Minnesota Twins 5
Texas Rangers 4
The Minnesota Twins (27-54) might be in last place in their division, but they beat a first place team twice in a row this weekend to win a series.
TFW you take 2-out-of-3 from the best team in baseball. #TwinsWin #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/Oe3xG6c4lC
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) July 3, 2016
The worst team in baseball wins the series against the best team in baseball I ain't even mad #MNTwins
— Hunter 🇺🇸 (@Zimmesota) July 3, 2016
The Rangers (52-31) are currently outplaying other teams in American League West. The Twins lost 3-2 on Friday, then crushed Texas on Saturday by a dozen runs and won again Sunday. It’s the first time the Rangers have lost a series in over a month.
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Here are a few key highlights of the game:
Overturned Call
At first, it appeared that Eddie Rosario had “grounded out for an inning-ending, rally-killing double play in the fifth inning” described the Star Tribune.
The umpire immediately knew he missed that call #MNTwins
— Tim How (@thow15) July 3, 2016
But the Twins challenged the call, and the umpire decided that Rosario’s foot did in fact make contact with first base before the ball was caught. That allow Brian Dozier’s run to count, bringing the score to 5-2 in the fifth inning.
HE"S SAFE!!! Call overturned and the #MNTwins add another run, lead 5-2!!! pic.twitter.com/qJfMFbwaC3
— Twins SPORTalk (@SPORTalkTwins) July 3, 2016
Dozier on fire
Speaking of Dozier, his bat has been hot in the month of June. He has had 23 hits in the last 15 games, scoring a total of 16 runs. His batting average is .417 for the last 7 games.
On Sunday, his triple in the third inning gave Minnesota the 2-1 lead. He then scored off of Robbie Grossman’s single.
Brian Dozier puts the #MNTwins on the board with a 2 RBI Triple!!! pic.twitter.com/HVqVhalyYU
— Twins SPORTalk (@SPORTalkTwins) July 3, 2016
With a 3rd inning triple, @BrianDozier has now reached base safely in 25 straight games. The longest active streak in baseball.#MNTwins
— Dustin Morse (@morsecode) July 3, 2016
Dozier's on-base streak extended to an MLB-best 2⃣5⃣ games. #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/7nDVUWyPpI
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) July 3, 2016
Up Next:
The Twins play the Oakland Athletics at home this week. Monday’s holiday game will start at 1:10 p.m. Ricky Nolasco (3-6) will take the mound against Kendall Graveman (3-6).
