Overview

• Kyle Higashioka drove in five runs and Josh Jung added four RBIs as Texas set season highs with 16 runs and 17 hits.
• Evan Carter went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and scored four times to fuel the Rangers’ offensive outburst.
• Texas rallied for five runs with two outs in the fifth inning and sealed the win with a six-run eighth.
• Starter Tyler Mahle earned the victory by allowing four runs in 5 2/3 innings, and Minnesota’s Simeon Woods Richardson surrendered seven runs in 4 2/3 innings.
• Jack Leiter is scheduled to start the second game of the series against Minnesota’s David Festa on Wednesday.