The Texas Rangers scored a run but the Minnesota Twins scored four runs.

The Rangers scored a run in their first at bat tonight. They did not score again for the rest of the evening.

Despite playing a Twins team that unloaded virtually their entire big league roster at the trade deadline — from which Texas itself took part in the pillaging — Minnesota enjoyed 19 opportunities to score via a hit while the Rangers had one.

The losing streak is now at eight.

Player of the Game: Joc Pederson was the player who hit that leadoff home run because we’re in such a state that Joc Pederson is the leadoff hitter for the Texas Rangers.

Up Next: Jacob deGrom will make what is surely his final start of an otherwise successful full season. The Twins will counter with righty Taj Bradley. The penultima

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