Rangers Rough up Twins, Bailey Ober to Win Series Finale, 16-3
- The Minnesota Twins lost to the Texas Rangers 16-3 at Target Field on Thursday, with Bailey Ober struggling as the starting pitcher.
- The Twins faced multiple challenges including injuries to starters Pablo López and Zebby Matthews, who are both sidelined with shoulder strains.
- Ober surrendered a career-best four homers and issued six walks over 4⅔ innings, including giving up a leadoff homer to Josh Smith and enduring a costly five-run second inning.
- Ober admitted to facing some difficulties but believes he can continue competing without needing to take a break.
- The Twins' pitching rotation has a league-worst 7.07 ERA in eight games since López’s injury, prompting management to challenge other pitchers to improve performances.
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Twins crushed by Rangers in series rubber match
The Minnesota Twins were crushed by the Texas Rangers 16-3 in their series rubber match. Bailey Ober gave up seven runs over 4 ⅔ innings and was tagged with the loss. The bullpen gave up nine runs over 4 ⅓ innings. Carlos Correa, Willie Castro, and Brooks Lee each drove in a run in the loss. The Twins are now off to Houston for a weekend series against the Astros beginning on Friday night at 7:10 p.m. Minnesota will send Chris Paddack to the mou…

Rangers light up Bailey Ober in 16-3 victory over Twins
Bailey Ober has a sore left hip, and whether it’s an injury or, as manager Rocco Baldelli called it, “a maintenance thing,” it’s bedeviling one of the Twins’ most reliable starters. Leadoff hitter Josh Smith greeted Ober with a home run on Thursday, and the Rangers never really stopped hitting as Texas beat Minnesota, 16-3, in front of an announced crowd of 23,995 at Target Field. Ober (4-3) was tagged for seven earned runs on six hits — four of…

Rangers rough up Twins, Bailey Ober to win series finale, 16-3
MINNEAPOLIS — The starting rotation, which carried the Twins to a 13-game winning streak last month that turned their season around, is now the team’s biggest concern. Nothing went right for Bailey Ober, who surrendered a home run on his…
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