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Texas Rangers Minnesota Twins Game Ends in 5-3 Twins Victory - Recap

Minnesota grabbed a 5-3 win over Texas on Saturday, as Cole Sands was credited with a win at Target Field.

The Twins were a -150 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 9.

Minnesota got 5 innings from Chris Paddack, who gave up 2 earned runs on 4 hits, while striking out 3. Cole Sands earned the victory, while the Twins got 3 RBIs from Alex Kirilloff in the win.

Texas got a 1-inning outing from David Robertson in the loss. He gave up 3 earned runs, 2 walks and 3 hits in his time on the mound, while Leody Taveras had 2 hits in the loss for the Rangers.

The battle of the bats favored Minnesota as they had 7 hits, while Texas only had 5.

The game was closed out by Jhoan Duran who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 1 batters to earn the save.