ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers 12-2 on Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at Globe Life Park, improving to 35-40 while the Rangers fell to 35-38. Attendance was 27,463, and the game time was 2 hours, 39 minutes. Minnesota scored two runs in the first inning and three in the third. Kody Clemens hit a three-run homer in the third and finished 2 for 4 with three RBIs. Trevor Larnach went 4 for 6 with a homer. Josh Bell had two RBIs, and Alex Jackson had three hits. Zebby Matthews (3-4) pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on eight hits with four strikeouts. Kumar Rocker (2-6) took the loss. The Twins added five runs in the fourth, including Royce Lewis’ two-run single and Bell’s two-run double. Texas scored one run in the fourth and one in the fifth. Minnesota tacked on two more in the ninth.

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — The Minnesota Twins erupted for 17 hits and a 12-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night at Globe Life Park, snapping a brief two-game skid and handing the Rangers their second consecutive loss. Kody Clemens led the offensive onslaught with a home run and three RBIs, going 2 for 4 and sparking a decisive early burst. Right-hander Zebby Matthews pitched seven strong innings, allowing eight hits and two earned runs while striking out four to earn his third win against four losses. The Twins jumped ahead in the first inning. Trevor Larnach launched a leadoff homer to right field, his fourth of the season, and Josh Bell later singled home Byron Buxton to make it 2-0. Minnesota extended its lead in the third inning after Larnach singled and Buxton walked. Clemens followed with a line-drive homer to right, his 11th, plating three runs for a 5-0 advantage. The biggest inning came in the fourth. Alex Jackson doubled, Buxton reached on a fielding error by Rangers right fielder Brandon Nimmo, and the Rangers intentionally walked Clemens. Royce Lewis singled sharply to center scoring Jackson and Buxton, moving Clemens to third. Bell then doubled to right, scoring Clemens and Lewis, with Nimmo committing a second error on the play that allowed Bell to take third. Luke Keaschall singled home Bell to cap a five-run inning, making the score 10-0. Texas got on the board in the bottom of the fourth. Wyatt Langford singled, Nimmo singled, and Ezequiel Duran grounded into a force out that scored Langford. In the fifth, Alejandro Osuna singled, and Elias Díaz doubled to center to drive in Osuna, cutting the deficit to 10-2. Minnesota added two more runs in the ninth. Luke Keaschall doubled, Alex Jackson doubled to center to score Keaschall, and Kyler Fedko lifted a sacrifice fly to left to bring home Jackson, making the final 12-2. Larnach finished 4 for 6 with a home run and an RBI, raising his average. Jackson went 3 for 5 with a double and an RBI. Bell contributed two hits and two RBIs. For Texas, Díaz went 1 for 3 with an RBI double. Matthews improved to 3-4 with a 2.55 ERA in his past five starts. He worked around eight hits and did not issue a walk, striking out four. Travis Adams pitched a scoreless eighth with three strikeouts, and Cody Laweryson closed the ninth with a perfect inning and one strikeout. Kumar Rocker took the loss, falling to 2-6. Rocker allowed five runs on five hits over two-plus innings, walking two and striking out three. Relievers Cal Quantrill, Joe Ross and Tyler Alexander combined to give up seven runs — five earned — over five innings. Ross tossed two scoreless frames with one hit and one strikeout. Alexander also worked two innings, surrendering three hits with a strikeout. The Twins improved to 35-40 on the season, while the Rangers dropped to 35-38. Attendance was announced at 27,463. The game lasted 2 hours, 39 minutes. Minnesota entered the night after a 4-2 win at Texas on Monday, but had lost two of three to St. Louis before that. The Twins have now won four of their past five games. Texas had taken three of four on a road trip to Boston and Kansas City before dropping consecutive home games. The game’s pivotal sequence came in the top of the fourth, when the Twins sent 10 batters to the plate, capitalized on two errors by Nimmo and turned a 5-0 lead into a 10-0 cushion. The inning effectively put the game out of reach and helped Matthews settle into a rhythm against a Rangers lineup that managed only two runs over his seven innings. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 4. The ELO system gave Texas a 60.80 percent probability to win. The Rangers were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5 runs. The total of 14 runs went well under the over-under line of 8.5.

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — The Texas Rangers host the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, June 16, at Globe Life Park, with both teams seeking to build momentum after series-opening wins Monday. Texas (35-36) enters after a 6-0 shutout of Minnesota in the series opener. The Rangers, two games below .500, aim to climb back to even and improve on a 6-4 record over their past 10 games. Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (2-5, 4.73 ERA) will take the mound for Texas, coming off a quality start Sunday in a 6-4 win at Boston — seven innings, six hits, three earned runs, six strikeouts. Minnesota (33-40) sits seven games under .500 but snapped a three-game skid with Monday’s shutout. The Twins are expected to start either right-hander Zebby Matthews (2-4, 4.91 ERA) or right-hander Kumar Rocker (2-5, 5.12 ERA), pending a final decision. Matthews has not faced Texas this season. Players to watch Twins right-hander Taj Bradley has been Minnesota’s most consistent arm of late. In his last start Sunday against St. Louis, Bradley earned a win with 6⅔ innings, allowing five hits and four earned runs with seven strikeouts in a 5-4 victory. Over his past five outings, he has a 5.84 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 24⅔ innings. For Texas, Eovaldi has been steady despite a losing record. Over his past five starts, he owns a 3.96 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 32⅔ innings. He held Boston to three runs over seven innings June 14, and limited the Twins to one run over six innings in a start last September. Recent history The Twins blanked the Rangers 3-0 on Monday, with Minnesota’s bullpen combining for three scoreless innings after Bradley’s exit. Texas managed just four hits. The teams have split four meetings this season. Betting line Texas is a -1.5 run-line favorite, according to sportsbooks. The over/under is 8½ runs. A game simulator projects a 5-4 Rangers victory. Up next The series continues Thursday with another matchup at Globe Life Park before Minnesota heads to Arizona for a weekend set. Texas returns home to host San Diego on Friday.