Post Game Chat: 9/25 Rangers 2 @ Twins 10

[u/Rangers_Bot]

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TEX	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	7
MIN	0	6	0	2	0	2	0	0		10	11	0	4

Box Score

MIN		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Keaschall	5	3	4	3	0	0	.281
3B	Lee, B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.253
SS	Ross	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190
2B	Clemens	4	1	3	3	0	0	.239
DH	Bell	2	1	0	0	2	0	.254
C	Jeffers	4	1	1	0	0	1	.252
CF	Jenkins	4	1	1	0	0	1	.224
3B	Lewis, R	4	1	1	2	0	2	.226
LF	Rodriguez, Em	4	0	0	0	0	2	.178
SS	Kreidler	2	2	1	1	1	1	.218
1B	Sabato	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000

MIN	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Ryan	6.0	4	2	2	1	8	103-68	3.79
Funderburk	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	19-9	3.71
Nance	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	11-6	3.92
Rogers, Ta	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	8-6	4.40

TEX		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Nimmo	4	1	1	0	0	3	.260
DH	Jung, Jo	0	1	0	0	0	0	.299
DH	Osuna, A	1	0	0	0	0	1	.256
DH	Foscue	1	0	1	0	0	0	.274
SS	Seager	4	0	1	1	0	1	.227
LF	Langford	3	0	0	1	1	1	.239
3B	Duran, E	4	0	1	0	0	1	.259
2B	Lopez, N	3	0	0	0	0	1	.266
1B	Burger	3	0	1	0	1	0	.230
CF	Carter	3	0	0	0	0	2	.192
PH	Freeman, C	1	0	0	0	0	0	.253
C	Jansen, D	4	0	1	0	0	0	.195

TEX	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
deGrom	4.0	8	8	8	3	5	89-58	4.20
Collyer	2.0	2	2	2	0	1	34-26	5.40
Williams	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	28-16	3.14

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Corey Seager singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Luke Keaschall. Brandon Nimmo scores. Josh Jung to 3rd.	0-1
T1	Wyatt Langford grounds out softly to first baseman Royce Lewis. Josh Jung scores. Corey Seager to 2nd.	0-2
B2	Royce Lewis singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Josh Bell scores. Ryan Jeffers scores. Walker Jenkins to 3rd.	2-2
B2	Ryan Kreidler singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Jacob deGrom. Walker Jenkins scores. Royce Lewis to 2nd.	3-2
B2	Luke Keaschall triples (3) on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Royce Lewis scores. Ryan Kreidler scores.	5-2
B2	Brooks Lee lines out softly to second baseman Nicky Lopez.	6-2
B4	Luke Keaschall doubles (27) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Evan Carter. Ryan Kreidler scores.	7-2
B4	Kody Clemens singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Luke Keaschall scores.	8-2
B6	Kody Clemens homers (27) on a fly ball to left center field. Luke Keaschall scores.	10-2

Highlights

Description	Length
Probable pitchers for Rangers at Twins - September 25, 2026	0:06
Jacob deGrom against the Twins	0:08
Bullpen availability for Minnesota, September 25 vs Rangers	0:09
Bullpen availability for Texas, September 25 vs Twins	0:09
Bench availability for Minnesota, September 25 vs Rangers	0:08
Fielding alignment for Texas, September 25 vs Twins	0:11
Bench availability for Texas, September 25 vs Twins	0:08
Starting lineups for Rangers at Twins - September 25, 2026	0:10
Breaking down Jacob deGrom's pitches	0:04
The distance behind Kody Clemens' home run	0:12
An animated look at Kody Clemens' home run	0:11
Breaking down Joe Ryan's pitches	0:04
Joe Ryan's outing against the Rangers	0:25
Corey Seager's RBI single	0:19
Wyatt Langford's RBI ground out	0:20
Jacob deGrom K's Brooks Lee	0:07
Josh Jung gets hit by pitch	0:31
Royce Lewis' two-run single	0:28
Ryan Kreidler's RBI bunt	0:20
Luke Keaschall's two-run triple	0:30
Luke Keaschall scores on wild pitch	0:24
Joe Ryan K's Alejandro Osuna	0:07
Jacob deGrom's 200th K of the season	0:08
Strike 1 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:26
Twins score six runs in the 2nd	1:42
Luke Keaschall's RBI double	0:30
Kody Clemens' RBI single	0:21
Jacob deGrom strikes out five vs. Twins	1:02
Kody Clemens' two-run homer (27)	0:30
Joe Ryan strikes out eight in quality start	1:28
Emmanuel Rodriguez's leaping catch at the wall	0:30
Field View: Luke Keaschall's two-run triple	0:19
Evan Carter strikes out on foul tip after review	0:29

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Ryan (7-10, 3.79 ERA)	deGrom (11-11, 4.20 ERA)

Game ended at 9:50 PM.

[u/CurrentAd1925]

It doesn’t seem like any of these guys have the desire to play in October.

[u/lookout-its-jax → u/CurrentAd1925]

Your "ace" imploding in the second inning of the game will do that to you

[u/Markymarksen → u/lookout-its-jax]

His own team made it rough on him with a bunt misplay, a dropped ball in the outfield, a scuffed relay throw, and the big hit that blew the inning open started off a foul tip that was called a ball.

Not a great game for sure, but hard to lay it all on DeGrom

[u/Individual_Heron_171 → u/Markymarksen]

Yes. You do lose as a team, just as you win as a team.
But, make no mistake…
An ace pitcher makes up for mistakes in the field.

deGrom wears most of the responsibility this evening.

[u/donsanedrin → u/Individual_Heron_171]

When the ump did not call that foul tip, it was perfectly understandable to protest the call. But the way DeGrom was reacting and walking around all pissy was just the absolute worst body language I've seen. And after that was when Minnesota broke the game open.

DeGrom didn't get back into the game and focus when it mattered.

[u/rumdrums → u/CurrentAd1925]

It's just who this team has been all season and more. The worst part is just how winnable the division was. Not capitalizing on that hurts.

... but as I look at the A's score, it's 6 to 1 A's right now. It's almost as if Houston wants it just as little as our boys do. 

[u/cannibalculture → u/rumdrums]

I’ve been saying the same exact thing for weeks but even more so now - the division is being served up on a silver platter and they still can’t show some life. Even 1 or 2 more wins and it would’ve been ours. More frustrating than if we’d just gotten blown out of the race.

[u/The_real_John_Elton → u/CurrentAd1925]

Agreed. See y’all again tomorrow

[u/wm80]

Yeah, the Jung injury killed my last hope for the postseason

I feel like it may have tilted the players too

[u/hotrod19812 → u/wm80]

I think Joe Ryan was playing the role of headhunter against us and deliberately injured Jung on that play. Gutless on his behalf.

[u/QuirksNFeatures → u/hotrod19812]

What makes you say that?

[u/hotrod19812 → u/QuirksNFeatures]

How many of our batters were taken out by Minnesota's pitching staff tonight? It seems like this was planned ahead by the Twins as some type of unknown grudge or something.

[u/QuirksNFeatures → u/hotrod19812]

Seems like you're just making shit up.

Might be a grudge now, though.

[u/EfficientDot18]

I'll always remember the 1st inning

[u/A1ucardBe1mont]

The astros just dropped 6 to the A's (as of me writing this) so it looks like the clenching will continue. At this point, neither team deserves to win the AL west.

[u/4everMyBoots → u/A1ucardBe1mont]

😂😂👍

[u/Phatmuphin → u/4everMyBoots]

I’ve been using the injury excuse to cope the last few weeks. It helps dull the pain.

[u/4everMyBoots → u/Phatmuphin]

😂

[u/_Juntao]

Pathetic. Just no other words to describe this team right now. Playing the most important games of the season with the division on the line and you lose 2 out of 3 at home to the mets who are out of it and get blown out and embarrassed against the twins who are out of it.

[u/Due-Fun-489 → u/_Juntao]

Right now? They’ve been this exact team three years straight. 

[u/cml0401 → u/Due-Fun-489]

[u/QuirksNFeatures]

This is just sad. Not really unexpected since they sat at just below .500 all season, but still sad.

Age has really caught up to deGrom and Eovaldi. Also sad.

Guess I'm just sad tonight.

[u/Individual_Heron_171 → u/QuirksNFeatures]

Bummer for sure.
And to add to our despair, it doesn’t feel like there’s an off-road ownership/FO is willing to take.

But, perhaps this travesty conclusion to a third consecutive disappointing season will do the trick.

[u/QuirksNFeatures → u/Individual_Heron_171]

With the threat of a lockout and everything, who knows what'll happen.

[u/4everMyBoots → u/Individual_Heron_171]

I wished I understood how things work in the F/O and behind the scenes. People have explained to me the luxury tax thing, but it’s over my head. But for me, the optics look bad. There seems to be a wealthy Owner who doesn’t want to spend money? And players who look like they don’t want to play baseball. Again, if I would learn and try to understand it all, I might not be so upset right now.

[u/4everMyBoots → u/QuirksNFeatures]

I’m very sad too. And a little bit angry and frustrated.

[u/Last1inFirst1out]

The 2026 AL West battle:

[u/purdygoat → u/Last1inFirst1out]

[u/sir--ok]

Heim contributing to a 6 run inning against the astros 🥲

[u/Mersham_BadNews]

https://giphy.com/gifs/yuQJP22YYGdo5QC7Kb

[u/Longjumping-Air-3725]

If we lose tomorrow and the Astros lose tomorrow, we STILL could win the division if we won on Sunday and they lost. Pure insanity

[u/purdygoat → u/[deleted]]

Yes. We need a better record than the astros

[u/Longjumping-Air-3725 → u/[deleted]]

Yes

[u/cambodianerd]

https://giphy.com/gifs/a9xhxAxaqOfQs

[u/george_cantstandya_]

Anyone else watching the A's try and get the save in the 9th? Just me...?

[u/ElDuderrrino → u/george_cantstandya_]

https://giphy.com/gifs/9ZyHQhuLOVDqFXSEco

[u/willed11 → u/george_cantstandya_]

Come on double play.

[u/lawdjesustheresafire → u/willed11]

And they answered!

[u/Longjumping-Air-3725 → u/george_cantstandya_]

I’m watching

[u/george_cantstandya_ → u/Longjumping-Air-3725]

🙏

[u/kirby00900]

Absolutely bailed out by the A's

[u/DonyellFreak → u/kirby00900]

https://giphy.com/gifs/CaCFuS5lS9Q64

[u/Outrageous_Hyena_778]

Crazy to think where we'd be if Chris Martin never stepped on the mound for us.

[u/Outrageous_Hyena_778 → u/Outrageous_Hyena_778]

Answer: Winning the AL West

[u/4everMyBoots → u/Outrageous_Hyena_778]

And where we world be if Cal wasn’t injured. 🥺

[u/RangerLover92]

Just like 2023, Evo is entering a Game 6 situation and has to force a Game 7.

[u/pianistafj]

2023 no longer feels like yesterday.

[u/Outrageous_Hyena_778]

Honestly now, I'm just interested in if the Diamondbacks surpass the Phillies or not.

[u/TheTangoFox]

https://giphy.com/gifs/r57LqvqbbP4Gc

[u/calmlikeasexbobomb]

Astros lose lol

[u/RangerLover92]

ASTROS LOSE!!

[u/papa__smerf]

https://giphy.com/gifs/u6EiPNT9dLDrU7ZQuF

[u/Alternative_Dot_9640]

See yall in 2028

[u/AaMm89]

Somebody please just win this fucking division and get this shit show over with.

[u/4everMyBoots → u/AaMm89]

😂😂

[u/potato404]

we got our asses kicked tonight and now the trashtros are getting their asses beat 1-6

[u/4everMyBoots → u/potato404]

😂😭😭… I’m laughing and crying at the same time.

[u/sir--ok]

Tonight one team was down by a bunch and stayed in it, and the other just gave up more runs and never scored again

[u/lawdjesustheresafire → u/sir--ok]

I mean the pitcher Choakland had in the 8th was terrible. Some of us would’ve got a walk off him lol

[u/willed11]

They did it, we live another day

[u/Longjumping-Air-3725]

OUR MISERY WILL BE EXTENDED

[u/juwanjo86]

This is going to the last pitch of the season isnt it.

[u/WhatsupDoc35 → u/juwanjo86]

Yes, yes it is

[u/4everMyBoots]

[u/Continental_0p]

Glad DeGrom exercised his no trade clause for this

[u/New-account-againlol]

Insurmountable pain

[u/Automatic_Flan_378]

Of course the Athletics might actually win. I just want to be free. This is not good for my health 😭lol

[u/rafaelloso_10]

Well, somehow we’re still alive. But this is really going to suck if we go through all of this just to end up tied on Sunday, which isn’t good for us because of the tiebreaker.

[u/lawdjesustheresafire]

Thank you Oakland holy shit 🤣🤣🤣

[u/OldElGuapo]

I'm just numb to it all. Unless they really go nuts the next two days with the bats they're going to wind up scoring considerably less runs this year than last year. And yet, somehow, if they had last year's pitching they'd have run away with the division. This is just a bad team.

[u/4everMyBoots → u/OldElGuapo]

I have to cut the emotional ties for this year. I’ve gained 5 pounds from stress eating these last few months.😵‍💫

[u/_Juntao]

A's hold on to win. We're still breathing somehow 🤣

[u/Good_Dream_6763]

Somehow, were still in it

[u/Longjumping-Air-3725 → u/[deleted]]

If we win both and the Astros win both, we’re out. If we win both and the Astros lose one, we’re in. If we win both and the Astros lose both, we’re in. If we win one and the Astros lose both, we’re in. If we lose both and the Astros lose both, we’re out. If we lose tomorrow and they win, they clinch.

[u/EfficientDot18 → u/[deleted]]

We have to win at least 1. But Astros would have to lose 2 in that case. If we win 2, Astros need to lose at least one more time.

If they both win out, Astros get it since they own tiebreaker.

[u/juwanjo86 → u/[deleted]]

Just gotta win one more than the asstros

[u/Maxcrss]

Astros lost, and we have Big Game Nate on the bump tomorrow. Hopefully the As can do it again and we can somehow get 2 wins against the twins.

[u/QuirksNFeatures]

With the Astros also choking, this thing just won't die.

[u/Electric1800 → u/[deleted]]

too bad none of us have a say in this, but i do agree, need more zeke/ osuna/ latin player energy

[u/papa__smerf → u/[deleted]]

These white boys in the Tejas jerseys crack me up

[u/Timely-Bluejay-4167 → u/[deleted]]

Buncha boys who’s parents paid thousands a year do them to play travel baseball. No life, no energy.

[u/Onebigfreakinnerd → u/[deleted]]

bro i’ve been saying this all season i’m so glad someone else is on my side. i am also a white guy. i don’t mind white christian dudes. but, let’s face it, culturally, it’s boring as fuck. i wanna see some fights, i wanna see some jawing. pimp a home run bro. this team is so fucking boring

[u/sujack34 → u/Onebigfreakinnerd]

Truth! The last three years have been so boring I have to be doing other things while watching the game. That never happened before 2024.

[u/Ceondoc]

Nonzero chance that was deGrom's last game in a Rangers uniform.

He sure was part of the Texas Rangers.

[u/MikeSurdel]

I feel nothing but pain and suffering.

[u/dallascowboys93 → u/MikeSurdel]

Other than 2023 it’s been that way as a rangers fan since 1972. Nothing has changed

[u/sujack34 → u/dallascowboys93]

True I was at the first home game in 72. At least we usually had some hitters in some of those seasons. These last 3 seasons and especially this year have tested me for sure.

[u/freemclovin]

See you guys next year😔

[u/Der_Dunkinmeister]

No fight or grit on this team

[u/Secluded_Riot]

This reminds of the South Park episode where they don’t want to keep playing.

[u/purdygoat]

We really going to get a .500 or losing record division winner haha

[u/Puzzleheaded_Buy_908]

We might still live after all

[u/Any_Notice1162]

Guys.. we can have the most amazing Rangers achievement of all time:

A playoff appearance with a .500 record.

That just sums up this team

[u/Individual_Heron_171 → u/[deleted]]

I provided my blessings earlier this evening to the Astros to officially just end our misery. And these idiots are about to lose.

It’s comical at this point.

[u/4everMyBoots → u/Individual_Heron_171]

😂😂

[u/4everMyBoots → u/Individual_Heron_171]

It really is. I was secretly hoping this thing would be over tonight.

[u/Bandt143]

The AL West: Where nobody wants to win the division 

[u/Max_Powers1331]

https://giphy.com/gifs/qEBlgZpZWHihO

[u/ZoningVisionary]

Sigh…for a fleeting moment I had my hopes up for this squad to make some noise in postseason.

[u/chexmixho]

Evan Grant reporting another wrist fracture for Jung from that HBP. Gutless cowards the Rangers are for not retaliating. Pathetic organization from top to bottom. That made me ever madder than this stupid loss.

[u/_Juntao → u/chexmixho]

Maybe tomorrow

[u/Confident_Range3376 → u/chexmixho]

That man has the shittiest luck. THREE wrist fractures for Jung on a HBP now. When it comes to retaliating, what was that gonna do exactly? It wasn't gonna fire up the team because the game would've been cooked regardless.

[u/YaKnowEstacado → u/chexmixho]

Jesus Christ, poor guy

[u/wakeuphicks00 → u/chexmixho]

Unfrickinbelievable. Perfect end to the season… crushing our only bright spot

[u/pot8odragon]

It was a good season yall

[u/Individual_Heron_171 → u/pot8odragon]

It was a season.

[u/BoldVenture]

I’m so fed up with this effing team. What a disgrace.

[u/TheTangoFox]

FTA

[u/Onebigfreakinnerd]

i got downvoted last time i said we were going too far with the pampering of degrom and i was proven nothing but right. stop pampering a guy with an above 4era like he’s some ace. he’s not. and you’re not winning scoring 2 runs but especially not when your washed ass starter gives up 8 runs. thank you for blocking the trade to atlanta degrom. what a clown lol

[u/dallascowboys93]

I hate to say it but Asstros deserve it over us. They have better management.

[u/BeeComposite → u/dallascowboys93]

Even Enron had better management. .

[u/dallascowboys93 → u/BeeComposite]

Dallas just has terrible management. Rangers, cowboys, mavs, stars (decent but can’t cross the line)

[u/chairsmash → u/dallascowboys93]

Tbf no team in this division deserves it.

[u/QuirksNFeatures → u/dallascowboys93]

They don't deserve shit.

[u/BeeComposite]

https://giphy.com/gifs/P53TSsopKicrm

[u/SaddestClown]

Silly silly silly

[u/A_Yummy_Egg323]

2 of the hardest losses of the season this past week, and they won’t even hurt since the Astros can’t win…

[u/SAIL3RZ_]

Well this was our chance to jump the Astros. I don’t see them losing another game against the A’s so….

It’s been a fun year, still a little hope since it’s not over until it’s over.

[u/potato404]

and the As are 1 pitch away from blowing the lead

[u/BadCowboysFan]

Pain … pain … pain

A’s are pain …

[u/dreyan1625]

A’s brought in a dogshit pitcher with no control in the biggest spot of the game have they been paid off

[u/A_Yummy_Egg323]

God and all of the sudden I don’t care about earlier lol.

[u/L-N79]

Yeah, here we go!

[u/aemerson24]

Schumaker gotta go this larussa ball bullshit doesn’t work in 2026

[u/collinwade]

That was pathetic

[u/Fortlandia11]

https://giphy.com/gifs/YPiRL7UhaMhy

[u/EfficientDot18 → u/[deleted]]

He signed here as a free agent.