Texas’ hapless offense vs. baseball’s best doesn’t bode well for when — or if — this club makes the postseason.

Tarik Skubal versus Nathan Eovaldi on Sunday Night Baseball was supposed to be a movie. It should’ve been must-watch baseball on a national stage.

Yes, but their typical Sunday afternoon game has been moved to the evening, with the Tigers playing the Rangers on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball" at 7:10 p.m. ET. Date: Sunday, July 20. Time: 7:10 p.m. ET. Location: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas.

After giving up the lead on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh, Matt Vierling delivered a two-out, two-strike RBI single in the top of the eighth, sending the Tigers to a skid-busting 2-1 win.

The Rangers host the Tigers at 7 p.m. ET on July 20 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Coverage begins with "Baseball Tonight: Sunday Night Countdown" at 6 p.m. ET. Fans can catch all the action on ESPN and in the MLB streaming hub . A special statcast edition of the game will simulcast on ESPN2.

I didn’t really even have time to think once I got here,” Freeman said. “And then all of sudden I’m on second base. There were just no words.”

The baseball world had been waiting to see how the free agency of former Texas Rangers standout reliever David Robertson would play out.