Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins
Who won: Twins 7-5
The Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 3-1. The Twins outscored the Rangers 3-0 in the 8th inning. Michael A. Taylor went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Twins. Corey Seager went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rangers.
Recap · Aug 24
Jeffers' tiebreaking homer in 8th lifts Twins to 7-5 win and deals Rangers 7th straight loss
Pinch-hitter Ryan Jeffers broke a tie with a two-run, two-out homer in a three-run eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat Texas 7-5 on Thursday night and sent the Rangers to a season-high seventh straight loss.
What it means
- Season series: MIN wins series 3-1.
- Rangers 30-31 on the road; Twins 37-26 at home.
Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29
Twins believe future is bright with lineup built around young players

ESPN · Sep 28
Rangers SS Seager finished season with bone spur in elbow

ESPN · Sep 27
Rangers stumble in final weekend of season, miss playoffs

Recap · Sep 27
Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins

ESPN · Sep 27
Rangers' quest for AL West title, .500 record down to last day

Recap · Sep 27
Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins

ESPN · Sep 26
Rangers lose Josh Jung to broken hand amid tight AL West race

Recap · Sep 26
Rangers falter in AL West chase, lose to Twins 10-2 as deGrom matches high by allowing 8 earned runs
Injuries and inactives
- OutCorey Seager SSElbow, Bone Spur, right
- OutDanny Jansen CHand, Surgery, right
- 60-Day-ILCal Quantrill RPLat, Strain, right
- 10-Day-ILJoc Pederson DHHand, Fracture, left
- 10-Day-ILJosh Jung 3BHand, Fracture, right
- OutWalker Jenkins CFElbow, Surgery, right
- 10-Day-ILByron Buxton CFHip, Surgery, right
- 15-Day-ILJeff Hoffman RPForearm, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILMike Paredes SPOblique, Strain, left
- 10-Day-ILTrevor Larnach LFWrist, Sprain, left
Probable starters
Andrew Heaney SP
Probable starter · 10-6, 4.15 ERA, 151 K, 1.38 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Marcus Semien2B
- 2Corey SeagerSS
- 3Nathaniel Lowe1B
- 4Adolis GarciaRF
- 5Mitch GarverDH
- 6Travis JankowskiLF
- 7Ezequiel Duran3B
- 8Jonah HeimC
- 9Leody TaverasCF
Pablo Lopez SP
Probable starter · 11-8, 3.66 ERA, 234 K, 1.15 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Donovan Solano2B
- 2Jorge PolancoDH
- 3Jordan LuplowLF
- 4Carlos CorreaSS
- 5Royce Lewis3B
- 6Max KeplerRF
- 7Kyle Farmer2B
- 8Christian VazquezC
- 9Michael A. TaylorCF
The series
MIN wins series 3-1
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Game info
- Venue
- Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 23,333
- Officials
- Cory Blaser (Home Plate Umpire), Carlos Torres (First Base Umpire), Jansen Visconti (Second Base Umpire), John Bacon (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

