Twins Complete Series Sweep of Rangers with 9-3 Victory Behind Lee's Three-Run Homer

The Minnesota Twins completed a three-game series sweep of the Texas Rangers on Thursday with a 9-3 victory at Globe Life Field in Arlington, extending their winning streak to four games. Brooks Lee hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run first inning, continuing the Twins' pattern of explosive offensive starts. The homer was Lee's 12th of the season and came off Rangers pitcher Jack Leiter, who was pulled after four innings.

Minnesota's powerful offensive display was characteristic of their series performance. Trevor Larnach added a two-run shot in the fourth inning that just cleared the glove of leaping Alejandro Osuna, and contributed an RBI single in the fifth. Ryan Kriedler hit a two-run homer in the eighth to extend the lead. The Twins scored multiple runs in the first inning in all three games of the series, a pattern that proved decisive against a Rangers team that has not won when allowing multiple first-inning runs this season, dropping to 0-15 in such situations.

Twins pitcher Joe Ryan earned the victory, striking out seven batters while allowing just three singles through five scoreless innings, though he required 97 pitches to complete the stretch. Jack Leiter suffered his third consecutive loss, having surrendered 17 runs across those three starts. The Rangers managed solo homers from Wyatt Langford, Ezequiel Duran, and Justin Foscue but could not overcome the early deficit. Texas has now lost five of six games.

DH Josh Bell, a native of nearby Irving, contributed an RBI single before Lee's homer. Bell was a key contributor throughout the series, hitting a three-run homer in Monday's series-opening 4-2 win and an RBI single for a 2-0 lead in Tuesday's 12-2 victory. The Twins improved to 14-5 at Globe Life Field, the best record for any American League opponent at the ballpark since its 2020 opening.

The Twins never trailed during the sweep, which extended their winning streak to four games, matching their longest streak of the season. Minnesota will continue their road trip Friday at Arizona with rookie left-hander Connor Prielipp (2-4, 5.26 ERA) on the mound. Texas will host San Diego, with Jacob deGrom scheduled to pitch for the Rangers.