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Rangers have 4-run 9th inning, stop 8-game losing streak with 6-2 victory over Twins

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Texas Rangers stopped their eight-game losing streak with some extra patience.

The Rangers ended their season-worst skid and remained tied for the AL West lead with a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins, after Robbie Grossman and Leody Taveras sparked a four-run ninth inning Saturday with consecutive bases-loaded walks.

“They’ve been going through a lot when you go through a stretch like this, so good for them,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “We had some great at-bats there in the ninth inning.”

Adolis García and Mitch Garver, who both homered, greeted reliever Griffin Jax (5-8) with back-to-back singles. Ezequiel Duran got hit in the shoulder with a one-out pitch to load the bases, before Grossman escaped an 0-2 hole by taking three straight balls, fouling one off and drawing the go-ahead walk.

Dylan Floro relieved Jax, and hit Marcus Semien with a pitch to force in another run, and Corey Seager gave the Rangers a four-run lead with a sacrifice fly. The final tally was three walks and two hit batsmen in that inning.

“This game’s about momentum,” Grossman said, “and that was huge for us tonight.”

Brock Burke (5-2) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win for Texas, which has been in first or tied for it for all but one day this season. The Rangers (73-56) stayed even with Seattle (73-56) for the division lead, one game ahead of Houston (73-58).

“I wouldn’t put it as a relief. Look, we’re a great team,” said starting pitcher Max Scherzer, who enjoyed an eight-game winning streak shortly after his arrival in a trade with the Mets.

The Twins (67-63) remained six games ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central.

Twins closer Jhoan Durán faced just three batters in the eighth, with catcher Christian Vázquez ending it on his second thwarted stolen base attempt of the game. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said he used Duran before Jax because he was fresher for the top of the Texas lineup.

“Griff’s been excellent,” Baldelli said. “I've really liked what I’ve seen from him. Today wasn’t his day.”

GOING DEEP

García gave the Rangers a brief lead in the sixth with his career-high 32nd home run that admired with a couple of slow steps before glancing toward the Twins dugout and initiating his jog around the bases.

The Rangers were irked Thursday when Ryan Jeffers flipped his bat in the air on the winning homer. The two teams exchanged beanballs and cleared the benches to argue about it Friday in Minnesota's 12-2 win.

Jorge Polanco homered and Max Kepler hit an RBI double off Scherzer, who had 10 strikeouts in seven innings with two runs allowed. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, who is 9-2 in 17 career starts against the Twins, faced them for the first time since 2014 when he was with Detroit.

RYAN RETURNS

Twins starter Joe Ryan made a smooth return after an absence of three-plus weeks to a groin strain, with seven strikeouts and one run allowed in five innings. With veteran Dallas Keuchel filling while Ryan was sidelined, the Twins are considering a six-man rotation to carry them into the final month.

Ryan gave up Garver's homer in the second, his 26th allowed this season for the fourth-highest rate among qualified pitchers in the major leagues. Grossman smashed a double into the right-field corner later in that inning, but shortstop Carlos Correa - who ran over to to take the throw from Kepler - fired a perfect relay home to Vázquez to get Duran trying to score from first base.

“That was so cool,” said Ryan who watched the play unfold from behind the plate.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Rangers: RHP Nathan Eovaldi (forearm strain) will throw a bullpen session when the team is in New York next week for a three-game series against the Mets. There's been no determination yet on whether Eovaldi, who has been sidelined for a month, will be sent on a rehab assignment.

Twins: CF Michael A. Taylor was out for the second straight game as a precaution with hamstring tightness. Joey Gallo played CF in place of Taylor, who homered twice in the series opener Thursday.

UP NEXT

Rangers: LHP Jordan Montgomery (8-10, 3.12 ERA) pitches Sunday. He has allowed five runs in 26 innings over four starts since his acquisition in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals on the same day as Scherzer.

Twins: RHP Bailey Ober (6-6, 3.41 ERA) takes the mound for the series finale.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rangers TEX73-56	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	9	0
Twins MIN67-63	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	0

Target FieldMinneapolis, MN

W: B. Burke (5-2)L: G. Jax (5-8)S: (0)
HR: TEX - A. Garcia (39)

TEXRangers

MINTwins

.M. ScherzerMax Scherzer
P
7.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 10 SO, 101 P
.J. RyanJoe Ryan
P
5.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, 80 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	3	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	.277	.348	.462	.809	2.0
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.343	.409	.651	1.060	0.0
N. Lowe 1B	3	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	.281	.372	.449	.821	2.0
A. Garcia RF	5	2	2	1	1	0	2	5	.252	.329	.503	.832	7.0
M. Garver C	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	.278	.361	.515	.876	7.0
J. Martinez PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.303	.310	.613	1.0
J. Heim C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.325	.452	.776	0.0
T. Jankowski LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.276	.365	.351	.716	-0.5
E. Duran 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.338	.468	.805	2.5
R. Grossman DH	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	.232	.315	.391	.706	4.5
L. Taveras CF	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	.262	.302	.428	.730	2.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	3
C. Seager SS	4
N. Lowe 1B	3
A. Garcia RF	5
M. Garver C	4
J. Martinez PR	0
J. Heim C	0
T. Jankowski LF	4
E. Duran 3B	3
R. Grossman DH	3
L. Taveras CF	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. Julien DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.378	.482	.859	2.5
a- K. Farmer PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.310	.395	.704	-0.5
J. Polanco 2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.328	.438	.765	7.0
M. Kepler RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	.247	.312	.485	.797	3.5
C. Correa SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.227	.308	.403	.711	0.0
M. Wallner LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.238	.342	.516	.858	-1.0
b- J. Luplow PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.353	.349	.702	1.0
R. Lewis 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.318	.366	.492	.859	-0.5
D. Solano 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.279	.367	.394	.761	-0.5
J. Gallo CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.177	.299	.439	.738	-1.5
C. Vazquez C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.282	.313	.595	0.0

HITTERS	AB
E. Julien DH	3
a- K. Farmer PH-DH	1
J. Polanco 2B	4
M. Kepler RF	4
C. Correa SS	3
M. Wallner LF	3
b- J. Luplow PH	0
R. Lewis 3B	4
D. Solano 1B	4
J. Gallo CF	3
C. Vazquez C	3

a-struck out for Julien in the 8th
b-walked for Wallner in the 9th

2B - R. Grossman (20)
HR - A. Garcia (32), M. Garver (12)
SF - C. Seager (5)
RBI - M. Semien (81), C. Seager (78), A. Garcia (94), M. Garver (35), R. Grossman (39), L. Taveras (58)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Garcia 2 (2), L. Taveras

2B - E. Julien (13), M. Kepler (17)
HR - J. Polanco (9)
RBI - J. Polanco (30), M. Kepler (50)
2-Out RBI - M. Kepler
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Correa, M. Wallner, D. Solano

CS - M. Semien (3), L. Taveras (4)

Outfield Assist - M. Kepler

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Scherzer	7.0	4	2	2	1	10	1	3.71	1.13	22.0
B. Burke (W, 5-2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.33	1.09	9.5
A. Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.23	1.10	2.5

PITCHERS	IP
M. Scherzer	7.0
B. Burke (W, 5-2)	1.0
A. Chapman	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Ryan	5.0	5	1	1	2	7	1	4.33	1.15	10.5
C. Thielbar	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2.75	1.02	1.5
E. Pagan	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.23	0.97	3.0
J. Duran	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.63	1.17	3.0
G. Jax (L, 5-8)	0.1	2	4	4	2	1	0	4.02	1.23	-12.5
D. Floro	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.99	1.60	0.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Ryan	5.0
C. Thielbar	1.0
E. Pagan	1.0
J. Duran	1.0
G. Jax (L, 5-8)	0.1
D. Floro	0.2

Pitches-Strikes - M. Scherzer 101-68, B. Burke 16-12, A. Chapman 16-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Scherzer 1-5, B. Burke 2-0, A. Chapman 0-1
Batters Faced - M. Scherzer 26, B. Burke 4, A. Chapman 4

Pitches-Strikes - J. Ryan 80-51, C. Thielbar 10-8, E. Pagan 14-9, J. Duran 12-8, G. Jax 28-15, D. Floro 12-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Ryan 6-2, C. Thielbar 1-1, G. Jax 1-1, D. Floro 0-1
Batters Faced - J. Ryan 20, C. Thielbar 4, E. Pagan 3, J. Duran 3, G. Jax 6, D. Floro 4

.M. ScherzerMax Scherzer
P
7.0 IP, 2 ER, BB, 10 SO, 101 P
.J. RyanJoe Ryan
P
5.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 7 SO, 80 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rangers TEX73-56	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	9	0
Twins MIN67-63	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	0

Target FieldMinneapolis, MN

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	3	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	.277	.348	.462	.809	2.0
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	.343	.409	.651	1.060	0.0
N. Lowe 1B	3	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	.281	.372	.449	.821	2.0
A. Garcia RF	5	2	2	1	1	0	2	5	.252	.329	.503	.832	7.0
M. Garver C	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	.278	.361	.515	.876	7.0
J. Martinez PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.303	.310	.613	1.0
J. Heim C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.325	.452	.776	0.0
T. Jankowski LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.276	.365	.351	.716	-0.5
E. Duran 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.338	.468	.805	2.5
R. Grossman DH	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	.232	.315	.391	.706	4.5
L. Taveras CF	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	.262	.302	.428	.730	2.0
Total	32	6	9	6	2	5	11	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	3
C. Seager SS	4
N. Lowe 1B	3
A. Garcia RF	5
M. Garver C	4
J. Martinez PR	0
J. Heim C	0
T. Jankowski LF	4
E. Duran 3B	3
R. Grossman DH	3
L. Taveras CF	3
Total	32

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
E. Julien DH	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.378	.482	.859	2.5
a- K. Farmer PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.310	.395	.704	-0.5
J. Polanco 2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.328	.438	.765	7.0
M. Kepler RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	.247	.312	.485	.797	3.5
C. Correa SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.227	.308	.403	.711	0.0
M. Wallner LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.238	.342	.516	.858	-1.0
b- J. Luplow PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.233	.353	.349	.702	1.0
R. Lewis 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.318	.366	.492	.859	-0.5
D. Solano 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.279	.367	.394	.761	-0.5
J. Gallo CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.177	.299	.439	.738	-1.5
C. Vazquez C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.282	.313	.595	0.0
Total	32	2	5	2	1	2	12	7	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
E. Julien DH	3
a- K. Farmer PH-DH	1
J. Polanco 2B	4
M. Kepler RF	4
C. Correa SS	3
M. Wallner LF	3
b- J. Luplow PH	0
R. Lewis 3B	4
D. Solano 1B	4
J. Gallo CF	3
C. Vazquez C	3
Total	32

a-struck out for Julien in the 8th
b-walked for Wallner in the 9th

2B - R. Grossman (20)
HR - A. Garcia (32), M. Garver (12)
SF - C. Seager (5)
RBI - M. Semien (81), C. Seager (78), A. Garcia (94), M. Garver (35), R. Grossman (39), L. Taveras (58)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - A. Garcia 2 (2), L. Taveras

2B - E. Julien (13), M. Kepler (17)
HR - J. Polanco (9)
RBI - J. Polanco (30), M. Kepler (50)
2-Out RBI - M. Kepler
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Correa, M. Wallner, D. Solano

CS - M. Semien (3), L. Taveras (4)

Outfield Assist - M. Kepler

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Scherzer	7.0	4	2	2	1	10	1	3.71	1.13	22.0
B. Burke (W, 5-2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.33	1.09	9.5
A. Chapman	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.23	1.10	2.5
Total	9.0	5	2	2	2	12	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Scherzer	7.0
B. Burke (W, 5-2)	1.0
A. Chapman	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Ryan	5.0	5	1	1	2	7	1	4.33	1.15	10.5
C. Thielbar	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2.75	1.02	1.5
E. Pagan	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.23	0.97	3.0
J. Duran	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.63	1.17	3.0
G. Jax (L, 5-8)	0.1	2	4	4	2	1	0	4.02	1.23	-12.5
D. Floro	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.99	1.60	0.0
Total	9.0	9	6	6	5	11	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Ryan	5.0
C. Thielbar	1.0
E. Pagan	1.0
J. Duran	1.0
G. Jax (L, 5-8)	0.1
D. Floro	0.2
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Scherzer 101-68, B. Burke 16-12, A. Chapman 16-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Scherzer 1-5, B. Burke 2-0, A. Chapman 0-1
Batters Faced - M. Scherzer 26, B. Burke 4, A. Chapman 4

Pitches-Strikes - J. Ryan 80-51, C. Thielbar 10-8, E. Pagan 14-9, J. Duran 12-8, G. Jax 28-15, D. Floro 12-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Ryan 6-2, C. Thielbar 1-1, G. Jax 1-1, D. Floro 0-1
Batters Faced - J. Ryan 20, C. Thielbar 4, E. Pagan 3, J. Duran 3, G. Jax 6, D. Floro 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Garver homered to left center 1 0
3RD INNING
Kepler doubled to deep center, Julien scored 1 1
6TH INNING
Garcia homered to center 2 1
Polanco homered to right 2 2

2ND INNING
	Garver homered to left center	1	0

3RD INNING
	Kepler doubled to deep center, Julien scored	1	1

6TH INNING
	Garcia homered to center	2	1
	Polanco homered to right	2	2


Grossman walked, Garcia scored, Martinez to third, Duran to second	3	2
Taveras walked, Martinez scored, Duran to third, Grossman to second	4	2
Semien hit by pitch, Duran scored, Grossman to third, Taveras to second	5	2
Seager hit sacrifice fly to center, Grossman scored	6	2

1ST INNING
Rangers
J. Ryan Pitching:
M. Semien: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Semien struck out looking
C. Seager: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Seager struck out swinging
N. Lowe: Strike looking, Lowe singled to left
A. Garcia: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Twins
M. Scherzer Pitching:
E. Julien: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Julien struck out looking
J. Polanco: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Polanco flied out to center
M. Kepler: Strike looking, Ball, Kepler singled to center
C. Correa: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Correa walked, Kepler to second
M. Wallner: Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Wallner struck out looking
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Rangers
J. Ryan Pitching:
M. Garver: Ball, Ball, Ball, Garver homered to left center
T. Jankowski: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Jankowski grounded out to third
E. Duran: Duran reached on bunt single to shortstop
R. Grossman: Strike swinging, Grossman doubled to deep right, Duran out at home
L. Taveras: Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Taveras grounded out to second
Middle of the 2nd (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
M. Scherzer Pitching:
R. Lewis: Strike looking, Lewis popped out to second
D. Solano: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Solano flied out to left
J. Gallo: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Gallo struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Rangers
J. Ryan Pitching:
M. Semien: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Semien struck out looking
C. Seager: Strike swinging, Ball, Seager popped out to third
N. Lowe: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Lowe walked
A. Garcia: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
M. Scherzer Pitching:
C. Vazquez: Vazquez lined out to right
E. Julien: Foul, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Julien doubled to left center
J. Polanco: Strike looking, Ball, Polanco flied out to left
M. Kepler: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Kepler doubled to deep center, Julien scored
C. Correa: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Correa struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Rangers
J. Ryan Pitching:
M. Garver: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Garver grounded out to shortstop
T. Jankowski: Strike looking, Jankowski lined out to center
E. Duran: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Duran struck out swinging
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
M. Scherzer Pitching:
M. Wallner: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Wallner struck out looking
R. Lewis: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Lewis popped out to shortstop
D. Solano: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Solano fouled out to first
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Rangers
J. Ryan Pitching:
R. Grossman: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Grossman struck out swinging
L. Taveras: Taveras singled to shallow left
M. Semien: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Semien walked, Taveras to second
C. Seager: Ball, Strike swinging, Taveras caught stealing third, catcher to third, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Seager grounded out to first
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Twins
M. Scherzer Pitching:
J. Gallo: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Gallo struck out looking
C. Vazquez: Ball, Vazquez lined out to center
E. Julien: Strike looking, Ball, Julien lined out to second
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Rangers
Caleb Thielbar relieved Joe Ryan
N. Lowe: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Lowe struck out swinging
A. Garcia: Garcia homered to center
M. Garver: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Garver lined out to third
T. Jankowski: Jankowski grounded out to pitcher
Middle of the 6th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Twins
M. Scherzer Pitching:
J. Polanco: Strike looking, Polanco homered to right
M. Kepler: Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Kepler struck out swinging
C. Correa: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Correa struck out looking
M. Wallner: Wallner flied out to shallow center
End of the 6th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Rangers
Emilio Pagan relieved Caleb Thielbar
E. Duran: Foul, Foul, Ball, Duran fouled out to third
R. Grossman: Foul, Ball, Ball, Grossman fouled out to third
L. Taveras: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Taveras lined out to right
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
M. Scherzer Pitching:
R. Lewis: Lewis lined out to third
D. Solano: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Solano struck out swinging
J. Gallo: Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Gallo struck out swinging
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Rangers
Jhoan Duran relieved Emilio Pagan
M. Semien: Strike looking, Semien singled to right center
C. Seager: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Seager struck out swinging
N. Lowe: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Lowe struck out swinging, Semien caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Twins
Brock Burke relieved Max Scherzer
C. Vazquez: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Vazquez grounded out to shortstop
Kyle Farmer hit for Edouard Julien
K. Farmer: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Farmer struck out swinging
J. Polanco: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Polanco singled to left
M. Kepler: Kepler grounded out to second
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Rangers
Kyle Farmer at designated hitter
Griffin Jax relieved Jhoan Duran
A. Garcia: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Garcia singled to right
M. Garver: Strike looking, Ball, Garver singled to center, Garcia to second
Julio Pablo Martinez ran for Mitch Garver
T. Jankowski: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Jankowski struck out looking
E. Duran: Ball, Duran hit by pitch, Garcia to third, Martinez to second
R. Grossman: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Grossman walked, Garcia scored, Martinez to third, Duran to second
L. Taveras: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Taveras walked, Martinez scored, Duran to third, Grossman to second
Dylan Floro relieved Griffin Jax
M. Semien: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Semien hit by pitch, Duran scored, Grossman to third, Taveras to second
C. Seager: Foul, Seager hit sacrifice fly to center, Grossman scored
N. Lowe: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Lowe walked, Taveras to third, Semien to second
A. Garcia: Garcia lined out to right
Middle of the 9th (4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Twins
Jonah Heim catching
Aroldis Chapman relieved Brock Burke
C. Correa: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Correa popped out to second
Jordan Luplow hit for Matt Wallner
J. Luplow: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Luplow walked
R. Lewis: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Lewis struck out swinging
D. Solano: Strike looking, Luplow to second on fielder's indifference, Solano flied out to deep right
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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