It was a rough Major League debut on Thursday for Jack Leiter, but his team still managed to squeak out a victory.
The Rangers’ 23-year-old right-hander — the son of former Mets and Yankees left-hander Al Leiter — allowed seven runs, all earned, on eight hits in 3 ²/₃ innings in Texas’ 9-7 win over the Tigers in Detroit.
He walked three and struck out three.
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