Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins

MLB

Rangers

24-28

2-3

Final

Twins

27-23

Target Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TEX	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
MIN	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	X	3

Who won: Twins 3-2

The Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Friday, May 24, 2024 at Target Field. The Twins win the series 2-1. The Twins outscored the Rangers 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Alex Kirilloff went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins. Corey Seager went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · May 24

Kirilloff homers and Twins get strong relief pitching to edge the skidding Rangers 3-2

Alex Kirilloff hit a go-ahead home run in the fourth inning and Minnesota retired 15 of the last 16 hitters as the Twins edged the slumping Texas Rangers 3-2 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: MIN wins series 2-1.
Rangers 12-15 on the road; Twins 12-11 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

Rangers2nd in AL West

Corey Seager SS
Elbow, Bone Spur, right
Out
Cal Quantrill RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jack Leiter SP
Ankle, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Joc Pederson DH
Hand, Fracture, left
10-Day-IL
Josh Jung 3B
Hand, Fracture, right
10-Day-IL

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Walker Jenkins CF
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Byron Buxton CF
Hip, Surgery, right
10-Day-IL
Jeff Hoffman RP
Forearm, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Mike Paredes SP
Oblique, Strain, left
60-Day-IL
Trevor Larnach LF
Wrist, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Rangers2nd in AL West

Jose Urena SP

Probable starter · 5-8, 3.80 ERA, 70 K, 1.32 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Corey SeagerSS
3Josh Smith3B
4Adolis GarciaDH
5Leody TaverasCF
6Nathaniel Lowe1B
7Jonah HeimC
8Evan CarterLF
9Travis JankowskiRF

Twins3rd in AL Cent

Bailey Ober SP

Probable starter · 12-9, 3.98 ERA, 191 K, 1.00 WHIP

Lineup

1Edouard Julien2B
2Carlos CorreaSS
3Trevor LarnachDH
4Max KeplerRF
5Byron BuxtonCF
6Alex Kirilloff1B
7Jose Miranda3B
8Willi Castro3B
9Christian VazquezC

The series

MIN wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota · Attendance 21,857
Officials: Erich Bacchus (Home Plate Umpire), Laz Diaz (First Base Umpire), Mike Estabrook (Second Base Umpire), Charlie Ramos (Third Base Umpire)