{"id":7726,"date":"2023-09-01T21:51:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T04:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=7726"},"modified":"2023-09-01T21:51:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T04:51:34","slug":"rangers-twins-20230901","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/09\/01\/rangers-twins-20230901\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers Drop Series Opener to Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Twins 5, Rangers 1<\/h2>\n<p>ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 1) \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/08\/20\/rangers-brewers-20230820\/\">Texas Rangers<\/a> opened their homestand on a sour note, losing 5\u20131 to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/twins\/\">Minnesota Twins<\/a> Friday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/seageco01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Corey Seager<\/strong><\/a> broke the seal with a solo home run, but other than that, there really wasn&#8217;t much for Rangers fans to write home about in this one. The Rangers will try to even this three-game series on Saturday with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 pm Central at Globe Life Field. Left-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=montgjo01,montgo001jor&amp;search=Jordan+Montgomery&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Jordan Montgomery<\/strong><\/a> (8\u201310, 3.19 ERA) will get the mound for the Rangers. Lefty <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/keuchda01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dallas Keuchel<\/a><\/strong> (1\u20131, 3.50 ERA) will take the mound for the Twins.<\/p>\n<h4>Seager Breaks Scoreless Tie<\/h4>\n<p>Things were moving along at a brisk pace as both teams traded zeroes for the first three and a half innings. Seager put a stop to that, however, in the bottom of the fourth. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/ryanjo04.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Joe Ryan<\/strong><\/a> on the mound for the Twins, Seager stepped in and sent one into the seats in right to give the Rangers a 1\u20130 lead.<\/p>\n<p>The Twins responded by taking a 3\u20131 lead in the top of the seventh. With <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/burkebr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brock Burke<\/a><\/strong> on in relief of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/scherma01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Max Scherzer<\/a><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/luplojo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Jordan Luplow<\/strong><\/a> hit a two-run shot to right. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/correca01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Carlos Correa<\/strong><\/a>, who singled earlier in the frame, was the man on base at the time. Two batters later, a solo homer to right by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vazquch01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Christian Vazquez<\/strong><\/a> gave the Twins their third run of the evening.<\/p>\n<p>The Twins added two more in the top of the eighth. A two-run homer to right by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/polanjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Jorge Polanco<\/strong><\/a> off reliever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sborzjo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Josh Sborz<\/strong><\/a> made it 5\u20131. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=jeffery01,jeffer001rya&amp;search=Ryan+Jeffers&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Ryan Jeffers<\/strong><\/a> doubled just prior to represent the Twins&#8217; fourth run of the night.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"kfrgIIUyQg13Jz6isQU41Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1653881738\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'kfrgIIUyQg13Jz6isQU41Q',sig:'GIrRkZOcuLBCGP54fHhQzTV8UzLx8hhl4p0rCrTYX4Q=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1653881738',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Strong Effort by Scherzer<\/h4>\n<p>Max Scherzer took a no-decision for his effort on Friday despite pitching well. Scherzer retired 18 of 21 batters faced over six scoreless frames. His final line was 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 88 pitches\/53 strikes. He exited with the Rangers leading 1\u20130 after the sixth but was removed from the decision after Burke surrendered the go-ahead two-run homer by Luplow in the seventh. Friday marked Scherzer\u2019s 65th career appearance with six-plus scoreless innings, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/perryga01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-09-01_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gaylord Perry<\/a><\/strong> (64) for the 19th-most such outings in baseball\u2019s Modern Era. Scherzer has gone 3\u20131 with a 2.21 ERA, 47 strikeouts, 12 walks, and a .150 opposing batting average in six starts with the Rangers this season. Burke took the losing decision for the Rangers, bringing his record to 5\u20133 with an ERA of 3.64.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan, meanwhile, notched his 10th win of 2023 on Friday while making his 24th start of the season. It was his 13th start on the road. His line was 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R-ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP, 74 pitches\/53 strikes. The 10 wins mark his second straight season with 10 or more wins. (Ryan recorded 13 wins in 2022.) It was his second start since returning from his rehab assignment and being reinstated from the 15-day IL on August 26, and both starts have been against the Rangers. Friday marked the second time in Ryan\u2019s career that he has faced the same opponent in consecutive starts. The homer he allowed to Seager in the fourth inning makes it nine straight starts where he has allowed a long ball. He has allowed 19 total, dating back to June 27 against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/braves\/\">Atlanta Braves<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Postgame Comments<\/h4>\n<p>There was a look of sadness on the face of Rangers manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/bochybr01.shtml\"><strong>Bruce Bochy<\/strong><\/a>. It was evident that he felt bad for Scherzer, and for his team as a whole. Bochy was asked if there was anything that he saw from Scherzer that went into the decision to remove him from the game. He said, &#8220;He did his job. Where we were, and where he was set us up for (Brock) Burke inning-wise. Unfortunately, Burke left a couple of fastballs in the danger zone, and it didn&#8217;t work out for us. As for Max, each start is different. 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