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Carlos Santana puts the Twins ahead again, this time with 3-run HR in 4-3 win over Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Carlos Santana hit a tiebreaking three-run homer, Ryan Jeffers also went deep using a bat that looked like a pencil and the playoff-contending Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 4-3 on Friday night.

A night after hitting a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, Santana's 17th homer with one out in the fifth put Minnesota up 4-1. It also chased Texas starter Andrew Heaney (4-13), who has the most losses in the majors.

“Challenging game,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “We battled through it and found ways to do good things. We had a couple of really big swings ... Jeffers and Santana coming through really big for us.”

The Twins (69-53) moved to 16 games over .500 for the first time since their 101-win season in 2019, and they moved within three games of Cleveland for the AL Central lead after the Guardians lost. Minnesota has an MLB-best 62 wins since April 22, after only seven in its first 20 games, and holds the AL's second wild card..

Reigning World Series champion Texas (56-67) dropped to 11 games under .500 for the first time this season. They have lost 15 of 20 since a five-game winning streak in late July.

Twins rookie Simeon Woods Richardson (4-3), a Texas native, allowed two runs over five innings. Jhoan Duran, the sixth Minnesota pitcher, worked the ninth for his 18th save in 19 chances.

“We battled our butts off, you know, every pitch. It wasn’t, from my standpoint, wasn’t the best outing, but I knew I had to keep everything controlled and just give my team the best chance to win. And for the bullpen to come in and give a tremendous job, our bats coming alive. ... All that stuff really matters.”

Heaney struck out eight while throwing 97 pitches, the first 16 to Manuel Margot to start the game. The Twins leadoff hitter fouled off 11 pitches, eight in row after getting to a full count, before his flyout to left. Santana and Max Kepler followed, both flying out on one pitch.

“I told my teammates I'll be tired,” Margot said with a grin.

That was the second-longest at-bat in the majors this season, behind only an 18-pitch at-bat by Colorado's Ryan McMahon against Washington on June 22.

Marcus Semien hit his 18th homer for the Rangers, a two-out solo shot in the bottom of fifth. Wyatt Langford had a sacrifice fly in the second and an RBI single in the sixth.

Jeffers led off the Twins third with his 18th homer. He was hit by a pitch to start the fifth before scoring on Santana's long ball.

Adolis García had his 16th hit in the last nine games, and the Rangers right fielder also took a likely homer away from Royce Lewis. García jumped near the wall and had his glove extended above the wall when making the catch to end the fifth.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Twins: RHP Joe Ryan got a second opinion that confirmed the team’s initial diagnosis of a significantly strained muscle in his throwing shoulder that will keep him sidelined for an extended period. ... All-Star SS Carlos Correa (plantar fasciitis in right foot) is starting to run on a daily basis, which is a final step before he can progress to a rehab assignment. He has been on the injured list since July 20. ... Twins trainer Nick Paparesta said CF Byron Buxton's right hip inflammation appears to be scar tissue from a previous injury in 2022.

Rangers: RHP Max Scherzer (shoulder fatigue) threw a 25-pitch bullpen. The three-time Cy Young Award winner said all went good and he expects to throw 40 pitches in another session Sunday.

UP NEXT

RHP Nathan Eovaldi (8-6, 3.75 ERA) is scheduled to pitch for Texas on Saturday night, a week after coming out of his last start because of right side tightness. Rookie right-hander David Festa (2-2, 5.20) starts for Minnesota.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins MIN69-53	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	5	1
Rangers TEX56-67	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	8	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

W: S. Woods Richardson (4-3)L: A. Heaney (4-13)S: J. Duran (18)
HR: MIN - C. Santana (23), R. Jeffers (21), TEX - M. Semien (23)

MINTwins

TEXRangers

.S. Woods RichardsonSimeon Woods Richardson
P
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, SO, 78 P
.J. DuranJhoan Duran
P
1.0 IP, 2 SO, 13 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Margot CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.241	.295	.342	.638	1.5
C. Santana 1B	3	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	.242	.330	.429	.758	9.0
M. Kepler RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.265	.316	.404	.719	0.0
R. Lewis DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.276	.354	.628	.982	0.5
J. Miranda 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.309	.349	.492	.841	0.0
M. Wallner LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.269	.398	.587	.985	0.0
K. Farmer SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.196	.294	.297	.591	-1.0
a- T. Larnach PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.242	.318	.413	.731	-0.5
W. Castro SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.337	.410	.747	0.0
R. Jeffers C	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.226	.307	.453	.759	8.0
E. Julien 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.201	.307	.348	.654	-1.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Margot CF	4
C. Santana 1B	3
M. Kepler RF	4
R. Lewis DH	4
J. Miranda 3B	4
M. Wallner LF	3
K. Farmer SS	3
a- T. Larnach PH	1
W. Castro SS	0
R. Jeffers C	3
E. Julien 2B	3

a-struck out for Farmer in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	5	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	.241	.312	.404	.716	5.5
C. Seager SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.272	.354	.495	.849	0.5
J. Smith DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.268	.358	.423	.780	0.0
a- R. Grossman PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.230	.338	.327	.666	0.0
A. Garcia RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.227	.292	.405	.696	1.5
N. Lowe 1B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.258	.354	.382	.736	2.5
J. Jung 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.267	.291	.453	.744	0.5
W. Langford LF	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	.241	.309	.368	.678	2.5
C. Kelly C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.328	.402	.729	0.5
L. Taveras CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	.233	.292	.358	.650	2.5

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	5
C. Seager SS	3
J. Smith DH	3
a- R. Grossman PH-DH	1
A. Garcia RF	4
N. Lowe 1B	3
J. Jung 3B	4
W. Langford LF	3
C. Kelly C	4
L. Taveras CF	4

a-lined out for Smith in the 7th

HR - C. Santana (17), R. Jeffers (18)
RBI - C. Santana 3 (54), R. Jeffers (54)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Farmer

HR - M. Semien (18)
SF - W. Langford (3)
RBI - M. Semien (60), W. Langford 2 (49)
2-Out RBI - M. Semien, W. Langford
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Semien, C. Kelly 2 (2), L. Taveras

SB - L. Taveras (14)
CS - L. Taveras (5)

E - C. Sands

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Woods Richardson (W, 4-3)	5.0	3	2	2	2	1	1	3.77	1.17	15.5
C. Thielbar (H, 9)	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	6.09	1.59	0.5
C. Sands (H, 4)	0.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	3.29	1.01	-0.5
S. Okert (H, 7)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.36	1.42	2.5
G. Jax (H, 20)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.86	0.86	4.0
J. Duran (S, 18)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3.35	1.02	10.0

PITCHERS	IP
S. Woods Richardson (W, 4-3)	5.0
C. Thielbar (H, 9)	0.2
C. Sands (H, 4)	0.2
S. Okert (H, 7)	0.2
G. Jax (H, 20)	1.0
J. Duran (S, 18)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Heaney (L, 4-13)	4.1	5	4	4	1	8	2	4.20	1.24	1.0
M. Festa	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.94	1.24	8.0
A. Chafin	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.89	1.51	2.5
G. Garabito	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.46	1.23	4.0

PITCHERS	IP
A. Heaney (L, 4-13)	4.1
M. Festa	2.2
A. Chafin	1.0
G. Garabito	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - S. Woods Richardson 78-48, C. Thielbar 18-12, C. Sands 18-12, S. Okert 8-5, G. Jax 19-12, J. Duran 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Woods Richardson 3-9, C. Thielbar 1-0, C. Sands 2-0, G. Jax 0-1, J. Duran 2-0
Batters Faced - S. Woods Richardson 20, C. Thielbar 3, C. Sands 5, S. Okert 2, G. Jax 3, J. Duran 4

Pitches-Strikes - A. Heaney 97-62, M. Festa 21-15, A. Chafin 13-7, G. Garabito 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Heaney 4-4, M. Festa 1-4, A. Chafin 1-0, G. Garabito 1-0
Batters Faced - A. Heaney 20, M. Festa 8, A. Chafin 4, G. Garabito 3

.S. Woods RichardsonSimeon Woods Richardson
P
5.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, SO, 78 P
.J. DuranJhoan Duran
P
1.0 IP, 2 SO, 13 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Twins MIN69-53	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	5	1
Rangers TEX56-67	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	8	0

Globe Life FieldArlington, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Margot CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.241	.295	.342	.638	1.5
C. Santana 1B	3	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	.242	.330	.429	.758	9.0
M. Kepler RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.265	.316	.404	.719	0.0
R. Lewis DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.276	.354	.628	.982	0.5
J. Miranda 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.309	.349	.492	.841	0.0
M. Wallner LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.269	.398	.587	.985	0.0
K. Farmer SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.196	.294	.297	.591	-1.0
a- T. Larnach PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.242	.318	.413	.731	-0.5
W. Castro SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.337	.410	.747	0.0
R. Jeffers C	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.226	.307	.453	.759	8.0
E. Julien 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.201	.307	.348	.654	-1.0
Total	32	4	5	4	2	2	11	9	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Margot CF	4
C. Santana 1B	3
M. Kepler RF	4
R. Lewis DH	4
J. Miranda 3B	4
M. Wallner LF	3
K. Farmer SS	3
a- T. Larnach PH	1
W. Castro SS	0
R. Jeffers C	3
E. Julien 2B	3
Total	32

a-struck out for Farmer in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	5	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	.241	.312	.404	.716	5.5
C. Seager SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	.272	.354	.495	.849	0.5
J. Smith DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.268	.358	.423	.780	0.0
a- R. Grossman PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.230	.338	.327	.666	0.0
A. Garcia RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.227	.292	.405	.696	1.5
N. Lowe 1B	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.258	.354	.382	.736	2.5
J. Jung 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.267	.291	.453	.744	0.5
W. Langford LF	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	.241	.309	.368	.678	2.5
C. Kelly C	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.328	.402	.729	0.5
L. Taveras CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	.233	.292	.358	.650	2.5
Total	34	3	8	3	1	2	8	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	5
C. Seager SS	3
J. Smith DH	3
a- R. Grossman PH-DH	1
A. Garcia RF	4
N. Lowe 1B	3
J. Jung 3B	4
W. Langford LF	3
C. Kelly C	4
L. Taveras CF	4
Total	34

a-lined out for Smith in the 7th

HR - C. Santana (17), R. Jeffers (18)
RBI - C. Santana 3 (54), R. Jeffers (54)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - K. Farmer

HR - M. Semien (18)
SF - W. Langford (3)
RBI - M. Semien (60), W. Langford 2 (49)
2-Out RBI - M. Semien, W. Langford
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Semien, C. Kelly 2 (2), L. Taveras

SB - L. Taveras (14)
CS - L. Taveras (5)

E - C. Sands

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Woods Richardson (W, 4-3)	5.0	3	2	2	2	1	1	3.77	1.17	15.5
C. Thielbar (H, 9)	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	6.09	1.59	0.5
C. Sands (H, 4)	0.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	3.29	1.01	-0.5
S. Okert (H, 7)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.36	1.42	2.5
G. Jax (H, 20)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.86	0.86	4.0
J. Duran (S, 18)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3.35	1.02	10.0
Total	9.0	8	3	3	2	8	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
S. Woods Richardson (W, 4-3)	5.0
C. Thielbar (H, 9)	0.2
C. Sands (H, 4)	0.2
S. Okert (H, 7)	0.2
G. Jax (H, 20)	1.0
J. Duran (S, 18)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Heaney (L, 4-13)	4.1	5	4	4	1	8	2	4.20	1.24	1.0
M. Festa	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.94	1.24	8.0
A. Chafin	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.89	1.51	2.5
G. Garabito	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.46	1.23	4.0
Total	9.0	5	4	4	2	11	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
A. Heaney (L, 4-13)	4.1
M. Festa	2.2
A. Chafin	1.0
G. Garabito	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - S. Woods Richardson 78-48, C. Thielbar 18-12, C. Sands 18-12, S. Okert 8-5, G. Jax 19-12, J. Duran 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Woods Richardson 3-9, C. Thielbar 1-0, C. Sands 2-0, G. Jax 0-1, J. Duran 2-0
Batters Faced - S. Woods Richardson 20, C. Thielbar 3, C. Sands 5, S. Okert 2, G. Jax 3, J. Duran 4

Pitches-Strikes - A. Heaney 97-62, M. Festa 21-15, A. Chafin 13-7, G. Garabito 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A. Heaney 4-4, M. Festa 1-4, A. Chafin 1-0, G. Garabito 1-0
Batters Faced - A. Heaney 20, M. Festa 8, A. Chafin 4, G. Garabito 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Langford hit sacrifice fly to left, A. Garcia scored 0 1
3RD INNING
R. Jeffers homered to left 1 1
5TH INNING
C. Santana homered to left center, M. Margot and R. Jeffers scored 4 1
M. Semien homered to left 4 2
6TH INNING
Langford singled to shallow left, N. Lowe scored, Jung to third, Langford to second 4 3

2ND INNING
	Langford hit sacrifice fly to left, A. Garcia scored	0	1

3RD INNING
	R. Jeffers homered to left	1	1

5TH INNING
	C. Santana homered to left center, M. Margot and R. Jeffers scored	4	1
	M. Semien homered to left	4	2

6TH INNING
	Langford singled to shallow left, N. Lowe scored, Jung to third, Langford to second	4	3

1ST INNING
Twins
A. Heaney Pitching:
M. Margot: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Margot flied out to left
C. Santana: Santana lined out to center
M. Kepler: Kepler flied out to right
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
S. Woods Richardson Pitching:
M. Semien: Ball, Semien lined out to left
C. Seager: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Seager grounded out to first
J. Smith: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Smith popped out to third
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Twins
A. Heaney Pitching:
R. Lewis: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Lewis singled to center
J. Miranda: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Miranda struck out swinging
M. Wallner: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Wallner struck out swinging
K. Farmer: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Farmer struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
S. Woods Richardson Pitching:
A. Garcia: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Garcia singled to shallow center
N. Lowe: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Lowe walked, Garcia to second
J. Jung: Foul, Ball, Ball, Jung flied out to deep right, Garcia to third
W. Langford: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Langford hit sacrifice fly to left, A. Garcia scored
C. Kelly: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Kelly singled to shallow center, Lowe to second
L. Taveras: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Taveras struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Twins
A. Heaney Pitching:
R. Jeffers: Ball, Strike swinging, R. Jeffers homered to left
E. Julien: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Julien struck out looking
M. Margot: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Margot struck out swinging
C. Santana: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Santana grounded out to third
Middle of the 3rd (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
S. Woods Richardson Pitching:
M. Semien: Strike swinging, Semien flied out to left
C. Seager: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Seager walked
J. Smith: Ball, Smith flied out to deep center
A. Garcia: Ball, Strike swinging, Garcia flied out to deep center
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Twins
A. Heaney Pitching:
M. Kepler: Ball, Strike swinging, Kepler flied out to left
R. Lewis: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Lewis struck out swinging
J. Miranda: Miranda singled to left
M. Wallner: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Wallner walked, Miranda to second
K. Farmer: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Farmer struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rangers
S. Woods Richardson Pitching:
N. Lowe: Ball, Lowe lined out to left
J. Jung: Ball, Foul, Jung flied out to deep right
W. Langford: Ball, Strike looking, Langford flied out to deep left
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Twins
A. Heaney Pitching:
R. Jeffers: Strike looking, Ball, Jeffers hit by pitch
E. Julien: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Julien struck out swinging
M. Margot: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Margot singled to left, Jeffers to second
C. Santana: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, C. Santana homered to left center, M. Margot and R. Jeffers scored
Matt Festa relieved Andrew Heaney
M. Kepler: Ball, Kepler flied out to center
R. Lewis: Lewis flied out to deep right
Middle of the 5th (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
S. Woods Richardson Pitching:
C. Kelly: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Kelly fouled out to first
L. Taveras: Taveras lined out to first
M. Semien: Ball, Foul, Ball, M. Semien homered to left
C. Seager: Ball, Strike looking, Seager grounded out to shortstop
End of the 5th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Twins
M. Festa Pitching:
J. Miranda: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Miranda fouled out to third
M. Wallner: Ball, Foul, Wallner popped out to third
K. Farmer: Farmer flied out to center
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Caleb Thielbar relieved Simeon Woods Richardson
J. Smith: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Smith fouled out to catcher
A. Garcia: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
N. Lowe: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Lowe singled to center
Cole Sands relieved Caleb Thielbar
J. Jung: Strike swinging, Jung singled to left center, Lowe to third
W. Langford: Langford singled to shallow left, N. Lowe scored, Jung to third, Langford to second
C. Kelly: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Kelly struck out swinging
End of the 6th (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Twins
M. Festa Pitching:
R. Jeffers: Strike looking, Foul, Jeffers flied out to deep center
E. Julien: Julien lined out to first
M. Margot: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Margot grounded out to third
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
C. Sands Pitching:
L. Taveras: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Taveras singled to right
M. Semien: Ball, Taveras caught stealing second, catcher to second, Ball, Foul, Foul, Semien safe at first on Sands fielding error
Steven Okert relieved Cole Sands
C. Seager: Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Seager struck out swinging
Robbie Grossman hit for Josh H. Smith
R. Grossman: Ball, Ball, Grossman lined out to left
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Twins
Robbie Grossman at designated hitter
Andrew Chafin relieved Matt Festa
C. Santana: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Santana walked
M. Kepler: Foul, Kepler reached on fielder's choice to second, Santana out at second
R. Lewis: Strike looking, Ball, Lewis lined out to center
J. Miranda: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Miranda struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
Rangers
Griffin Jax relieved Steven Okert
A. Garcia: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Garcia flied out to center
N. Lowe: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Lowe struck out swinging
J. Jung: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Jung struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Twins
Gerson Garabito relieved Andrew Chafin
M. Wallner: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Wallner struck out swinging
Trevor Larnach hit for Kyle Farmer
T. Larnach: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Larnach struck out swinging
R. Jeffers: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Jeffers grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rangers
Willi Castro at shortstop
Jhoan Duran relieved Griffin Jax
W. Langford: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Langford struck out looking
C. Kelly: Kelly grounded out to shortstop
L. Taveras: Strike swinging, Ball, Taveras reached on an infield single to second
M. Semien: Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Taveras stole second, Strike swinging, Semien struck out swinging
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)