Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers
Final
Recap
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Josh Bell hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Byron Buxton went deep for the 23rd time this season leading off the sixth and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Monday night. All six runs in the game came off homers, with Texas' Joc Pederson delivering a two-run shot in the third off rookie Mike Paredes. Minnesota's 25-year-old left-hander fell an out short of his first major league win in his second start among four career appearances since May 31. Paredes allowed four hits and two runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Team stats
4Hits5
2Home runs1
2Walks0
11Strikeouts7
0Stolen bases2
104Pitches thrown116
7Pitching strikeouts11
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron BuxtonCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Royce Lewis3B-1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kody Clemens1B-2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyler FedkoLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Austin MartinRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex JacksonC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Keaschall2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh BellDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan KreidlerSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor RogersP | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew MorrisP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike ParedesP | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yoendrys GomezP | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric OrzeP | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |