Texas Rangers’ Jacob deGrom throws to the Minnesota Twins in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom throws to the Minnesota Twins in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Jacob deGrom throws to the Minnesota Twins in the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Minnesota Twins’ Byron Buxton celebrate after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Minnesota Twins’ Byron Buxton celebrate after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Rangers get strong finale from deGrom and top Twins 4-2 to stop 8-game skid
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Smith homered, Billy McKinney drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Wednesday night to end a season-worst eight-game losing streak.
Texas Rangers’ Jacob deGrom throws to the Minnesota Twins in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Smith homered, Billy McKinney drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Wednesday night to end a season-worst eight-game losing streak.
Byron on the second pitch from Jacob deGrom — a 447-foot shot to center field for a 1-0 Twins lead. It was the 18th time in his career that Buxton led off a game with a homer.
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, striking out nine in five innings. He left his 30th start of the season after five innings and 74 pitches, finishing with a 12-8 record and a 2.97 ERA.
Robert Garcia (4-7) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. Shawn Armstrong allowed Royce Lewis’ RBI single in the eighth before Phil Maton pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save.
Smith hit his 10th home run — a leadoff shot against Taj Bradley in the fourth to tie it 1-all.
Bradley struck out nine and allowed one run on two hits and two walks in six innings.
Key moment
Kody Clemens drew a leadoff walk in the fourth, stole his fifth base and moved to third on a wild pitch, but deGrom struck out Trevor Larnach and Ryan Jeffers before retiring Brooks Lee on a flyout to keep it 1-0.
Key stat
The last time deGrom, 37, made 30 starts in a season was in 2019 with the Mets.
Up next
Twins RHP Bailey Ober (5-9, 5.32 ERA) starts Thursday’s rubber game opposite Rangers RHP Tyler Mahle (6-3, 2.20).
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