DETROIT (Interstat) — Brant Hurter pitched 3⅓ scoreless innings of relief as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers 7-1 Sunday at Comerica Park before 24,083 fans in a game lasting 2 hours, 31 minutes.

The Tigers seized control in the fifth when Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run homer off Rangers starter Jack Leiter. Kevin McGonigle added an RBI single in the sixth, and Detroit broke the game open with four runs in the seventh, highlighted by Matt Vierling’s two-run double.

Texas scored its lone run in the top of the seventh on a groundout by Kyle Higashioka, but it wasn’t enough. Leiter (1-3) allowed five earned runs on five hits with 10 strikeouts over 6⅔ innings. Hurter (4-0) gave up two hits with two strikeouts in his relief appearance.

The Tigers, who improved to 18-17, outhit the Rangers 8-7. Detroit’s bullpen combined to allow one earned run over 4⅓ innings. Texas fell to 16-18.