DETROIT (Interstat) — Dillon Dingler hit a three-run homer and Keider Montero pitched into the seventh inning as the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 on Saturday night at Comerica Park.

Dingler’s sixth homer of the season, a 443-foot shot to left field in the first inning off Kumar Rocker, scored Colt Keith and Riley Greene to give Detroit a 3-0 lead. The Tigers added two more in the second on RBI singles by Kevin McGonigle and Gleyber Torres.

Montero (2-2) allowed five hits and one earned run over 6 2/3 innings, striking out two and walking two. Jake Burger homered for Texas in the fourth, his sixth of the season.

Rocker (1-3) took the loss for the Rangers, who fell to 16-17. Detroit improved to 17-17.

Drew Anderson tossed 2 1/3 scoreless innings in relief for the Tigers. Texas relievers Cal Quantrill, Peyton Gray and Gavin Collyer combined for six scoreless innings with five strikeouts.

Attendance was 33,373. The game lasted 2 hours, 31 minutes.