DETROIT (Interstat) — Danny Janssen homered and Josh Jung drove in two runs as the Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on a rainy Friday night at Comerica Park before 28,622. The Rangers improved to 16-16, returning to .500 after losing three of their previous four. The Tigers fell to 16-17, losing five of their last seven. Texas broke a 4-all tie in the eighth inning against Burch Smith. With one out, Jake Burger and Alejandro Osuna hit back-to-back doubles to give Texas the lead. Smith took the loss, falling to 0-1, while Tyler Alexander earned the win, improving to 1-0. Jacob Latz recorded his third save with a scoreless ninth. Jung went 2 for 5 with two RBIs, and Janssen hit his second home run of the season. For Detroit, Wenceel Pérez drove in two runs. The game lasted 3 hours, 3 minutes.