MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – Kenta Maeda rallied and kept the Rangers blank until the sixth inning, and the Minnesota Twins won the first of a four-game series by beating Texas 6-5 on Monday night.
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Maeda (2-2) had a season-high eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings, allowing just two singles and two walks in what has been the best of his six starts this season.
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Jorge Polanco hit an RBI triple and brought another run to the plate with a double, while rookie Alex Kirilloff maintained his torrid start with two doubles for the Twins. One of them was an RBI hit to left field with two out during a three-touchdown attack in the sixth off left-handed reliever Kolby Allard, who came in to face him.
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Adolis Garcia hit a two-run homer in the eighth for the Rangers off Brandon Waddell, who was called up from Triple-A before the game, but Tyler Duffey escaped with a 5-3 lead intact after he allowed a touchdown.
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Joey Gallo hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Taylor Rogers, who earned his second save by striking out Garcia.
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For the Twins, Cuban Garcia 4-1, with one run scored and two RBIs.
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For the Rangers, Venezuelan Luis Arráez 3-1 with a run scored. The Dominicans Nelson Cruz 4-1 and Polanco 3-2, with one run scored and two RBIs.
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