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 allowed seven runs, all earned, on eight hits in 3 / innings in Texas 9-7 win over the Tigers in Detroit. He walked three and struck out three. Jack Leiter looks on from the dugout after getting pulled in the fourth inning of the Rangers 9-7 win over the Tigers. AP Obviously, its a surreal experience, Leiter said. Its something you dream about since you were a little kid. Being around the game always, its a special day. I know Im better and I need to be better and I will be better. And thats kind of the frustration is some pitches that I left on the table and some mistakes that I made. Leiter, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft, was brought up from Triple-A Round Rock, where he was 1-1 with 25 strikeouts and three walks in 14 innings over three appearances. Explore More He was all right, Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. He had a little trouble hitting his spots in the second inning, but he came right back in the third and got two quick outs in the fourth before he ran into trouble. Despite Leiters struggle, the Rangers pulled out the win in large part due to Leody James Wisniewski Jersey Taveras, who scored the go-ahead run on a fielders choice in the eighth inning and added an RBI single. Taveras doubled with one out in the eighth and went to third on Marcus Semiens fielders choice, eluding a tag by Detroit third baseman and former Yankee Gio Urshela. Seager then grounded to first and Taveras scored to break a 7-all tie. Jack Leiter delivers a pitch during the third inning of the Rangers win. AP He made a great play, Tigers manager A .J. Hinch said of Tavares play. We made plenty of mistakes today, but that wasnt one of them. It was a baseball athletic play that didnt go our way. Jose Leclerc (1-1) got the win in relief for Texas, and Shelby Miller (3-2), the fifth of six Detroit pitchers, took the lo s for the second day in a row. Though it wasnt a great debut for Leiter, he did have support from one member of the Yankees. Anthony Volpe aformer teammate of Leiters at Delbarton School in New Jersey said Wednesday he was looking forward to spending his Yankees off-day . I couldnt be happier for him and his whole family, for everyone. Im super-excited, said Volpe, who won a New Jersey state championship with Leiter in their senior year at Delbarton. Im sure his phone was going crazy and all of our friends and family friends are super pumped. with AP Trevor Carrick Jersey