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Rangers

M.Gonzalez homered to right on a 0-2 count.

J.Castro doubled to right, Schoop scored.

Twins

J.Castro hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Gallo, Arraez scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Gallo, Arraez scored.

Buxton singled to right, Sanó scored, Schoop scored.

Singled to right, Sanó scored, Schoop scored.

Schoop grounded out, pitcher Chávez to first baseman Guzmán, Sanó scored, Wade Jr. to second.

Grounded out, pitcher Chávez to first baseman Guzmán, Sanó scored, Wade Jr. to second.

J.Castro singled to right, Wade Jr. scored.

Mathis singled to right, A.Cabrera scored.

Calhoun homered to right on a 1-2 count, Mathis scored.

Homered to right on a 1-2 count, Mathis scored.

Twins second.  Arraez doubled to center.  Sanó walked on a full count.  Wade Jr. popped out to shortstop Andrus.  Schoop was hit by a pitch, Arraez to third, Sanó to second.  Castro hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Gallo, Arraez scored.  On center fielder Gallo's throwing error, Sanó to third, Schoop to second.  Buxton singled to right, Sanó scored, Schoop scored.  Kepler struck out.

Twins fourth.  Sanó tripled to center.  Wade Jr. walked on four pitches.  Schoop grounded out, pitcher Chávez to first baseman Guzmán, Sanó scored, Wade Jr. to second.  Castro singled to right, Wade Jr. scored.  Buxton lined out to third baseman A.Cabrera.  Kepler popped out to third baseman A.Cabrera.

Rangers sixth.  Andrus homered to left on a 1-1 count.  M.Gonzalez in as left fielder.  Gallo struck out.  Mazara struck out.  Odor flied out to center fielder Buxton.

Rangers seventh.  Duffey pitching.  A.Cabrera singled to center.  Guzmán flied out to left fielder M.Gonzalez.  On Duffey's balk, A.Cabrera to second.  Mathis singled to right, A.Cabrera scored.  Choo struck out.  Calhoun homered to right on a 1-2 count, Mathis scored.  Rogers pitching.  Andrus grounded out, shortstop Polanco to first baseman Sanó.

Twins eighth.  Kelley pitching.  Sanó popped out to second baseman Odor.  M.Gonzalez homered to right on a 0-2 count.  Schoop singled to center.  Castro doubled to right, Schoop scored.  Buxton struck out.  Kepler struck out.

The Rangers took two out of three in both series against the Twins last season and have not lost a series at Target Field since July 2016. The Rangers won the teams' last meeting, 18-4, in Arlington last September, scoring at least one run against all seven Twins pitchers.

Texas won the series finale against the Angels, 9-3, to snap a four-game losing streak in which they scored 10 runs in total. The Rangers are 12-5 against AL Central opponents this season, second only to the Athletics (10-2) among AL teams.

Minnesota dropped two of three in both series on its six-game road trip, but three of the losses came by two runs or fewer. They return home where they've posted an AL-best 3.26 ERA and allowed just 38 home runs, fewest in MLB.

Adrian Sampson has posted a 5.16 ERA in his 12 starts compared to a 2.15 ERA in seven relief appearances this season. However, he's allowed just four runs in 13 innings in his last two starts after allowing nine runs in eight innings over his previous two starts.

Since leaving the Rangers after the 2013 season, Nelson Cruz is slashing .307/.392/.584 in 77 games against his former team. His 21 home runs against Texas in that span rank fourth in MLB, behind only Khris Davis (29), George Springer (24), and Mike Trout (24).

Former Ranger Martin Perez will get the start for the Twins in the series opener, his first against Texas. His .352 opponent slugging percentage ranks fifth in the AL this season after he posted a .527 mark last season; that 175-point decrease is the largest improvement among pitchers with at least 80 innings pitched in each season.

HP - Hoberg, 1B - Davis, 2B - Knight, 3B - Miller

With 165 home runs, the Minnesota Twins have already shattered the major league record for long balls before the All-Star break.
So now there's a new question: How high can they go with two more games left before the break?

Rangers' Chavez gets next shot at slowing Twins

MINNEAPOLIS (AP)  Patience with Michael Pineda during a lengthy rehab is paying off for the Minnesota Twins.
Pineda struck out a season-high nine over six efficient innings, Jason Castro had two hits and three RBIs, and Minnesota beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Saturday.

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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins on July 6, 2019

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