Twins vs. Rangers Game Highlights (8/16/24) | MLB Highlights

it's the Rangers and twins tonight in game two of a four game series Minnesota took the opener 3-2 yesterday Leander Andrew Heeney will be on the mound for Texas the 33-year-old South Park from Oklahoma City 4 and2 on the year with a 4.05 ER and W Margo one for four last night he it safely in his last three and Pitch fouled off again I know if that's a good start for the pitcher the first hitter you throw 14 plus pitches I think it's wonderful and it's a great start for the twins no matter how the rest of this at bat goes you see Rocco right there saying come on Manny clapping his hands just in a bat like this if he reaches any way it'll energize The Dugout right away tonight and Margo drills it in the air to left field sending Langford back and right near the track will make the catch and Margo with a marathon at bat drawing some smiles from his teammates here's Carlos sanis swi shooter adding right the pitch from heene swung on line to center field on comes leot he makes a chest High catch and there are two outs belts one deep to right it's hooking in the corner back goes adolis and he makes a running catch slams into the wall hangs on to the baseball tremendous play by adolis Garcia to Rob Max Kepler of extra bases down the right field line Simeon Woods Richardson on the mound tonight you see the fastball slider change up curveball likes throwing off speed pitches you see that 58 % of the time on the first pitch obviously with as we wind down this season mid August here the twins are really going to have to rely on these young arms they're inexperienced but they're all talented more than capable of keeping the twins in the hunt as we wind down this ball is hit well the left field but right at L and pardon me that's walner tonight and walner reaches down and makes the catch so two pitches for one out and here's Cory Seager B to the right side Santana will backhand feed Woods Richardson who nearly overran the base made the adjustment and Santana feeds his teammate two down this one popped up left side of the diamond Miranda With That Big Blue Glock right underneath it essentially it's short stop on the dirt reaches up makes the catch and the inning is over all right it's players weekend all weekend starting tonight today is fun Friday they call it so the guys getting to make use of some of these more creative bat designs here he hits one off the end of his Bat into shallow Center Julian going out still on the Run can't get there it falls for the base hit he lost his cap in route Margo couldn't get there from his position in Center so not a hard hit ball but this one just a little pop up off the end of the bat for a lead off single he is so big and strong so of course he just hits a a quail right off the Eraser three pitch is extremely high ball four those were some easy takes for Nathaniel low who draws the free pass and in this nothing nothing Affair we've got two on with nobody out now for John young that ball hit High into the air right field Kepler going back to his right now back pedals a couple of steps makes the catch tagging at second Garcia he advances to third low stays put at first so Young's Fly ball out moves the lead Runner and that brings up Wyatt Langford and here perhaps another huge hit a flyball into deep left Center walner going back he's at the track makes a leap and makes the catch just in front of the wall tagging at third Garcia he comes into score the game's first run Wyatt Langford with a deep sack fly to put Texas on top one nothing nice play by wner he did not steal a home run but he certainly prevented an extra base hit Ryan Jeffers getting eighth here tonight good numbers lifetime against Texas and Jeffers indeed is rocking the pencil bat and he swings and hammers this one to left down the line of the corner and it's gone a line drive home run right down the line great bat great result and the twins tied it up on a home run from Jeffers is 18th Jeffers definitely didn't hit that one off the eracer he hit that off to the number two side tight down the line and Jeffers cleared that barrier his team leading 18th and the twins tied up and this pitch on the inside corner for a called third strike front door slider that time from heene he records his fourth punch out it's the first out here in the third two two and the Crayola strikes out that's five straight strikeouts now for heene here's a ground ball hit to the left side picked neatly by Josh Young his throw on the run in time to get chantana for the final out in the inning as we move to the bottom of the fourth low young and Langford will do the swing in against Woods Richardson Matt walner another leaping play robs Nathaniel low of the hit here to begin the fourth inning Rangers one run on two hits Minnesota one run on three now young swings it's a deep drive to right back goes Kepler to the wall he makes the catch on the warning track the Rangers of make it a good contact against wh Richardson High Fly ball towards the rafter in left it's going to hang up a little bit there for walner he'll make the catch a one two three inning coup of well struck flyball out for the Texas and we swing to the top of the order Manuel Margo will that for the third time there's a base hit to left and Jeffers down to Second so Maro now with a four-game hitting streak and the twins have two on like Maddox is out checking on Heeney and the Rangers bull pin is moving Matt Festa formerly with Seattle he's warning up he is throwing 100 pitches only one time all year 3-2 pitch Hammer to left center field deep in the Gap sending lenford back at the wall it is gone three run Homer Carlos Santana and the twins take a 4-1 lead 17th for Santana his ninth off a left and the twins capitalize and take a three-run lead so Bruce Boi was pushing he for one more man maybe two with Max cupler coming up but Santana Up and Away drove that one out and the twins have a three-run lead pitching change in Texas the bullpen goes to work for Texas writing Matt Festa Royce Lewis goes after the next pitch hits it hard out the right and Garcia leaps up to make the catch as Lewis takes off his helmet tip of the cap but Garcia had a great play against Kepler in the first and now Lewis here in the fifth inning as Woods Richardson goes back to the mound Bas Carson Kelly leot Taris and Marcus Simeon popped up first Bas side stay in play Santana near the first Bas coaches box he reaches up and he makes the play finds one towards first diving catch Santana a step and a dive for Carlos Santana and another wonderful play for Carlos well Carlos leads all major league first base when an ounce above average this year with 12 and he made a Dandy play there 38-year-old TR supposed to make those kinds of plays in the nfield AR man he's had quite a series so far and we swing to the top for Simeon who has flyed out to left field twice and the pitch is swung on driven deep to left it is hooking at the foul pole that ball is history for Marcus Simeon his 18th of the year his 60th RBI Minnesota's lead has cut to the 4-2 it's Cole Sands looking to add the Rangers sixth right now twins have a two-run lead Ty run is up in Josh Young the 01 is hit hard out into left Center and that gets down for the base hit walner over to pick it up low speeding over to third gets there easily so Josh Young with a solid single out into left Center and the Rangers have Runners at the corners with two men out the tying run on board now for Wyatt Langford Sans has been better when he's able to come in in a clean inning to begin an inning it's not gone as cleanly with inherited Runners he's inherited 18 Runners seven of which have scored and lford hits one hard diving for Miranda he can't get it it's by him and out in the left low scores young going to third the throw to third there's nobody covering the ball is picked up by sanss between third and home on the overthrow Langford takes second so for Wyatt Langford is second RB of the night and the Rangers are back to within a run at 43 Two on Two Out big pitch Sans to Kelly The onew Struck him out swinging and the Rangers rally ends there well it's a big game and the big man is on to try to close it Joan Duran will work in a third consecutive game for the Minnesota Twins and Durant comes on to face Langford Kelly and Tas 4-3 twins lead on the outside corner strike three 102 painted one out towards the hole Castro Dives Pops to his feet skips it across Santana with the scoop out number two the allstar Willie Castro off the bench in the home making plays two down high Chopper right side Julian shovels in time and for now the game is over for now it's over but the Rangers you have nothing to lose will likely challenge he's safe he is safe and they're going to show this here on the video board and yeah Ranger fans react and Taris is putting on the gear to steal the base and I don't believe this game is over outside throw a second not this time Taris is safe his 14th stolen base and now the tying run is in scoring position a one and two and the pitch is swung on a miss and semi in is down on strikes and the Twins win here in Texas hi drama in the Lone Star State and the twins shake hands to celebrate another one-run victory