ARLINGTON, TEXAS — A steady stream of Twins baserunners and hits weren't a match for a one-inning downpour from the Rangers.
The Rangers put together a five-hit, six-run fifth inning to take the lead and chase starter Sonny Gray from the game, as the Twins fell, 6-5, on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Globe Life Field.
The Twins had lead 3-0 early from Carlos Correa's first-inning, two-run homer to the bullpen and Max Kepler's RBI single in the third. They also benefited from several Rangers mistakes, from fielding fails to pickoff blunders to wild pitches.
