Of course, on the day after they were eliminated, they finally win. 

The Rangers snapped their eight-game losing streak. But their offense wasn’t good enough to do it on its own. Texas had to get a lot of help from wild pitches.

That seems to be the Rangers best offensive weapon. Somehow get a runner to third and hope the pitcher wild pitches him in. Because they can’t get him in the way other teams do, like with a base hit.

Tied 1-1 into the seventh inning, both teams looked like they had already left for the offseason. Both teams had just two hits apiece going into the seventh, a home run each. 

The Rangers broke the tie in the bottom of the seventh with an Ezekiel Duran single, a stolen base, and a Billy McKinney single. For that one brief moment, the Rangers offense came alive. 

Jonah Heim singled McKinney to third. Then, the Minnesota Benevolent Society showed up. Twins pitcher Travis Adams was the first benefactor. His wild pitch scored McKinney, allowing Heim to get to second. 

Having done his civic duty to help the less fortunate, Adams was replaced with fellow philanthropist Genesis Cabrera. For some unknown, the Twins elected to intentionally walk Adolis Garcia, overlooking the fact that he is 1-for-22, or .045, since returning from the I.L eight games ago, every game the Rangers having lost. 

Josh Smith walked to load the bases. 

Then Genesis Cabrera gifted the Rangers with another run-scoring wild pitch. 

When the season of giving was over, the Rangers had a 4-1 lead, which they would need because of their own gift-giving bullpen. 

But in the end, they gave back only one run, winning 4-2 and breaking their ill-timed losing streak.

Thank you, Minnesota.  

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