ARLINGTON, TEXAS – The Twins avoided a sweep Sunday, beating the Rangers 6-5 at Globe Life Field.
Byron Buxton kicked off the scoring with a home run in his first at-bat. The Twins added two more runs in the second, stringing together four consecutive hits off Rangers starter Dane Dunning, including RBI singles for Jose Miranda and Ryan Jeffers.
Dunning would leave the game in the third inning after loading the bases on walks before forcing a run in when he hit Miranda with a pitch.
