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Minnesota Twins vs Texas Rangers

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Twins
68-53
3-2
Final
Rangers
56-66
Globe Life Field
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Twins 3-2

The Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Thursday, August 15, 2024 at Globe Life Field. The Twins win the series 3-1. The Twins outscored the Rangers 2-0 in the 2nd inning. Willi Castro went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Twins. Adolis Garcia went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Aug 15
Santana's sacrifice fly in 9th off All-Star closer Yates sends Twins past Rangers 3-2

Carlos Santana hit a sacrifice fly off All-Star closer Kirby Yates in the ninth inning and the playoff-contending Minnesota Twins won 3-2 at Texas on Thursday night in the series opener against the reigning World Series champion Rangers.

What it means

  • Season series: MIN wins series 3-1.
  • Twins 32-29 on the road; Rangers 31-28 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

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
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

Probable starters

Twins3rd in AL Cent
Bailey Ober SP
Probable starter · 12-9, 3.98 ERA, 191 K, 1.00 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Manuel MargotCF
  2. 2Carlos Santana1B
  3. 3Royce Lewis3B
  4. 4Jose MirandaDH
  5. 5Willi CastroSS
  6. 6Kyle Farmer2B
  7. 7Christian VazquezC
  8. 8Max KeplerRF
  9. 9Austin MartinCF
Rangers2nd in AL West
Cody Bradford SP
Probable starter · 6-3, 3.54 ERA, 70 K, 1.01 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Marcus Semien2B
  2. 2Josh SmithSS
  3. 3Nathaniel Lowe1B
  4. 4Adolis GarciaRF
  5. 5Wyatt LangfordDH
  6. 6Josh Jung3B
  7. 7Jonah HeimC
  8. 8Travis JankowskiLF
  9. 9Leody TaverasCF

The series

MIN wins series 3-1

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Game info

Venue
Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 29,558
Officials
Paul Clemons (Home Plate Umpire), Doug Eddings (First Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

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