Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers
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Rangers eliminated from playoff chase with 8th straight loss, 4-1 to the Twins
The Rangers (79-78) were within two games of the AL West lead on Sept. 13 and in the thick of the wild-card chase after a 13-3 span with a pair of six-game winning streaks. They haven't won since and dropped to 5 1/2 games behind Houston for the American League's final playoff spot with five games left.
Joc Pederson’s ninth homer gave Texas the quick lead. Matthews (5-6) allowed only three singles after that and struck out six without a walk while matching the longest of his 25 career starts.
Minnesota (68-89) went ahead after Kody Clemens had a leadoff double in the third and scored on a fielder's-choice grounder by Byron Buxton, who came home on a single by Ryan Jeffries. Clemens added an RBI single in the sixth.
Patrick Corbin (7-11), the first of six Texas pitchers, allowed two runs on four hits over 3 2/3 innings.
Cole Sands worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his third save.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Jung flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | A. García grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Burger fouled out to catcher. |
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9th Inning | Sands relieved Funderburk |
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9th Inning | Clemens at first base. |
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9th Inning | Fitzgerald at second base. |
Statistics
 MIN |
 TEX |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 16 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 4 |
| 4 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 7 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 33 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 28 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 0 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 184 | Pitches | 110 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 3 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 7 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 5.8 | Runs Created | -0.1 |
| .257 | Batting Average | .121 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .314 | Slugging Percentage | .212 |
| .343 | Secondary Average | .091 |
| .395 | On Base Percentage | .121 |
| .710 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .333 |
| 1.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 5.8 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -0.1 |
| 33.0 | Batter Rating | 11.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 33.0 |
| 0.80 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.28 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.33 |
| .057 | Isolated Power | .091 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .163 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| .086 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.030 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 81.5 | MLB Rating | 62.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 24,674 | Capacity: