Thursday's Twins-Texas game recap

August 16, 2019 at 5:43AM
Minnesota Twins second baseman Luis Arraez (2) is unable to field a run-scoring single by Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. The hit scored Jose Trevino. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Twins second baseman Luis Arraez couldn't come up with Elvis Andrus' fifth-inning single. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

IMPACT PLAYER: Luis Arraez, Twins

Three hits, including a home run that sparked a five-run inning.

BY THE NUMBERS

5 Twins runs in the second, their biggest inning since Aug. 3.

4 Jorge Polanco errors in the road trip's first three games.

ON DECK

Jake Odorizzi, who has allowed two runs over his past three starts, faces Rangers All-Star Mike Minor.


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