Byron Buxton hit two home runs and drove in all four runs to back Bailey Ober's splendid start as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Texas Rangers 4-0 on Thursday afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.

Ober (6-9) allowed two hits and walked one in six innings with five strikeouts while facing just one batter over the minimum. The showing was a huge bounce back from his last start when he surrendered six runs on eight hits in five innings in a home loss to Cleveland.

The Twins (69-90), who have won three of their past four outings, got two hits apiece from Trevor Larnach, Royce Lewis, Christian Vazquez and Edouard Julian as part of a 10-hit attack. The Twins end their season with a three-game set at Philadelphia.

The Rangers (80-79) head to Cleveland for a

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