Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins, June 18, 2026

TwinsMIN
9-3
Final
RangersTEX

June 18, 2026, 2:35 PM ET | Globe Life Field

Last 5 Form

Minnesota Twins

4-1

Last 5
L 6-9
vs STL
W 5-4
vs STL
W 4-2
@ TEX
W 12-2
@ TEX
W 9-3
@ TEX

Texas Rangers

1-4

Last 5
L 3-6
@ BOS
W 6-4
@ BOS
L 2-4
vs MIN
L 2-12
vs MIN
L 3-9
vs MIN

Starting Pitchers

Minnesota Twins

Joe Ryan headshot
Joe Ryan
Recorded starter

Texas Rangers

Jack Leiter headshot
Jack Leiter
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jun 18, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Minnesota Twins36-40.474#3#54.5
Texas Rangers35-39.473#3#63.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Minnesota TwinsTexas Rangers
.720
OPS
.713
187
HR
183
739
Runs
673
4.56
ERA
4.32
1.36
WHIP
1.30
1381
Strikeouts by pitchers
1337

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Minnesota Twins

Hitters

Josh Bell headshot
Josh Bell

8 H, 1 HR, 7 RBI

Trevor Larnach headshot
Trevor Larnach

8 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Byron Buxton headshot
Byron Buxton

7 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Joe Ryan headshot
Joe Ryan

5.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Zebby Matthews headshot
Zebby Matthews

7.0 IP, 4 SO, 2.57 ERA

Travis Adams headshot
Travis Adams

3.1 IP, 4 SO, 2.70 ERA

Texas Rangers

Hitters

Wyatt Langford headshot
Wyatt Langford

7 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Kyle Higashioka headshot
Kyle Higashioka

3 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Jake Burger headshot
Jake Burger

5 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Joe Ross headshot
Joe Ross

3.0 IP, 1 SO, 0.00 ERA

Jacob deGrom headshot
Jacob deGrom

6.0 IP, 5 SO, 3.00 ERA

Nathan Eovaldi headshot
Nathan Eovaldi

7.0 IP, 6 SO, 3.86 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Joe Ryan headshot
Joe Ryan
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Trevor Larnach headshot
Trevor Larnach
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick
Brooks Lee headshot
Brooks Lee
Minnesota Twins, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Minnesota Twins 9, Texas Rangers 3: MIN 13 hits, TEX 11 hits; MIN 0 errors, TEX 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Box Score

Batting

Trevor Larnach and Victor Caratini led Minnesota Twins with 3 hits each.

Minnesota Twins batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Trevor LarnachLF5233001
Kyler FedkoLF0000000
Byron BuxtonCF5000010
Kody ClemensRF5110020
Royce Lewis1B5000040
Josh BellDH4121100
Brooks Lee3B5113001
Victor CaratiniC4230000
Tristan GraySS2000010
Ryan KreidlerPH/SS2112001
Luke Keaschall2B2120200
Totals399139383

Josh Jung and Wyatt Langford led Texas Rangers with 2 hits each.

Texas Rangers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Joc PedersonDH3000030
Justin FoscuePH/DH1111101
Josh Jung3B5020000
Wyatt LangfordLF/CF4121121
Brandon NimmoRF5010000
Ezequiel DuranSS3111001
Nicky LopezPH/SS1010000
Josh Smith2B4010020
Jake Burger1B3010110
Alejandro OsunaCF2000010
Cody FreemanPH/LF2000000
Kyle HigashiokaC4010010
Totals3731133103

Pitching

Joe Ryan went 5.0 innings for Minnesota Twins (7 SO, 0 ER); Jack Leiter went 4.0 innings for Texas Rangers (4 SO, 6 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Minnesota Twins
Joe Ryan5.0300270
Justin Lawrence1.0222022
Taylor Rogers0.1100100
Andrew Morris0.2000000
Eric Orze1.0200010
Cody Laweryson1.0311001
Texas Rangers
Jack Leiter4.0766242
Peyton Gray1.0000020
Robby Ahlstrom1.0211100
Cal Quantrill2.0422011
Cole Winn1.0000010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Single Josh Bell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Trevor Larnach scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. MIN 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Home Run Brooks Lee homers (12) on a line drive to right field. Kody Clemens scores. Josh Bell scores. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T4

    Home Run Trevor Larnach homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Luke Keaschall scores. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • T6

    Single Trevor Larnach singles on a fly ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Victor Caratini scores. Luke Keaschall to 2nd. MIN 7, TEX 0

  • B6

    Home Run Wyatt Langford homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. MIN 7, TEX 1

  • B6

    Home Run Ezequiel Duran homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • T8

    Home Run Ryan Kreidler homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Victor Caratini scores. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • B9

    Home Run Justin Foscue homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. MIN 9, TEX 3

Play-by-Play

All 82 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 9, TEX 3

  • B9

    Single Wyatt Langford singles on a ground ball to third baseman Brooks Lee. Josh Jung to 2nd. MIN 9, TEX 3

  • B9

    Single Josh Jung singles on a ground ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. MIN 9, TEX 3

  • B9

    Home Run Justin Foscue homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. MIN 9, TEX 3

  • B9

    Flyout Kyle Higashioka flies out to right fielder Kody Clemens. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • B9

    Groundout Cody Freeman grounds out, shortstop Ryan Kreidler to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • T9

    Groundout Brooks Lee grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • T9

    Flyout Josh Bell flies out to shortstop Nicky Lopez. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Royce Lewis strikes out on a foul tip. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • B8

    Pop Out Jake Burger pops out to second baseman Luke Keaschall. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • B8

    Double Josh Smith doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Kyler Fedko. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • B8

    Single Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Byron Buxton. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • B8

    Groundout Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Wyatt Langford strikes out swinging. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Kody Clemens strikes out swinging. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • T8

    Forceout Byron Buxton grounds into a force out, third baseman Josh Jung to second baseman Josh Smith. Luke Keaschall out at 2nd. Byron Buxton to 1st. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • T8

    Lineout Trevor Larnach lines out to center fielder Wyatt Langford. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • T8

    Single Luke Keaschall singles on a ground ball to left fielder Cody Freeman. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • T8

    Home Run Ryan Kreidler homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Victor Caratini scores. MIN 9, TEX 2

  • T8

    Single Victor Caratini singles on a line drive to left fielder Cody Freeman. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • B7

    Grounded Into DP Josh Jung grounds into a double play, shortstop Ryan Kreidler to second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Royce Lewis. Justin Foscue out at 2nd. Josh Jung out at 1st. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • B7

    Walk Justin Foscue walks. Kyle Higashioka to 2nd. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • B7

    Single Kyle Higashioka singles on a line drive to center fielder Byron Buxton. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • B7

    Lineout Cody Freeman lines out to left fielder Trevor Larnach. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • T7

    Pop Out Brooks Lee pops out to third baseman Josh Jung in foul territory. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • T7

    Single Josh Bell singles on a ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford, deflected by third baseman Josh Jung. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • T7

    Flyout Royce Lewis flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • T7

    Lineout Kody Clemens lines out sharply to center fielder Alejandro Osuna. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Jake Burger called out on strikes. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Josh Smith strikes out swinging. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • B6

    Home Run Ezequiel Duran homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. MIN 7, TEX 2

  • B6

    Flyout Brandon Nimmo flies out to center fielder Byron Buxton. MIN 7, TEX 1

  • B6

    Home Run Wyatt Langford homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. MIN 7, TEX 1

  • T6

    Forceout Byron Buxton grounds into a force out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to second baseman Josh Smith. Trevor Larnach out at 2nd. MIN 7, TEX 0

  • T6

    Single Trevor Larnach singles on a fly ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Victor Caratini scores. Luke Keaschall to 2nd. MIN 7, TEX 0

  • T6

    Walk Luke Keaschall walks. Victor Caratini to 2nd. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • T6

    Lineout Ryan Kreidler lines out to center fielder Alejandro Osuna. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • T6

    Single Victor Caratini singles on a ground ball to shortstop Ezequiel Duran. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • T6

    Flyout Brooks Lee flies out to center fielder Alejandro Osuna. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • B5

    Flyout Josh Jung flies out to right fielder Kody Clemens. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • B5

    Strikeout Joc Pederson called out on strikes. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • B5

    Flyout Kyle Higashioka flies out to shortstop Tristan Gray. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • T5

    Groundout Josh Bell grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Royce Lewis strikes out on a foul tip. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • T5

    Strikeout Kody Clemens called out on strikes. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Alejandro Osuna strikes out swinging. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • B4

    Single Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to shortstop Tristan Gray, deflected by third baseman Brooks Lee. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • B4

    Groundout Josh Smith grounds out to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • B4

    Groundout Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Tristan Gray to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • T4

    Flyout Byron Buxton flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • T4

    Home Run Trevor Larnach homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Luke Keaschall scores. MIN 6, TEX 0

  • T4

    Walk Luke Keaschall walks. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T4

    Groundout Tristan Gray grounds out softly, pitcher Jack Leiter to first baseman Jake Burger. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T4

    Pop Out Victor Caratini pops out to shortstop Ezequiel Duran. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B3

    Forceout Brandon Nimmo grounds into a force out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to shortstop Tristan Gray. Wyatt Langford out at 2nd. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B3

    Walk Wyatt Langford walks. Josh Jung to 2nd. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B3

    Single Josh Jung singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kody Clemens. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Joc Pederson strikes out on a foul tip. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Kyle Higashioka called out on strikes. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T3

    Groundout Brooks Lee grounds out to first baseman Jake Burger. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T3

    Walk Josh Bell walks. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Royce Lewis strikes out swinging. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T3

    Groundout Kody Clemens grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Jack Leiter. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B2

    Groundout Alejandro Osuna grounds out, second baseman Luke Keaschall to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B2

    Walk Jake Burger walks. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Josh Smith strikes out swinging. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B2

    Lineout Ezequiel Duran lines out to center fielder Byron Buxton. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B2

    Single Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kody Clemens. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T2

    Groundout Byron Buxton grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T2

    Grounded Into DP Trevor Larnach grounds into a double play, first baseman Jake Burger to shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. Luke Keaschall out at 2nd. Trevor Larnach out at 1st. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T2

    Single Luke Keaschall singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Wyatt Langford strikes out swinging. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B1

    Groundout Josh Jung grounds out, shortstop Tristan Gray to first baseman Royce Lewis. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Joc Pederson called out on strikes. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Tristan Gray strikes out swinging. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T1

    Single Victor Caratini singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T1

    Home Run Brooks Lee homers (12) on a line drive to right field. Kody Clemens scores. Josh Bell scores. MIN 4, TEX 0

  • T1

    Single Josh Bell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Trevor Larnach scores. Kody Clemens to 3rd. MIN 1, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Royce Lewis strikes out swinging. MIN 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Single Kody Clemens singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Alejandro Osuna. Trevor Larnach to 3rd. MIN 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Byron Buxton strikes out swinging. MIN 0, TEX 0

  • T1

    Single Trevor Larnach singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Alejandro Osuna. MIN 0, TEX 0