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Bullpen backs Darvish as Rangers top Tigers

Mike Napoli and Pete Kozma connected for home runs Sunday night, and the Texas Rangers’ bullpen tossed four scorless innings after a short outing by Yu Darvish in a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Napoli’s blast in the fifth traveled 446 feet. Kozma’s homer, his first since April 2, 2013, just cleared the wall in left field at 377 feet.

How Rangers hitters fared: The Rangers banged out 15 hits, including homers by Mike Napoli and Pete Kozma. Napoli hit his 10th of the season in the fifth. Kozma hit the fourth of his career, and his first since April 2, 2013, in the sixth.