Texas Rangers right fielder Ezequiel Duran (20) catches a Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter fly ball during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, May 1, 2026, in Detroit.
Detroit Tigers right fielder Wenceel Pérez catches a Texas Rangers' Evan Carter fly ball during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 1, 2026, in Detroit.
Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob Latz throws against the Detroit Tigers during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 1, 2026, in Detroit.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Burch Smith throws against the Texas Rangers during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 1, 2026, in Detroit.
Detroit Tigers' Kerry Carpenter, right, steals second base under the tag of Texas Rangers second baseman Josh Smith, left, during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 1, 2026, in Detroit.
DETROIT (AP) — 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.
The Rangers (16-16) are back to .500 after losing three of their previous four game. Detroit (16-17) has lost five of its last seven.
Texas broke a 4-all tie against Burch Smith (0-1) in the eighth. With one out, Jake Burger and Alejandro Osuna hit back-to-back doubles to make it 5-4.
Jakob Junis pitched a scoreless eighth and Jacob Latz pitched the ninth for his third save. Former Tiger Tyler Alexander (1-0) picked up the win in relief.
Neither starter was involved in the decision. MacKenzie Gore allowed three runs in 3 2/3 innings, while Detroit's Jack Flaherty gave up four runs in 3 2/3 innings.
Jung gave the Rangers a 1--0 lead in the first inning with a two-out RBI single.
Janssen led off the third with a homer over the Tigers bullpen in left, and Flaherty walked the next three hitters. Jung singled to left, bringing home Brandon Nimmo, and Joc Pederson followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0.
Flaherty then dropped a pop-up in front of the plate, but the infield-fly rule prevented any damage.
The Tigers made it 4-3 in the fourth. Detroit loaded the bases with two out on two hits and a walk. Wenceel Perez hit a two-run single to left, and Hao-Yu looped a single into right-center to knock in a third run.
Riley Greene tied the game in the fifth, beating out a double-play attempt to allow Kerry Carpenter to score from third.
Nimmo left the game in the bottom of the third with right hamstring tightness — the second straight game he has exited with the same issue.
Detroit RHP Keider Montero (1-2, 4.00 ERA) is scheduled to face RHP Kumar Rocker (1-2, 3.38) on Saturday night.
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