The Rangers were dealt a 3-0 loss by the Detroit Tigers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. It was a game in which offense was not on the side of the home team, and after the game, manager Skip Schumaker talked with Rangers Sports Network and other media members about what he saw.

"Well, I thought [the] Joc [Pederson] lead-off single, and then Josh Smith hit a really good — had a really good swing, 102 off the bat in the gap, guy made a good play," Schumaker said.

"They had good defense, that play in the last inning was as good as you're going to see at their base. Nimmo hit a ball to the track, so I thought there was actually better swings than what it showed."

The Rangers notched just three hits in 30 at-bats while striking out five times and drawing one walk. After Pederson’s leadoff single in the bottom of the first inning, Texas did not log another hit until the bottom of the fifth, and a double by Josh Jung in the bottom of the sixth would be the last one of the day.

"We didn't get anything going, you know, there's not too many guys in scoring position besides one I think the whole day," Schumaker said. "So, but I actually thought the bats were better than what the box score showed."

Conversely, the Rangers' pitchers who took the mound on Saturday mostly held their own, and that included Ben Peoples, the 25-year-old right-hander who was making his MLB debut. Peoples pitched two innings in relief and struck out a batter while allowing two hits.

"Yeah, it's a unique fastball, there's a little bit of cut that can get in on lefties," Schumaker said. "His slider was good, I mean he was in a big spot, I mean the crowd was incredible, sold-out crowd. To make your major-league debut on the Fourth of July in front of that crowd and then have, you know, throw like 70 percent strikes was impressive to see. 

"I mean, he went through a really good part of their lineup," Schumaker added. "Lefties, righties, like you said, and it was an impressive debut, so for him to get through two innings tonight to keep us in the game and give us a chance was impressive."

Schumaker also praised Cal Quantrill, who pitched five innings and struck out two batters while allowing three hits, two earned runs and a walk.

"Yeah, I mean he did a great job," Schumaker said. "I mean five innings, two runs, gave us, again, gave us a shot today to win a game. Thrusted in a rotation, you know, in the middle of June is not easy to do, so the way he's going about it has been fantastic. 

"I would guess that, you know, the next time around he'll be built up even more to get him through if he's at that pitch count to get him to six innings, so he's doing it the right way," Schumaker added. "He's a pro and again gave us a shot to win the game, which is all you can ask for from any starter."

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