ARLINGTON, Texas — Josh Jung's infield single and a throwing error gave the Texas Rangers a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon after the defending World Series champions trailed 4-0 going into the seventh.
Jose Miranda fielded Jung's one-out chopper off Jhoan Duran (6-6) and his throw to first base pulled Carlos Santana off the bag. Santana tried to tag out Jung but the ball came loose and rolled toward right field, allowing automatic runner Adolis García to score.
''Pound it in the ground and run like hell,'' Jung said. ''Kind of felt like a football play toward the end.''
Jung also hit a solo homer in the seventh to cap a five-run inning for the defending World Series champions, who avoided a four-game sweep and won for the second time in eight games.
''We're going out there every night giving everything we've got,'' Jung said. ''It just shows we can do it.''
''You're looking at getting swept, you're down four runs,'' Texas manager Bruce Bochy said. ''Then they broke loose. This was a big one.''
Andrew Chafin (4-2) pitched a scoreless 10th for Texas. Twins automatic runner Edouard Julien was on third base with one out and tried to score on a grounder against a drawn-in infield. Julien didn't slide, was thrown out by shortstop Corey Seager, and the result was upheld following Minnesota's challenge that catcher Carson Kelly blocked the plate.
The Rangers erupted for five runs in the seventh inning off Jorge Alcala to take a 5-4 lead after being shut out through six innings by Pablo López. Marcus Semien and Seager hit RBI doubles, García hit a two-run homer to left to tie the score — left fielder Matt Wallner's glove dropped behind the wall — and Jung homered to straight-away center.
