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Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers

MLBJune 16, 2026Globe Life Field

TwinsMinneapolisMINWon35-40

Twins 12, Rangers 2

Final
RangersArlingtonTEX35-38
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
MIN20350000212170
TEX000110000282

W Zebby MatthewsL Kumar Rocker

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Trevor Larnach homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.
  2.  Byron Buxton singles on a ground ball to second baseman Josh Smith.
  3.  Kody Clemens grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Kumar Rocker. Byron Buxton to 3rd.
  4.  Royce Lewis strikes out swinging, catcher Elias Díaz to first baseman Jake Burger.MIN 60%
  5.  Josh Bell singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Byron Buxton scores.MIN 69%
  6.  Brooks Lee pops out to first baseman Jake Burger in foul territory.

Bot 1st

  1.  Joc Pederson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kody Clemens.
  2.  Josh Jung lines into a double play, pitcher Zebby Matthews to first baseman Royce Lewis. Joc Pederson out at 1st.MIN 72%
  3.  Wyatt Langford grounds out, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Royce Lewis.

Top 2nd

  1.  Luke Keaschall strikes out swinging.
  2.  Tristan Gray grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger.
  3.  Alex Jackson flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Brandon Nimmo hits a ground-rule double (16) on a line drive to right-center field.MIN 61%
  2.  Ezequiel Duran strikes out swinging.MIN 66%
  3.  Jake Burger strikes out swinging.
  4.  Josh Smith grounds out softly, pitcher Zebby Matthews to first baseman Royce Lewis.

Top 3rd

  1.  Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
  2.  Byron Buxton walks. Trevor Larnach to 2nd.
  3.  Kody Clemens homers (11) on a line drive to right field. Trevor Larnach scores. Byron Buxton scores.MIN 93%
  4.  Royce Lewis strikes out swinging.
  5.  Josh Bell lines out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
  6.  Brooks Lee doubles (10) on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
  7.  Luke Keaschall walks.
  8.  Tristan Gray strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Alejandro Osuna lines out to center fielder Byron Buxton.
  2.  Elias Díaz grounds out, shortstop Tristan Gray to first baseman Royce Lewis.
  3.  Joc Pederson flies out to shortstop Tristan Gray.

Top 4th

  1.  Alex Jackson doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
  2.  Trevor Larnach pops out to second baseman Josh Smith.
  3.  Byron Buxton reaches on a fielding error by right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Alex Jackson to 3rd. Byron Buxton to 2nd.
  4.  Cal Quantrill intentionally walks Kody Clemens.
  5.  Royce Lewis singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Alejandro Osuna. Alex Jackson scores. Byron Buxton scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd.
  6.  Josh Bell doubles (14) on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Kody Clemens scores. Royce Lewis scores. Throwing error by right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
  7.  Brooks Lee grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger. Josh Bell to 3rd.
  8.  Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Josh Bell scores.
  9.  Tristan Gray flies out to shortstop Ezequiel Duran.

Bot 4th

  1.  Josh Jung grounds out, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Royce Lewis.
  2.  Wyatt Langford singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach.
  3.  Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to right fielder Kody Clemens. Wyatt Langford to 3rd.
  4.  Ezequiel Duran grounds into a force out, shortstop Tristan Gray to second baseman Luke Keaschall. Wyatt Langford scores. Brandon Nimmo out at 2nd. Ezequiel Duran to 1st.
  5.  Jake Burger lines out to left fielder Trevor Larnach.

Top 5th

  1.  Alex Jackson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
  2.  Trevor Larnach singles on a pop up to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Alex Jackson to 2nd.
  3.  Byron Buxton grounds into a force out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to second baseman Josh Smith. Alex Jackson to 3rd. Trevor Larnach out at 2nd. Byron Buxton to 1st.
  4.  Kody Clemens grounds into a double play, second baseman Josh Smith to shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. Byron Buxton out at 2nd. Kody Clemens out at 1st.

Bot 5th

  1.  Josh Smith flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton.
  2.  Alejandro Osuna singles on a fly ball to right fielder Kody Clemens.
  3.  Elias Díaz doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Alejandro Osuna scores.
  4.  Joc Pederson grounds out, third baseman Brooks Lee to first baseman Royce Lewis. Elias Díaz to 3rd.
  5.  Josh Jung lines out sharply to left fielder Trevor Larnach.

Top 6th

  1.  Royce Lewis grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger.
  2.  Josh Bell walks.
  3.  Brooks Lee singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Josh Bell to 2nd.
  4.  Luke Keaschall flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Josh Bell to 3rd.
  5.  Tristan Gray strikes out swinging.

Bot 6th

  1.  Wyatt Langford challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Wyatt Langford called out on strikes.
  2.  Brandon Nimmo grounds out, shortstop Tristan Gray to first baseman Royce Lewis.
  3.  Ezequiel Duran flies out to right fielder Kody Clemens.

Top 7th

  1.  Alex Jackson strikes out swinging.
  2.  Trevor Larnach flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
  3.  Byron Buxton grounds out, third baseman Josh Jung to first baseman Jake Burger.

Bot 7th

  1.  Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to first baseman Royce Lewis.
  2.  Josh Smith singles on a line drive to left fielder Trevor Larnach. Jake Burger to 2nd.
  3.  Alejandro Osuna grounds into a force out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to shortstop Tristan Gray. Jake Burger to 3rd. Josh Smith out at 2nd. Alejandro Osuna to 1st.
  4.  Alex Jackson challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Elias Díaz called out on strikes.
  5.  Joc Pederson grounds out to first baseman Royce Lewis.

Top 8th

  1.  Kody Clemens doubles (15) on a fly ball to left fielder Cody Freeman.
  2.  Royce Lewis pops out to catcher Elias Díaz in foul territory.
  3.  Josh Bell grounds out to first baseman Jake Burger. Kody Clemens to 3rd.
  4.  Brooks Lee flies out to center fielder Ezequiel Duran.

Bot 8th

  1.  Justin Foscue strikes out swinging.
  2.  Cody Freeman called out on strikes.
  3.  Nicky Lopez strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Luke Keaschall doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Cody Freeman.
  2.  Tristan Gray flies out to right fielder Alejandro Osuna.
  3.  Alex Jackson doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Luke Keaschall scores.
  4.  Trevor Larnach singles on a line drive to left fielder Cody Freeman. Alex Jackson to 3rd.
  5.  Kyler Fedko out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Cody Freeman. Alex Jackson scores.
  6.  Ryan Kreidler flies out to left fielder Cody Freeman.

Bot 9th

  1.  Ezequiel Duran walks.
  2.  Jake Burger grounds out, shortstop Tristan Gray to first baseman Royce Lewis. Ezequiel Duran to 2nd.
  3.  Josh Smith flies out to right fielder Kyler Fedko.
  4.  Alejandro Osuna strikes out swinging.

Top 1st

  1.  MIN 1, TEX 0Trevor Larnach homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.
  2.  MIN 2, TEX 0Josh Bell singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Byron Buxton scores.MIN 69%

Top 3rd

  1.  MIN 5, TEX 0Kody Clemens homers (11) on a line drive to right field. Trevor Larnach scores. Byron Buxton scores.MIN 93%

Top 4th

  1.  MIN 7, TEX 0Royce Lewis singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Alejandro Osuna. Alex Jackson scores. Byron Buxton scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd.
  2.  MIN 9, TEX 0Josh Bell doubles (14) on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Kody Clemens scores. Royce Lewis scores. Throwing error by right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
  3.  MIN 10, TEX 0Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Josh Bell scores.

Bot 4th

  1.  MIN 10, TEX 1Ezequiel Duran grounds into a force out, shortstop Tristan Gray to second baseman Luke Keaschall. Wyatt Langford scores. Brandon Nimmo out at 2nd. Ezequiel Duran to 1st.

Bot 5th

  1.  MIN 10, TEX 2Elias Díaz doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. Alejandro Osuna scores.

Top 9th

  1.  MIN 11, TEX 2Alex Jackson doubles (3) on a fly ball to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Luke Keaschall scores.
  2.  MIN 12, TEX 2Kyler Fedko out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Cody Freeman. Alex Jackson scores.

Win probability

Top 3rd · Biggest swing #1 · MIN 5–0 TEX

Kody Clemens homers (11) on a line drive to right field. Trevor Larnach scores. Byron Buxton scores.

See it in the scoring summary
MIN 93%MIN +12 pts

Game leaders

TwinsMinneapolis

RangersArlington

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Trevor Larnach LF6241100.264
Byron Buxton CF4310010.275
Kyler Fedko RF0001000.000
Kody Clemens RF4223110.251
Ryan Kreidler CF1000000.235
Royce Lewis 1B5112002.206
Josh Bell DH4122010.240
Brooks Lee 3B5020000.239
Luke Keaschall 2B4121011.246
Tristan Gray SS5000002.244
Alex Jackson C5231001.289
Totals43121711246

2B: Clemens, Bell, Lee, Keaschall, Jackson 2.HR: Larnach, Clemens.RBI: Larnach, Fedko, Clemens 3, Lewis 2, Bell 2, Keaschall, Jackson.SB: Buxton.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Zebby Matthews W7.082204934.78
Travis Adams1.000003136.48
Cody Laweryson1.000011205.40

Video

11:06Condensed Game: MIN@TEX - 6/16/26MLB video
3:13Trevor Larnach powers Twins to 12-2 win1:15Trevor Larnach records four hits vs. Rangers1:11Zebby Matthews strikes out four vs. Rangers1:04Twins score five runs in 4th inning
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