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Old friend Danny Santana responded at the bottom of the first line with a two-run home run, reducing the Twins' attack to four. Believe it or not, Santana has turned into a new hitter in 2019, since he has already hit 21 homers this season. By way of comparison, Santana scored only 38 homers in the combined nine seasons he played with the Twins and their minor league affiliates between 2008 and 2016.

The Twins responded immediately at the top of the second by adding a few more points, which allowed their advance to return to six. With the top of the order leading to the second run in a row, the Twins managed to get three runners in a row to reach goals without a draw. Eddie Rosario was able to lead Kepler from third place, with a fly bag for Rangers center Danny Santana. At the next bat, Mitch Garver was able to defeat a double play potential, bringing the second round of the Twins into the inning.

Unfortunately for the Twins, the Rangers were up to the task tonight because they hit themselves in the bottom of the second. Rougned Odor opened the way, which paved the way for Jose Berrios and the defense of the Twins. Logan Forsythe followed the scent walk by dropping a ball on the ground for third baseman Miguel Sano. Sano was unable to line up the field and the Rangers quickly had runners in second and third place, without anyone being outside. After a single from RBI Isiah Kiner-Falefa, a withdrawal of Jose Trevino and a RBI Shin-Soo Choo attack, Danny Santana signed his second match of the night with two home runs against Jose Berrios. Due to the Sano error, none of the four Ranger courses in the second run was deserved.

After a few strong innings to start the game, the game was calm, until the Twins were able to strengthen their lead in fifth place. With only one goal in the heat, the Twins were able to quickly charge the bases of Max Kepler, who signed a single RBI. Unfortunately, that's all the Twins have managed to get in the sleeve.

At the end of the round, the Rangers once again showed that they were ready to fight. After Jose Berrios finally retired, Danny Santana to start the round, he dropped a pair of singles and a pair of walks. That closed the book on Berrios for the night, and Tyler Duffey was asked to protect a two-point Twins lead, with goals loaded and a single withdrawal, and that's exactly what he's got. done, eliminating Logan Forsythe and getting Isiah. Kiner-Falefa at the flyout to end the round.

The Twins canoe was controversial at the beginning of the seventh inning. C. J. Cron threw a flying ball into the home straight which was found to be at fault, but after further examination, it appeared that the ball was clearly fair. However, Rocco Baldelli had been instructed not to challenge the appeal. It was a very dubious call, not because it would have been an easy reversal, but because the game was in the seventh inning, so there was virtually no risk to challenge and be wrong.

All of this became controversial when the Twins were able to turn on insurance points in the eighth and ninth innings, thanks to a single from Mitch Garver RBI in eighth and two rounds of Miguel Sano's ninth.

The proofreader was back on the job tonight for the Twins, who are throwing 4-3 2/3 scoreless innings. In addition to the fact that Tyler Duffey was out of the scrum earlier, Ryne Harper launched a scoreless run, Trevor May was dominant with two perfect innings, and Zack Littell closed the door on 9th.