Rangers falter in AL West chase, lose to Twins 10-2 as deGrom matches high by allowing 8 earned runs

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Donnelly, P. (2026, September 26). Rangers falter in AL West chase, lose to Twins 10-2 as deGrom matches high by allowing 8 earned runs. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/rangers-falter-in-al-west-chase-lose-to-twins-10-2-as-degrom-matches-high-by-allowing-8-earned-runs/article_4e670584-0b56-532e-b73d-1b6fa38122f0.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-26 · by Patrick Donnelly

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On Friday night, the Texas Rangers lost to the Minnesota Twins with a final score of 10-2, setting back their chances in the AL West division race. Starting pitcher Jacob deGrom had an unusually poor outing, allowing eight earned runs—a career high—which included six runs in just the second inning and two more in the fourth. Luke Keaschall led the Twins' offense with four hits and three RBIs while Kody Clemens hit a homer to extend his season lead. The loss left Texas at 79-81, tied with Houston for the final playoff spot but holding the tiebreaker due to their head-to-head record against the Astros.

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On Friday night, the Texas Rangers suffered a 10-2 defeat against the Minnesota Twins, slipping further in the AL West standings. The game saw starting pitcher Jacob deGrom match his career high by allowing eight earned runs over four innings. Despite giving up just two early runs, deGrom faltered badly from there, yielding six more runs in the second inning and an additional pair in the fourth. Meanwhile, Luke Keaschall led Minnesota with four hits including a double and triple while driving in three runs. The loss put Texas at 79-81, tied for first place with Houston Astros, who still had their game against Oakland to play later that night.

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Royce Lewis hit a tying, two-run single in the second game, and Ryan Kreidler brought home the go-ahead run with a safety squeeze bunt that turned into a single when nobody covered first base.

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2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

Rangers falter in AL West chase, lose to Twins 10-2 as deGrom matches high by allowing 8 earned runs · assertive framing

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jacob deGrom matched a career high by allowing eight earned runs on Friday and the Texas Rangers stumbled again in the AL West race with a 10-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins. asserted

Rangers → match → Twins

Texas (79-81) began the night tied with Houston, which has the tiebreaker. asserted

which → begin → tiebreaker

The Astros played at the Athletics later Friday, asserted

Astros → play → Athletics

Given a 2-0 lead, deGrom (11-11) gave up six runs in the second inning and two more in the fourth. asserted

deGrom → give → fourth

He allowed eight hits and three walks while striking out five over four innings. asserted

He → allow → innings

It’s the fourth time deGrom has allowed eight earned runs in a game. asserted

deGrom → ’ → game

Luke Keaschall had four hits, including a double and a triple, and drove in three runs for the Twins. asserted

Keaschall → include → Twins

Kody Clemens went 3 for 4 and hit his team-leading 27th homer of the season in the sixth inning. asserted

Clemens → go → inning

Twins starter Joe Ryan (7-10) allowed two runs and four hits with eight strikeouts over six innings. asserted

Ryan → allow → innings

Corey Seager hit an RBI single and Wyatt Langford a run-scoring grounder as Rangers took advantage of two hit batters in the first inning. asserted

Rangers → hit → inning

Royce Lewis hit a tying, two-run single in the second game, and Ryan Kreidler brought home the go-ahead run with a safety squeeze bunt that turned into a single when nobody covered first base. asserted

nobody → hit → base

Keaschall tripled in two more runs before scoring on a deGrom wild pitch. asserted

Keaschall → triple → pitch

Texas designated hitter Josh Jung was hit by a pitch on his right hand. asserted

Jung → designate → hand

He stayed in the game and scored the Rangers’ second run, then was replaced by a pinch hitter in the third inning. asserted

He → stay → inning

Up next Twins RHP Bailey Ober (7-6, 4.21 ERA) starts Saturday against a pitcher to be determined. asserted

Ober → start → pitcher

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