Texas Rangers Rout Twins 16-4: Higashioka's 5 RBI, Carter & Langford Homer

Tuesday, June 10th, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS — Kyle Higashioka had a season-high five RBI, Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford hit home runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Minnesota Twins 16-4.

Carter finished with three hits, three RBI and scored four times for the Rangers, who had 17 hits.

Jake Burger reached safely and advanced to second on a fielding error to lead off the fourth inning and scored on a double by Adolis García. Higashioka followed with a two-run single that gave Texas a 3-0 lead.

The Rangers scored five runs with two outs in the fifth and Carter’s two-run shot made it 10-3 in the sixth.

Tyler Mahle (6-3) gave up four runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Ty France and Royce Lewis hit back-to-back RBI singles in the fourth. Trevor Larnach hit a two-out double and Ryan Jeffers followed with an RBI single in the fifth and Matt Wallner hit a leadoff homer in the sixth.

Langford's leadoff homer sparked a six-run eighth that made it 16-4.

France has reached base safely in a career-high 21 consecutive games and is hitting .329 (26 for 79) with 15 RBI during that span.

The Rangers are 3-4 on their nine-game road trip but have lost 13 of 20 overall.

Key moment

Corey Seager led off the fifth with a walk and advanced to second on a single by Carter, who moved to second on a wild pitch by starter Simeon Woods Richardson (2-3). Josh Jung hit a two-run single and García doubled before Higashioka added a two-RBI double and scored on a single by Josh Smith.

Key stat

Texas has won three consecutive road games for the first time this season.

Up next

Jack Leiter (4-2, 3.48 ERA) is scheduled to start Wednesday against Minnesota's David Festa (0-1, 5.40 ERA) in the second of a three-game series.

In summary

The Texas Rangers defeated the Minnesota Twins 16-4, powered by Kyle Higashioka's season-high five RBI and home runs from Evan Carter and Wyatt Langford. The Rangers' offense generated 17 hits, including key rallies in the fifth and eighth innings. Carter had a strong performance with three hits, three RBI, and four runs scored. While the Twins had moments with RBI singles from Ty France and Royce Lewis and a homer by Matt Wallner, starter Tyler Mahle struggled, giving up four runs. The Rangers' victory marks their first three-game road winning streak of the season, despite recent overall struggles. Texas looks to continue this road momentum in the next game with Jack Leiter scheduled to pitch against David Festa.

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