Twins slug 3 HRs in 13-6 win at Texas, keep AL Central lead
Luis Arraez hit the first of three more homers by the slugging Minnesota Twins, putting them ahead to stay in a 13-6 win over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
13
Texas Rangers
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-6
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Play Result 13-6
Santana singled to center, DeShields scored.
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Single 13-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 13-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 13-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 13-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 13-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 13-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 13-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-5
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Play Result 13-5
Arraez singled to left center, Polanco scored.
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Single 13-5
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 13-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 13-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 13-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 12-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 12-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 12-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 12-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 12-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 12-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-5
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Play Result 12-5
DeShields doubled to deep left, Forsythe scored, Trevino to third.
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Double 12-5
Pitch 11 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 12-5
Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 12-5
Pitch 9 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 12-5
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 12-5
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 12-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 12-5
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 12-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking
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Ball 12-5
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 12-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 12-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-4
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Play Result 12-4
Pence homered to center (439 feet).
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Home Run 12-4
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 12-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 12-4
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 12-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 12-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
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Play Result 12-3
Rosario homered to right (364 feet).
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Home Run 12-3
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 12-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-3
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Play Result 11-3
Andrus singled to center, Trevino scored, Santana to third.
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Single 11-3
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 11-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 11-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 13-6
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-6
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Play Result 13-6
Andrus lined out to right.
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Line Out 13-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 13-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 13-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-6
Devin Smeltzer pitches to Elvis Andrus
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-6
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Play Result 13-6
Santana singled to center, DeShields scored.
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Single 13-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 13-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 13-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-5
Devin Smeltzer pitches to Danny Santana
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-5
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Play Result 13-5
DeShields tripled to left.
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Triple 13-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 13-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-5
Devin Smeltzer pitches to Delino DeShields
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-5
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Play Result 13-5
Trevino grounded into double play, third to second to first, Forsythe out at second.
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Ground Out 13-5
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 13-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-5
Devin Smeltzer pitches to Jose Trevino
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-5
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Play Result 13-5
Forsythe walked.
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Ball 13-5
Pitch 6 : Ball 4
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Ball 13-5
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 13-5
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 13-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
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Ball 13-5
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 13-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-5
Devin Smeltzer pitches to Logan Forsythe
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Play Result 13-5
Adrianza at third base.
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Start Inning 13-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 13-5
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-5
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Play Result 13-5
Polanco grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 13-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-5
Shawn Kelley pitches to Jorge Polanco
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-5
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Head to Head
Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Jack Leiter Out
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Carter Baumler Out
- Corey Seager Out
Minnesota Twins
- David Festa Out
- Mick Abel Out
- Mike Paredes Out
- Anthony Banda Out
- Jeff Hoffman Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Delino DeShieldsCF80
Danny Santana1B22
Elvis AndrusSS18
Nomar MazaraRF15
Hunter PenceDH8
Willie CalhounLF5
Rougned Odor2B24
Logan Forsythe3B11
Jose TrevinoC35
MIN
Max KeplerCF22
Miguel Sano3B22
Jorge PolancoSS11
Eddie RosarioLF9
C.J. Cron1B28
Luis Arraez2B2
Marwin GonzalezDH14
Jason CastroC18
Jake CaveRF11
Substitutes
Ehire Adrianza3B13
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