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Minnesota Twins 7
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Match Report

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.

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Top Performers

TEX

  • Corey Seager SS H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Mitch Garver C H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Marcus Semien 2B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Nathaniel Lowe 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1

MIN

  • Royce Lewis 1B H-AB 3-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Ryan Jeffers C H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 1
  • Edouard Julien 2B H-AB 0-1 · AB 1 · R 0
  • Matt Wallner RF H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 1

Head to Head

MIN wins series 3-1

Injuries

Minnesota Twins

  • Jeff Hoffman Out
  • Byron Buxton Out
  • Anthony Banda Out
  • Walker Jenkins Out
  • Mike Paredes 60-Day-IL

Texas Rangers

  • Corey Seager Out
  • Cal Quantrill 60-Day-IL
  • Jack Leiter 60-Day-IL
  • Cole Winn 60-Day-IL
  • Carter Baumler 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

MIN

  1. Donovan Solano2B16
  2. Jorge PolancoDH11
  3. Jordan LuplowLF48
  4. Carlos CorreaSS1
  5. Royce Lewis3B23
  6. Max KeplerRF22
  7. Kyle Farmer2B15
  8. Christian VazquezC2
  9. Michael A. TaylorCF21

Substitutes

  1. Matt WallnerLF38
  2. Edouard Julien2B6
  3. Ryan JeffersPH27
  4. Joey Gallo1B17

TEX

  1. Marcus Semien2B10
  2. Corey SeagerSS5
  3. Nathaniel Lowe1B46
  4. Adolis GarciaRF53
  5. Mitch GarverDH18
  6. Travis JankowskiLF16
  7. Ezequiel Duran3B20
  8. Jonah HeimC15
  9. Leody TaverasCF30

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 5-7

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    42604 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 5-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42604 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 5-7

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31549 8th Inning
  4. End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
    31549 8th Inning
  5. Play Result 5-7

    Jeffers homered to left center (427 feet), Correa scored.

    31549 8th Inning
  6. Home Run 5-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    31549 8th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
    36178 8th Inning
  8. Play Result 5-5

    Correa doubled to center, Wallner scored.

    36178 8th Inning
  9. Double 5-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    36178 8th Inning
  10. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36178 8th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36178 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36178 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    4298418 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    4298418 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    4298418 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4298418 8th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4298418 8th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4298418 8th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4298418 8th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33926 7th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33926 7th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4298418 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4298418 7th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    32787 6th Inning
  25. Play Result 5-4

    Lewis homered to left (394 feet).

    32787 6th Inning
  26. Home Run 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32787 6th Inning
  27. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    32787 6th Inning
  28. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32787 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32787 5th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    32672 5th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    32672 5th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32672 5th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32672 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32672 5th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    32672 5th Inning
  36. Play Result 5-3

    Taylor homered to center (422 feet).

    32672 5th Inning
  37. Home Run 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    32672 5th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32672 4th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32672 4th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32672 4th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32672 4th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32672 4th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39671 4th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39671 4th Inning
  45. End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
    39671 4th Inning
  46. Play Result 5-2

    Taveras homered to left (353 feet).

    39671 4th Inning
  47. Home Run 5-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    39671 4th Inning
  48. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    39671 4th Inning
  49. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    39671 4th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    39671 4th Inning
  51. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39671 4th Inning
  52. Foul Out 4-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    39671 4th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39671 4th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32672 3rd Inning
  55. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    32672 3rd Inning
  56. Play Result 4-2

    Taylor homered to left (369 feet).

    32672 3rd Inning
  57. Home Run 4-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    32672 3rd Inning
  58. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    32672 3rd Inning
  59. Ball 4-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    32672 3rd Inning
  60. Strike Swinging 4-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32672 3rd Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
    42604 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 5-7

    Lowe grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Seager out at second.

    42604 9th Inning
  3. Ground Out 5-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    42604 9th Inning
  4. Strike Looking 5-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    42604 9th Inning
  5. Ball 5-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42604 9th Inning
  6. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7

    Griffin Jax pitches to Nathaniel Lowe

    42604 9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
    42604 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 5-7

    Seager walked.

    42604 9th Inning
  9. Ball 5-7

    Pitch 7 : Ball 4

    42604 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 5-7

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    42604 9th Inning
  11. Strike Swinging 5-7

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Swinging

    42604 9th Inning
  12. Ball 5-7

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    42604 9th Inning
  13. Ball 5-7

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    42604 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 5-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42604 9th Inning
  15. Ball 5-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42604 9th Inning
  16. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7

    Griffin Jax pitches to Corey Seager

    42604 9th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
    42604 9th Inning
  18. Play Result 5-7

    Semien struck out swinging.

    42604 9th Inning
  19. Strike Swinging 5-7

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    42604 9th Inning
  20. Ball 5-7

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    42604 9th Inning
  21. Strike Looking 5-7

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    42604 9th Inning
  22. Strike Looking 5-7

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    42604 9th Inning
  23. Ball 5-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42604 9th Inning
  24. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7

    Griffin Jax pitches to Marcus Semien

    42604 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 5-7

    Jax relieved Winder

    42604 9th Inning
  26. Play Result 5-7

    Gallo at first base.

    9th Inning
  27. Play Result 5-7

    Solano at second base.

    9th Inning
  28. Start Inning 5-7

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  29. End Inning 5-7

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
    31549 8th Inning
  31. Play Result 5-7

    Vázquez grounded out to shortstop.

    31549 8th Inning
  32. Ground Out 5-7

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    31549 8th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 5-7

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31549 8th Inning
  34. Ball 5-7

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    31549 8th Inning
  35. Strike Swinging 5-7

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    31549 8th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7

    Will Smith pitches to Christian Vazquez

    31549 8th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
    31549 8th Inning
  38. Play Result 5-7

    Jeffers homered to left center (427 feet), Correa scored.

    31549 8th Inning
  39. Home Run 5-7

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    31549 8th Inning
  40. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5

    Will Smith pitches to Ryan Jeffers

    31549 8th Inning

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