Dyson’s flawless ninth sets stage for walk-off

The Rangers won a one-inning pitching showdown Monday night and pulled off their second walk-off win of the season, a 6-5 victory over the Astros. The showdown was between Rangers closer Sam Dyson and Astros reliever Ken Giles. Both managers used their best reliever in the ninth inning in a tie game against the heart of the opponent’s lineup.

Fulmer making Tigers rookie history

No Tigers pitcher, or at least none since 1913, had thrown three consecutive outings of at least six scoreless innings and allowed three or fewer hits. Michael Fulmer did it, and he would’ve had three straight outings of seven-plus innings if not for the lopsided nature of Monday’s 11-0 win over the Blue Jays.

Hinch hasn’t lost faith in Gregerson

For the first time in his career, Astros reliever Luke Gregerson says he’s making quality pitches and not getting the results he’s had in the past. Gregerson gave up a two-out, game-tying homer to the A’s Jed Lowrie in the ninth inning Saturday for his fifth blown save in his past 11 outings, forcing manager A.J. Hinch to make a switch at the closer role.