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MINNEAPOLIS Byron Buxton was right back at it with a tape-measure blast and a five-star diving catch, but the Twins’ stretched-thin bullpen couldn’t make his heroics hold up.
While Minnesota’s offense has found a bit of a stride following a difficult start, the Twins are still in search of consistency among their high-leverage bullpen options a fact that reared its head once again on Tuesday night. After Taylor Rogers allowed a pair of runs in the ninth to draw the Rangers even, Minnesota had to turn to the inexperienced Brandon Waddell for extra innings, leading to a 6-3 loss in 10 innings at Target Field.
Adolis Garcia homer in 10th leads Rangers past Twins
Field Level Media
05 May 2021, 13:40 GMT+10
Adolis Garcia hit a two-run homer and Charlie Culberson added an RBI double to highlight a three-run 10th inning as the Texas Rangers rallied for a 6-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night in Minneapolis.
Willie Calhoun also homered for the Rangers who scored two runs off Twins closer Taylor Rogers in the ninth to overcome a 3-1 deficit and send the game into extra innings. Garcia finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs.
Joely Rodriguez (1-1) pitched a hitless ninth to garner the win while Ian Kennedy picked up his eighth save with a scoreless 10th.
MLB roundup: Astros get earful in loss at Yankee Stadium
Field Level Media
05 May 2021, 16:19 GMT+10
Giancarlo Stanton had four hits and drove in three runs, and DJ LeMahieu hit a tiebreaking infield single with two outs in the sixth inning that turned into three runs for the New York Yankees in a 7-3 victory over the visiting Houston Astros on Tuesday.
It was the first meeting between the teamssince the investigation into the Astros cheating scandal was completed following the 2019 season.
Though the game was played in front of 20 percent of capacity, the 10,050 fans made it sound like a normal full house and did not waste time voicing their displeasure at the Astros, who were revealed to be involved in a sign-stealing scandal in 2017 when the Yankees lost to them in seven games in the American League Championship Series.
By Brian Hall
MINNEAPOLIS Adolis García hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to complete the Texas Rangers’ comeback in a 6-3 win against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
García had three hits, including his seventh home run, and three RBIs.
Kyle Gibson, making his first start against his former team, gave up three runs and three hits with eight strikeouts.
Joely Rodríguez (1-1) struck out two in a perfect ninth, and Ian Kennedy gave up a leadoff single before getting a strikeout and game-ending double-play grounder for his eighth save in as many chances.