Alex Kirilloff hit a go-ahead home run in the fourth inning and Minnesota retired 15 of the last 16 hitters as the Twins edged the slumping Texas Rangers 3-2. Carlos Correa, Christian Vázquez and Jose Miranda each had two hits for the Twins, who won their third straight since snapping a seven-game losing streak.
Minnesota Twins ’ Alex Kirilloff is congratulated after his solo home run against the Texas Rangers during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 24, 2024, in Minneapolis. Minnesota Twins ’ Max Kepler breaks his bat after making contact on a pitch from Texas Rangers pitcher José Ureña during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 24, 2024, in Minneapolis. Kepler walked on the at-bat.
Corey Seager hit a two-run homer in the first, but the Rangers were blanked the rest of the way. Texas has lost 11 of its last 13 and has failed to score more than four runs in a game during the skid. Steven Okert, Caleb Thielbar, Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran each pitched a scoreless inning for the Twins, with Duran earning his fifth save.Kiriloff gave the Twins a 3-2 lead when he led off the fourth with a long home run to right. The ball was caught by a fan on the Target Field plaza 400 feet away – or roughly half the distance from home plate to Target Center, where Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals was about to tip off.
The Twins tied it in the bottom of the second on an RBI double by Vázquez and Edouard Julien’s run-scoring groundout.Rangers: Manager Bruce Bochy said RHP Nathan Eovaldi was “close to pitching,” but wasn’t certain whether Eovaldi would need a rehab assignment or would return directly to the major league roster.
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