Urshela puts Detroit ahead in the 8th, Tigers hold on for 4-2 win over Rangers

DETROIT (AP) — Gio Urshela had an RBI single and Matt Vierling scored on a wild pitch in the eighth inning to put Detroit ahead, and the Tigers' pitchers continued their solid play to beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Tuesday.

Andrew Chafin (1-0) worked 1 1/3 hitless innings with three strikeouts. Jason Foley retired pinch-hitter Adolis Garcia with two on in the ninth for his fifth save of the season.

Detroit’s bullpen improved to 8-2 on the season with a 1.69 ERA.

“I do like that we are going to play our 27 outs,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “And I do not mean that as a cliche, but as a competitiveness that we are never out of it, because this pitching staff is going to keep us close."

Casey Mize, making his first home start since April 9, 2022, went six innings, allowing two runs and five hits. Mize missed most of the 2022 season and all of the 2023 campaign after undergoing Tommy John surgery and a back operation.

“Left the game tied,” Mize said. “Obviously, I’d always prefer to leave with a lead. Leaving it tied, I feel good about our bullpen against anybody.”

Jose Urena (0-2) took the loss for the Rangers.

The Tigers improved to 3-3 on the club’s current 10-game homestand. Since opening the season 5-0, Detroit has gone 5-7.

The Rangers, who beat Detroit 1-0 in the series opener on Monday, haven’t won back-to-back games since a three-game win streak April 3-5. Texas scored just three runs in the first two games of this series.

“We gotta get these bats going,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “There’s no getting around that. We’re just not driving the ball like we’re accustomed to.”

The Tigers got on the board first in the third inning when Riley Greene scored on an error by right fielder Evan Carter. He allowed a Zach McKinstry single to skip through his legs. The run ended a 12-inning scoreless streak by Rangers pitching.

“This outfield grass, that ball just snaked and it got past Carter there,” Bochy said.

In the fifth, Mize allowed four hits, including RBI singles by Ezequiel Duran and Marcus Semien, giving the Rangers a 2-1 lead.

“I did some good things, made some mistakes and got singled to death there in the fifth,” Mize said.

An RBI double by designated hitter Kerry Carpenter off Rangers starter Jon Gray made it 2-2 in the sixth inning.

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Rangers RHP Dane Dunning (2-1, 4.50 ERA) makes his fourth start this season in the third game of the four-game series on Wednesday. LHP Tarik Skubal (2-0, 2.08) makes his fourth start of the season and third at home. He hasn’t allowed a run in two of his three previous starts.

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Texas Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer watches from the dugout during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Texas Rangers designated hitter Ezequiel Duran is greeted in the dugout after scoring during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Texas Rangers' Marcus Semien connects for a RBI single to center during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Texas Rangers' Josh Smith is greeted in the dugout after scoring from third on a single by designated hitter Ezequiel Duran during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Texas Rangers' Josh Smith is greeted by Jared Walsh (21) after scoring from third on a single by designated hittere Ezequiel Duran during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Texas Rangers designated hittere Ezequiel Duran connects for a RBI single during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez throw out Texas Rangers' Wyatt Langford at first during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien catches the pop up hit by Detroit Tigers' Parker Meadows during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Texas Rangers pitcher Jon Gray throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Texas Rangers pitcher Jon Gray throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Texas Rangers pitcher Jon Gray throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Detroit Tigers' Zach McKinstry crosses home plate to score during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize throws during the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

PARIS (AP) — French media are reporting that actor Gérard Depardieu is in police custody for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets.

Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien reported that the 75-year-old actor was summoned Monday morning by Paris police and placed in custody.

The Paris police force said it wasn't authorized to comment and directed questions to the Paris prosecutor’s office. The prosecutor's office said it had no comment “at this stage."

“We have no information to communicate or confirm before having assessed any eventual charges and directions,” the office said in an email in response to questions from The Associated Press.

One of Depardieu’s lawyers, Christian Saint-Palais, was seen walking into a police station in the 14th district of Paris after lunching Monday at a nearby restaurant. He said he had no comment.

A lawyer for one of the alleged victims did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

Depardieu has denied wrongdoing. In an open letter last October, he said: “I have never, ever abused a woman.”

BFMTV and Le Parisien reported that the police summons relates to accusations of sexual assault filed by two women who accuse him of groping during filming — one in 2014, the other in 2021.

The alleged 2014 assault was reported to police in January this year, Le Parisien reported.

The other alleged assault involved a 53-year-old movie decorator. She alleged that Depardieu grabbed her and kneaded her waist, stomach and breasts during filming for “Les Volets verts,” or “The Green Shutters,” according to the woman’s lawyer, Carine Durrieu Diebolt, when she filed the complaint to the Paris prosecutor’s office in February.

Depardieu has also been accused by more than a dozen other women of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting them. He was handed preliminary rape and sexual assault charges in 2020 following allegations from actor Charlotte Arnould.

Depardieu was long seen as a national icon in France. He has been a global ambassador for French film and enjoyed international fame with several roles in Hollywood.

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AP correspondent John Leicester in Le Pecq, France, contributed.

Police officers stand outside the police station where French actor Gerard Depardieu is expected to be questioned, Monday, April 29, 2024 in Paris. French media are reporting that police have summoned actor Gérard Depardieu for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

View of the police station where French actor Gerard Depardieu is expected to be questioned, Monday, April 29, 2024 in Paris. French media are reporting that police have summoned actor Gérard Depardieu for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

FILE - Actor Gerard Depardieu addresses the media during the press conference for the film 'Saint Amour' at the 2016 Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. French media are reporting that police have summoned actor Gérard Depardieu for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets. Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien both reported that the 75-year-old actor was called in for police questioning in Paris on Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt, File)