The Minnesota Twins rallied from a three-run deficit but couldn’t hold on as they lost to the Texas Rangers 9-7 on Saturday afternoon.
The game got off to a rough start for the Twins in the second inning when Cole Kalhoun smashed a three-run homer off Devin Smeltzer. The Twins powered their way out of their early hole in the fourth when Jose Miranda hit a three-run bomb and Gary Sanchez hit a two-run homer to put Minnesota ahead 5-3.
No-doubter from José! 💣
The #MNTwins rookie ties the game with a 3-run blast! pic.twitter.com/HEBeE962n9
— FanDuel Sports Network North (@FanDuelSN_NOR) July 9, 2022
Byron Buxton’s RBI double later in the inning put the Twins up 6-3, but Smeltzer couldn’t avoid the long ball in the fifth. The Rangers used a three-run homer from Marcus Semien to tie the game and Corey Seager hit a solo home run to give the Rangers a 7-6 lead.
The Twins tied the game in the top of the eighth inning but a misplay by Nick Gordon in left field in the bottom half resulted in a go-ahead triple by Marcus Semien and sent Minnesota to its third straight loss.
Triple time! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/rRGULez7tW
— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) July 9, 2022
The Twins will look to avoid the sweep on Sunday afternoon when Dylan Bundy goes up against Dane Dunning.
